Holy Cross’s Shorter ties League record in win; Leopards hold off late Rams’  rally on three DuBois pass breakups
 
HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (2-4, 1-0 PL) 38, AT COLGATE RAIDERS (1-5, 0-1 PL) 7
Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium/Hamilton, N.Y.     1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Senior wide receiver Justin Shorter tied a Patriot League single-game record with four touchdown receptions to lead Holy Cross to a 38-7 victory over Colgate in their League opener.
*Shorter finished with 11 receptions for 140 yards and four scores, while senior quarterback Joe Pesansky completed 25-of-29 passes for 289 yards, four touchdowns and one interception.
*Trailing 7-3 in the second quarter, Pesansky and Shorter connected for a pair of scores to take control, giving the Crusaders a 16-7 lead by halftime.
*The duo added 15-yard touchdown plays in the third and fourth quarters to put the game out of reach.
*Junior wide receiver Max Mosey added the Crusaders’ final touchdown, scoring on a one-yard run to make the score 38-7.
*Holy Cross Sophomore linebacker Drew Spinogatti recorded a team-high nine tackles, and senior linebacker Frankie Monte added eight.
*Crusaders’ sophomore cornerbacks Cam Jones and Eli Thompson, and senior safety Jake Jarmolowich all recorded interceptions.
*Colgate junior wide receiver Brady Hutchison led the Raiders’ offense with six catches for 102 yards, including a 57-yard touchdown reception from sophomore quarterback Jake Stearney.
*Stearney completed 23-of-33 passes for 182 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. His touchdown pass to Hutchison was the longest of his career.
*Sophomore running back Chris Gee led the Raiders with 58 rushing yards on six carries.
*Raiders’ junior linebacker Cole Kozlowski registered a game-high 12 tackles, and sophomore defensive back Tymir Wynn made his first collegiate interception.
*RECORD NOTE: Shorter is the 11th Patriot League football student-athlete to catch four touchdown passes in a single game. Fordham All-American Fotis Kokosioulis was the last to accomplish the feat on Sept. 24, 2022, at Ohio University.
RECAPS: HOLY CROSS | COLGATE
 
LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (3-2, 1-0 PL) 28, AT FORDHAM RAMS (0-6, 0-1 PL) 23
Moglia Stadium at Jack Coffey Field/Bronx, N.Y.       1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BRONX, N.Y. – Lafayette senior cornerback Gabe DuBois broke up three passes on the Rams’ final drive to help Leopards hold on for a 28-23 victory at Fordham to open League play.
*DuBois finished with nine tackles and five passes defended, while senior linebacker Preston Forney posted 12 tackles, 2.0 TFLs, one sack and a forced fumble.
*Lafayette junior quarterback Dean DeNobile completed 13-of-18 passes for 124 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Leopards to a 1-0 start in League play.
*Junior running back Jamar Curtis finished with 111 yards on 18 carries, while sophomore running back Troy Bruce finished with 72 rushing yards and a touchdown on 10 carries.
*The Leopards took an early 14-0 lead, with DeNobile throwing touchdown passes to sophomore tight end Ethan Hosak and senior wide receiver Chris Carasia in the first quarter.
*Fordham responded in the second quarter, tying the score on a nine-yard run from senior running back Julius Loughridge and a 38-yard score from junior quarterback Jack Capaldi to tie the game at 14 at the half.
*The Rams took their first lead of the game at the 8:04 mark in the third quarter on freshman placekicker Bennett  Henderson’s 38-yard field goal.
*Lafayette answered with a one-yard touchdown run from Bruce on the ensuing drive.
*Senior safety Saiku White intercepted a pass on the Rams’ next drive before DeNobile connected with junior tight end Dallas Holmes on a nine-yard touchdown pass to take a 28-17 lead.
*The Rams’ senior defensive lineman Matt Jaworski blocked a punt to set up Loughridge’s second touchdown of the day, making the score 28-23.
*Fordham’s special teams came up with another big play, as sophomore defensive back Nate Lindsey-Gill blocked a Leopards’ field-goal attempt with 3:30 left in the game, but Lafayette’s defense stalled the Rams at the Leopards’ 30-yard line to seal the win.
*Loughridge finished with 79 yards on 23 carries, while Capaldi completed 21-of-39 passes for 157 yards, an interception and 83 rushing yards on eight carries.
*Fordham senior linebacker James Conway posted a game-high 13 tackles in his first game of the season, and graduate student linebacker Mike Courtney added 10 tackles and 1.0 TFL.
RECAPS: LAFAYETTE | FORDHAM
 
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