Lehigh logs important win; Cross keeps title hopes alive; Conway breaks League record in Rams’ win; Lafayette defeats non-League foe

 AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (7-3, 4-1 PL) 45, COLGATE RAIDERS (2-9, 1-4 PL) 17
Goodman Stadium/Bethlehem, Pa.          Noon (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – First-year quarterback Hayden Johnson completed 16-of-21 passes for 204 yards and three touchdowns to lead Lehigh to a 45-17 win over Colgate to remain in contention for the Patriot League title.
*Johnson connected with junior wide receiver Geoffrey Jamiel on a pair of touchdown passes, including a seven-yarder in the second quarter and a 51-yarder in the fourth quarter. Jamiel finished with seven catches for 125 yards.
*Sophomore wide receiver Mason Humphrey caught a 19-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter from Johnson, finishing with four catches for 44 yards.
*The Mountain Hawks rushed for 271 yards, as first-year running back Jaden Green carried 12 times for 103 yards and a touchdown.
*Sophomore running back Luke Yoder rushed 16 times for 83 yards and a score, and first-year running back Aaron Crossley added an 84-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
*Mountain Hawks’ junior linebacker Jackson Dowd finished with nine tackles and 1.0 TFL, while junior defensive lineman Matt Spatny posted four tackles and two sacks.
*Colgate sophomore quarterback Jake Stearney completed 33-of-42 passes for 263 yards and two touchdown passes to lead the Raiders’ offense.
*Junior wide receiver Treyvhon Saunders caught a 33-yard touchdown pass from Stearney in the third quarter, and fifth-year tight end Willie Parker and Stearney connected on an eight-yard touchdown pass in the fourth.
*Saunders finished with seven catches for 58 yards, while sophomore wide receiver Reed Swanson added eight receptions for 81 yards.
*Junior wide receiver Brady Hutchison also recorded eight receptions for 67 yards.
*Fifth-year linebacker Christian Sweeney recorded a team-high nine tackles, and junior defensive lineman Dane Picariello added seven tackles and one sack.
RECAPS: COLGATE | LEHIGH
 
AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (5-6, 4-1 PL) 40, BUCKNELL BISON (5-6, 3-2 PL) 38
Fitton Field, Worcester, Mass.    Noon (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Sophomore placekicker Daniel Porto connected on a 23-yard field goal with 59 seconds remaining in the game to lift Holy Cross to a 40-38 comeback victory over Bucknell to keep their hopes for a share of a sixth straight Patriot League title alive.
*The Crusaders trailed 31-17 late in the third quarter before Crusaders’ sophomore cornerback Cam Jones returned a blocked punt two yards for a touchdown.
*Sophomore running back Jayden Clerveaux tied the game at 31 with his second touchdown of the day. He finished with 91 yards on 23 carries.
*Senior safety Curtis Harris-Lopez returned an interception 56 yards to give the Crusaders a 37-31 lead on the ensuing possession, for their first lead of the game. Harris-Lopez finished with four tackles.  
*Porto sealed the game with his game-winning field goal after a Bucknell touchdown to keep the Crusaders in the title race.
*Senior quarterback Joe Pesansky completed 8-of-16 passes for 186 yards and a 35-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Max Mosey.
*Crusaders’ senior linebacker Frankie Monte finished with eight tackles, 1.0 TFL, one fumble recovery and an interception, while senior safety Jake Jarmolowich recorded a team-high nine tackles.
*Bucknell senior quarterback Ralph Rucker IV completed 33-for-42 passes for 339 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions to lead the Bison.
 *Junior wide receiver Eric Weatherly finished with 129 receiving yards and two touchdowns on 10 catches, including an 18-yard
*Rucker put the Bison in front early with two touchdown passes to sophomore wide receiver Sam Milligan in the first quarter to take a 14-0 lead. Milligan finished with 68 yards on five receptions.
*Junior wide receiver Nate Anderson caught a nine-yard touchdown pass from Rucker in the third quarter to give the Bison a two-touchdown lead. He finished with seven catches for 68 yards.
*Sophomore linebacker Gavin Willis led the Bison with seven tackles, two pass breakups and a blocked kick.
RECAPS: BUCKNELL | HOLY CROSS
 
AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (6-5, 2-3 PL) 42, STONEHILL SKYHAWKS (1-9, 0-5 NEC) 10
Fisher Stadium/Easton, Pa.          12:30 (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Junior running back Jamar Curtis totaled 91 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns to lead Lafayette to a 42-10 victory over Stonehill in the first meeting between the programs.
*Curtis rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries and caught two passes for 40 yards and another score to lead the Leopards’ offense.
*Sophomore running back Troy Bruce rushed for 40 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries to help the Leopards’ offense total 204 yards and five touchdowns on the ground.
*Junior quarterback Dean DeNobile completed 18-of-24 passes for 275 yards, one touchdown and an interception. Freshman receiver Mason Kuehner caught three passes for 90 yards.
*Senior linebacker Tim O’Hearn posted five tackles and one sack, while senior linebacker Reggie Thomas posted a team-high six tackles.
*Senior defensive backs Semaj Cross and Gabe DuBois, and freshman defensive back Xavier Johnson all registered interceptions for Lafayette.
RECAP: LAFAYETTE
 
AT FORDHAM RAMS (2-9, 2-4 PL) 31, GEORGETOWN HOYAS (5-5, 2-3 PL) 3
Moglia Field at Jack Coffey Stadium/Bronx, N.Y. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BRONX, N.Y. – Fordham senior linebacker James Conway recorded 11 tackles to become the Patriot League’s career tackles leader, helping the Rams to a 31-3 victory over Georgetown.
*Conway’s 436 career tackles passed former Holy Cross All-American linebacker Jacob Dobbs, who recorded 432 during his Crusaders’ career.
*Fordham junior quarterback Jack Capaldi threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns against the Hoyas. *Capaldi connected with graduate student tight end Jeff Ciccio on a five-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter and a 12-yard touchdown pass to sophomore wide receiver KJ Reed in the third quarter.
*Senior running back Julius Loughridge rushed for 91 yards on 16 carries, including the first score of the game at the 8:21 mark in the first quarter.
*Sophomore wide receiver Tracy Nodin caught three passes for a team-high 97 yards
*Rams’ defensive back Trey Bradford recorded an interception and returned it 26 yards before lateraling the ball to junior defensive back Alex Kemper, who returned it for a touchdown midway through the fourth quarter.
*Georgetown senior wide receiver Cam Pygatt caught seven passes for 135 yards, while sophomore quarterback Jacob Holtschlag completed 19-of-34 passes for 253 yards.
*Sophomore linebacker GianCarlo Rufo made a team-high eight tackles, 1.0 TFL and one forced fumble.
*Graduate student linebacker David Ealey III finished with seven tackles, one sack and a forced fumble.
*Sophomore cornerback Braylon Wise recorded an interception for GU.
RECAPS: GEORGETOWN | FORDHAM
 
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