NO. 22/rv HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (6-3, 4-1 PL) 28, AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (2-7, 1-3 PL) 24
Goodman Stadium/Bethlehem, Pa.                                  Noon (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Junior running back Jordan Fuller rushed for two touchdowns, and senior wide receiver Jalen Coker caught two touchdown passes to lead No. 22 Holy Cross to a 28-24 victory over Lehigh at Goodman Stadium.
*Fuller rushed for a career-high 228 yards on 30 carries and added two more rushing touchdowns to his FCS leading mark of 19, including his third-quarter touchdown to put the Crusaders in front for good.
*Coker had touchdown receptions of 34 and 49 yards from junior quarterback Joe Pesansky in the second quarter. Coker finished with four passes for 98 yards.
*Pesansky completed 11-of-19 passes for 158 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in his second collegiate start.
*Senior cornerback Terrence Spence finished with a team-high seven tackles and one interception, while junior linebacker Frankie Monte added six tackles. Freshman defensive lineman William Robinson finished with three tackles and one sack.
*Lehigh sophomore quarterback Brayten Silbor completed 13-of-28 passes for 117 yards and two first-quarter touchdown passes to senior Eric Johnson.
*Johnson finished with two receptions for 43 yards, catching touchdown passes of 21 and 22 yards less than two minutes apart early in the first quarter.  
*First-year running back Luke Yoder rushed for 128 yards on 23 carries. He rushed for a one-yard touchdown with 1:10 remaining in the first half and recorded his third 100-yard rushing game of the season.
*Lehigh sophomore safety Nick Peltekian recorded a game-high 10 tackles, and sophomore linebacker Tyler Ochojski made nine tackles.
*First-year defensive back Davis Rice recorded one sack, one interception and a forced fumble for the Mountain Hawks.
RECAPS: HOLY CROSS | LEHIGH
 
COLGATE RAIDERS (4-5, 2-2 PL) 37, AT NO. 16/20 LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (7-2, 3-1 PL) 34 (OT)
Fisher Stadium/Easton, Pa.                                               12:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – First-year quarterback Jake Stearney completed a 13-yard touchdown pass to sophomore wide receiver Brady Hutchison in overtime to lift Colgate to a 37-34 comeback victory over No. 16/20 Lafayette at Fisher Stadium.
*Stearney completed 13-of-21 passes for 146 yards and three touchdown passes to lead the Raiders’ second-half comeback.
*Sophomore wide receiver Treyvhon Saunders caught nine passes for 113 yards and a touchdown.
*Trailing 17-0 entering the second half, Stearney engineered three straight touchdown drives that ended with a 28-yard touchdown pass to first-year receiver Winston Moore, a one-yard run from junior running back Brendan Cassamajor and a 20-yard touchdown pass to Saunders to take a 21-17 lead.
*Raiders’ first-year running back Chris Gee rushed for 53 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown.
*Fifth-year linebacker Tyler Flick finished with 11 tackles, 2.0 TFLs, one sack and a forced fumble, while senior linebacker Drew Frankel added 10 tackles and one interception.
*Senior linebacker Christian Sweeney made eight tackles, 3.0 TFLs, and two sacks while forcing and recovering a fumble to start the third quarter.
*Lafayette sophomore quarterback Dean DeNobile completed 29-of-44 passes for 237 yards, three touchdowns and one interception.
*Freshman running back Troy Bruce rushed for a career-high 138 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries.
*Senior tight end Mason Gilbert caught five passes for 71 yards, while freshman receiver Carson Persing and sophomore receiver Elijah Steward both finished with 66 receiving yards and one touchdown. Steward’s five-yard touchdown reception with 24 seconds remaining in the game tied the score at 34 to force overtime.
*Freshman placekicker Jack Simonetta was 2-of-2 on field-goal attempts, including a 22-yarder in overtime.
*Senior linebacker Billy Shaeffer finished with seven tackles, 3.0 TFLs and one sack, while junior linebacker Preston Forney added six tackles and one sack.
RECAPS: COLGATE | LAFAYETTE
 
AT FORDHAM RAMS (6-3, 2-2 PL) 27, BUCKNELL BISON (3-6, 1-4 PL) 21
Moglia Stadium at Jack Coffey Field/Bronx, N.Y.                                         1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BRONX, N.Y. – Sophomore quarterback C.J. Montes threw for 328 yards and three touchdowns to lead Fordham to a 27-21 victory over Bucknell at Moglia Stadium at Jack Coffey Field.
*Rams’ graduate student wide receiver MJ Wright made seven catches for a game-high 145 yards and a touchdown, graduate student wide receiver Garrett Cody added three catches for 129 yards, including a 91-yard touchdown reception, and senior wide receiver Mekai Felton added six catches for 28 yards and a score.
*Junior running back Julius Loughridge rushed for 105 yards on 20 carries for Fordham.
*Junior linebacker James Conway led the Rams’ defense with 14 tackles and 1.0 TFL, while graduate student Alfonzo Dixon IV added seven tackles, 1.5 TFLs and one sack.
*Fordham junior defensive lineman Matt Jaworski finished with six tackles and 2.0 sacks.
*Senior placekicker Brandon Peskin went 2-for-2 on field-goal attempts, including a 44-yarder in the fourth quarter.
*Bucknell junior quarterback Ralph Rucker completed 32-of-48 passes for 358 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Bison offense.
*Sophomore wide receiver Derrick Anderson Jr. caught five passes for 82 yards and a touchdown, while senior wide receiver Damian Harris had seven catches for 79 yards and a touchdown.
*Senior running back Coleman Bennett rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries while catching four passes for 40 yards.
*Bucknell freshman linebacker Gavin Willis recorded a career-high 15 tackles and a half TFL, while senior defensive lineman Mike Bright Jr. made six tackles and 1.0 TFL.
RECAPS: BUCKNELL | FORDHAM
 
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