Colgate records League victory; Lafayette bounces back with win over Sacred Heart

AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (4-3, 1-1 PL) 31, SACRED HEART PIONEERS (3-5, FCS INDEPENDENT) 17
Fisher Stadium/Easton, Pa.          12:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Junior running back Jamar Curtis rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries to lead Lafayette to a 31-17 victory over Sacred Heart.
*Curtis also added a team-high 42 receiving yards on five receptions.
*The Patriot League Preseason Offensive Player of the Year scored on the Leopards’ first drive of the game, then found the end zone again early in the second quarter to lead a Lafayette ground attack that totaled 297 rushing yards.
*Sophomore running back Troy Bruce added 83 rushing yards and a touchdown on 14 carries.
*Junior quarterback Dean DeNobile completed 9-of-15 passes for 84 yards and rushed for 10 yards on five carries, including a fourth-quarter rushing touchdown.
*Senior safety Saiku White recorded a team-high seven tackles and a pass breakup. Junior linebacker Bryson Bright added four tackles and one sack.
RECAP: LAFAYETTE
 
AT YALE BULLDOGS (3-2, 0-2 IVY) 38, LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (3-3, 0-1 PL) 23
Yale Bowl, Class of 1954 Field/New Haven, Conn.               Noon (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Sophomore running back Luke Yoder rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries, but it was not enough in a 38-23 loss at Yale.
*Yoder struck with a 38-yard touchdown run at the 14:13 mark in the second quarter to help pull the Mountain Hawks within four points.
*First-year running back Jaden Green scored on a nine-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter, but Yale had already built an insurmountable lead. Green finished with 60 yards on 10 carries.
*First-year quarterback Hayden Johnson added a six-yard touchdown run with less than two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. He completed 8-of-16 passes for 74 yards and an interception.
*Lehigh junior receiver Geoffrey Jamiel caught seven passes for 54 yards, and sophomore receiver Mason Humphrey added 52 yards on four receptions.
*Mountain Hawks’ junior linebacker Jackson Dowd posted a team-high 10 tackles. Sophomore defensive back Aidan Singleton added two tackles and an interception.
RECAP: LEHIGH
 
AT HARVARD CRIMSON (4-1, 1-1 IVY) 35, HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (3-5, 2-0 PL) 34
Harvard Stadium/Cambridge, Mass.        Noon (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Senior quarterback Joe Pesansky connected with senior tight end Jacob Petersen for a touchdown as time expired, but Holy Cross could not convert the two-point attempt to fall, 35-34, at Harvard.
*Pesansky completed 21-of-35 for 277 yards and three touchdown passes, while junior wide receiver Max Mosey caught six passes for a career-high 149 yards and two touchdowns, including an 84-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter that was the first of three straight touchdowns for the Crusaders.
*Crusaders’ sophomore running back Jayden Clerveaux rushed for a career-high 165 yards, and two fourth-quarter touchdowns on 27 carries
*Senior safety Jake Jarmolowich and sophomore linebacker Drew Spinogatti led Holy Cross’ defense with eight tackles apiece.
*Holy Cross senior defensive lineman Kevin Gillis posted three tackles and two sacks.
RECAP: HOLY CROSS
 
AT COLGATE RAIDERS (2-5, 1-1 PL) 38, GEORGETOWN HOYAS (4-3, 1-1 PL) 28
Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium/Hamilton, N.Y.              1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Four different Colgate players rushed for touchdowns to lead the Raiders to a 38-28 victory over Georgetown in their first League victory of the season.
*Junior running back Marco Maldonado rushed for a career-high 112 yards on 14 carries, including a 25-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to give Colgate a two-touchdown lead.
*Raiders’ sophomore running back Chris Gee rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown to help Colgate total 272 yards on the ground.
*First-year quarterback Aleks Sitkowski and senior quarterback Brendan Cassamajor also rushed for touchdowns in the Raiders’ win.
*Sophomore quarterback Jake Stearney completed 14-of-23 passes for 195 yards and a touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Brady Hutchison.
*Hutchison finished with 66 yards on three receptions and junior wide receiver Treyvhon Saunders caught seven passes for 68 yards.
*Junior linebacker Cole Kozlowski led the Raiders’ defense with 13 tackles and sophomore defensive back Tymir Wynn added four tackles and two interceptions.
*Georgetown junior quarterback Danny Lauter completed 22-of-36 passes for 272 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions.
*Hoyas’ junior wide receiver Jimmy Kibble caught five passes for 128 yards and two touchdowns, while senior wide receiver Cam Pygatt finished with 61 receiving yards and a touchdown on six catches.
*Sophomore linebacker GianCarlo Rufo and sophomore safety Zeraun Daniel registered 13 and 10 tackles, respectively.
RECAPS: GEORGETOWN | COLGATE
 
CORNELL BIG RED (2-3, 1-1 IVY) 34, AT BUCKNELL BISON (3-4, 1-0 PL) 21
Franklin Field/Lewisburg, Pa.      1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell fell behind 21-0 in the first quarter and could not climb back in the game in a 34-21 loss on Homecoming Weekend in Lewisburg.
*Bison senior quarterback Michael Hardyway completed 21-of-39 passes for 214 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.
*Sophomore wide receiver TJ Cadden finished with seven catches for a team-high 84 yards, including a 12-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter.
*Freshman running back Tariq Thomas rushed for 94 yards on nine carries, and freshman running back Logan Bush rushed for a three-yard touchdown in the second quarter for his first collegiate score.
*Hardyway also threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Sam Milligan early in the fourth quarter for Bucknell’s final score of the game.
*Sophomore linebacker Gavin Willis posted a career-high 19 tackles and 1.0 TFL to lead the Bison defense.
*Junior cornerback Terian Williams II recorded 10 tackles, and junior cornerback Aaron Davis intercepted his Patriot League-leading fourth pass of the season. Junior cornerback Roman Pearson also had an interception.
RECAP: BUCKNELL
 
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