Football

Patriot League Football Week Seven Recap (10.12.24)

Hoyas and Crusaders earn important League wins

GEORGETOWN HOYAS (4-2, 1-0 PL) 17, AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (3-3, 1-1 PL) 0
Fisher Stadium/Easton, Pa.          12:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Sophomore safety Zeraun Daniel had two of Georgetown's four interceptions to lead the Hoyas to a 17-0 victory over Lafayette on Saturday.
*Sophomore defensive lineman Cooper Blomstrom posted four tackles, two sacks and an interception. Graduate student linebacker David Ealey III added four tackles and a pick to lead a GU defense.
*The Hoyas rushed for 188 yards, limiting the Leopards to 69 yards on the ground, with sophomore running back Bryce Cox leading the way with 74 yards on 19 carries.
*Freshman running back Savion Hart carried 12 times for 54 yards and a touchdown in his collegiate debut. Sophomore running back Udechukwu Enyerlbe added 39 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries.
*Junior quarterback Danny Lauter completed 12-of-25 passes for 100 yards and an interception, while junior wide receiver Jimmy Kibble caught three passes for 42 yards.
*Lafayette junior wide receiver Elijah Steward finished with four receptions for 79 yards to lead the Leopards’ offense.
*Junior running back Jamar Curtis rushed for a team-high 53 yards on 14 carries.
*Senior safety Saiku White posted a game-high 10 tackles, and senior linebacker Preston Forney added eight tackles and 1.0 TFL.
*Senior linebacker Reggie Thomas recorded five tackles and 2.5 TFLs, while senior defensive back Neriyan Brown finished with seven tackles and an interception for the Leopards.
RECAPS: GEORGETOWN | LAFAYETTE
 
AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (3-4, 2-0 PL) 19, FORDHAM RAMS (0-7, 0-2 PL) 16
Fitton Field/Worcester, Mass.     1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Senior quarterback Joe Pesansky’s three-yard touchdown pass to senior tight end Jacob Petersen with 6:14 remaining in the game put Holy Cross in front for the first time in their 19-16 victory over Fordham.
*Pesansky’s short pass to Petersen capped a 12-play, 75-yard drive that took more than six minutes off the clock. Pesansky completed 14-of-33 passes for 150 yards, two touchdowns, both to Petersen, and one interception.
*Crusaders’ sophomore running back Jayden Clerveaux rushed for a career-high 159 yards on 30 carries, and junior wide receiver Max Mosey caught three passes for 50 yards.
*Holy Cross senior linebacker Frankie Monte posted 16 tackles, one short of his career high, 1.5 TFLs, one sack and one pass breakup. Sophomore linebacker Drew Spinogatti recorded five tackles, 1.5 TFLs and a forced fumble.
*Sophomore placekicker Daniel Porto connected on both of his field-goal attempts, hitting from 49 and 46 yards
*Fordham senior running back Julius Loughridge finished with 52 yards and a one-yard third-quarter touchdown run on 18 carries.
*Junior quarterback Jack Capaldi threw for 199 yards, and graduate student wide receiver Mekai Felton caught two passes for 53 yards.
*Freshman placekicker Bennett Henderson was 3-for-3 on field-goal attempts, connecting from 43, 53 and 37 yards. He also made his only PAT attempt.
*Rams’ senior linebacker James Conway recorded a game-high 17 tackles and 1.0 TFL, while graduate student linebacker Jackson Barletta added 11 tackles.
*Senior defensive lineman Matt Jaworski added six tackles and 2.0 TFLs, and freshman defensive back Boogie Owens had four tackles and his first collegiate interception.
RECAPS: FORDHAM | HOLY CROSS
 
AT PENN QUAKERS (2-2, 0-1 IVY) 31, BUCKNELL BISON (3-3, 1-0 PL) 21
Franklin Field/Philadelphia, Pa.  1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
PHILADELPHIA – Senior quarterback Ralph Rucker IV completed his first 13 passes of the game to help Bucknell hang with Penn through the first half, but the Quakers scored 21 points in the third quarter as the Bison fell 31-21 at Franklin Field.
*Rucker completed 26-of-34 passes for 241 yards and an 11-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Nate Anderson in the third quarter. Rucker also rushed for 48 yards on nine carries.
*Bucknell freshman running back Tariq Thomas carried 21 times for 57 yards and two touchdowns, including a nine-yard score in the first quarter and a four-yard touchdown run in the fourth.
*Junior wide receiver Josh Gary finished with a career-high 13 receptions for 137 yards, while classmate Eric Weatherly added seven receptions for 61 yards.
*Senior safety John Schlendorf led the Bison with eight tackles and one sack. Sophomore linebacker Nick Hoying also posted eight tackles.
*Senior safety Mason Taylor recorded his first collegiate interception and junior cornerback Aaron Davis added four tackles and one sack.
RECAPS: BUCKNELL
 
Week Seven Byes: Colgate and Lehigh
 
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