NO. 12/12 HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (4-2, 2-0 PL) 55, AT BUCKNELL BISON (1-4, 0-2 PL) 27
Christy Mathewson - Memorial Stadium/Lewisburg, Pa.            1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Crusaders’ senior running back Jordan Fuller rushed for 147 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 12 Holy Cross to a 55-27 victory at Bucknell to improve to 2-0 in League play.
*Fuller recorded his second four-rushing touchdown performance of the season, including two in the fourth quarter, on 18 carries.
*Senior quarterback Matthew Sluka completed 19-of-26 passes for 258 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed 15 times for 122 yards.
*Holy Cross senior wide receiver Jalen Coker caught three passes for 96 yards, including a 55-yard touchdown reception from Sluka in the first quarter.
*Crusaders’ fifth-year linebacker Jacob Dobbs finished with 12 tackles, 2.0 TFLs, one sack and a forced fumble, while junior safety Curtis Harris-Lopez added eight tackles and 2.5 TFLs.
*Senior defensive back Terrence Spence finished with one interception, two pass breakups and four tackles for Holy Cross.
*Bucknell junior quarterback Ralph Rucker completed 19-of-35 passes for 248 yards, three touchdowns and one interception, with sophomore wide receiver Derrick Anderson Jr. catching six passes for 115 yards and two scores.
*Senior running back Coleman Bennett rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries and caught seven passes for 50 yards.
*Senior linebacker Blake Leake led the Bison with 13 tackles, while senior defensive lineman Connor Carretta added three tackles, 1.5 TFLs and combined on a sack with classmate Tyler Alston.
RECAP: HOLY CROSS | BUCKNELL
 
AT NO. rv/rv FORDHAM RAMS (4-2, 1-1 PL) 38, LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (1-5, 0-1 PL) 35
Moglia Stadium at Jack Coffey Field/Bronx, N.Y.         1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BRONX, N.Y. – Fordham senior placekicker Brandon Peskin connected on a 45-yard field goal with one second remaining in the game to lift the Rams to a 38-35 comeback victory over Lehigh.
*Peskin was 3-for-3 on field-goal attempts, including field goals of 42 and 45 within the final two minutes of the fourth quarter. He was also 3-for-3 on PATs.
*Fordham senior quarterback C.J. Montes completed 34-of-48 passes for 382 yards and a 14-yard touchdown pass to graduate student wide receiver MJ Wright in the fourth quarter. Wright caught a game-high 10 passes for 101 yards.
*Junior running back Julius Loughridge helped the Rams in the comeback, rushing for 170 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries.
*Fordham junior linebacker James Conway finished with a team-best 12 tackles, while sophomore linebacker Marc Pretto had seven tackles and 1.0 TFL.
*Lehigh sophomore quarterback Brayten Silbor completed 19-of-30 passes for 257 yards and three touchdown passes, including two to sophomore wide receiver Geoffrey Jamiel. Silbor also rushed for a pair of scores.
*Jamiel finished with a team-high eight receptions for 69 yards, while junior wide receiver Dylan McFadden added two receptions for 56 yards and a score.
*Freshman running back Luke Yoder rushed for 103 yards on 14 carries for the Mountain Hawks.
*Fifth-year linebacker Mike DeNucci posted a team-high 12 tackles, while first-year linebacker William Parton finished with 10 tackles, 2.0 TFLs, one sack and a forced fumble.
RECAP: LEHIGH | FORDHAM
 
LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (5-1, 1-0 PL) 12, AT PRINCETON TIGERS (2-2, Ivy) 9
Princeton Stadium/Princeton, N.J.  1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
PRINCETON, N.J. – Senior linebacker Blamassi Meite recorded a sack in the end zone for a safety to seal Lafayette’s 12-9 victory over Princeton on a rainy afternoon at Princeton Stadium.
*Meite finished with four tackles, 1.5 sacks and a fumble recovery.
*Senior linebacker Billy Shaeffer, the reigning Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week, added 10 tackles, 3.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble to hold the Tigers scoreless for the final three quarters in their first win against Princeton since 2003.
*The Leopards defense held the Tigers to three rushing yards and recorded seven sacks.
*Sophomore quarterback Dean DeNobile completed 20-of-28 passes for 177 yards and a 15-yard touchdown pass to senior tight end Mason Gilbert. Gilbert finished with four receptions for 47 yards.
*Sophomore running back Jamar Curtis rushed 22 times for 83 yards and caught two passes for 13 yards, while sophomore wide receiver had five catches for 66 yards.
*Freshman placekicker Jack Simonetta connected on a 40-yard field goal in the first quarter and made a PAT attempt in the second quarter.
*Lafayette improved to 5-1, the program’s best start since 2009.
RECAP: LAFAYETTE
 
AT PENN QUAKERS (3-1, Ivy) 42, GEORGETOWN HOYAS (3-3, 1-0 PL) 39 OT
Franklin Field/Philadelphia, Pa.     1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
PHILADELPHIA – Graduate student running back Joshua Stakely scored a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter to help Georgetown erase a 16-point deficit, but the Hoyas fell to Penn, 42-39, at Franklin Field.
*Stakley caught two touchdown passes and rushed for a third while compiling 55 rushing yards and 27 receiving yards.
*Fifth-year quarterback Tyler Knoop completed 26-of-40 passes for 272 yards, three touchdown passes and two interceptions. He also rushed for 30 yards and a score.
*Sophomore wide receiver Jimmy Kibble caught a 65-yard touchdown pass from Knoop late in the third quarter. He finished with three catches for 82 yards.
*Hoyas’ senior linebacker David Ealey III registered 11 tackles and 1.5 TFLs, and junior defensive lineman Ibri Harrell added five tackles and 1.5 TFLs. Freshman linebacker GianCarlo Rufo recorded six tackles and one sack.
*Junior placekicker Patrick Ryan connected on a 49-yard field goal in overtime, the longest of his collegiate career.
RECAP: GEORGETOWN
 
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