Bison and Hoyas claim dramatic wins in Week Five; Colgate's Saunders ties League record
 
BUCKNELL BISON (3-2, 1-0 PL) 38, AT rv/rv LEHIGH MOUTAIN HAWKS (3-2, 0-1 PL) 35 OT
Goodman Stadium/Bethlehem, Pa.          Noon (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Bison senior linebacker Brad Jamison forced a fumble and sophomore linebacker Gavin Willis recovered to secure Bucknell’s 38-35 overtime victory over Lehigh at Goodman Stadium.
*Bucknell junior placekicker Matt Schearer’s 42-yard field goal to open the second period of overtime proved to be the difference maker, lifting the Bison to a 1-0 start in League play.
*Lehigh jumped out to a 14-0 lead behind a pair of touchdown receptions from junior Geoffrey Jamiel.
*Jamiel's first score came on a 23-yard pass from graduate student quarterback Dante Perri, and the second on a 34-yard pass from first-year quarterback Hayden Johnson. Jamiel finished with 136 yards and two scores on nine receptions.
*The Bison evened the score within 62 seconds in the second quarter, as sophomore wide receiver TJ Cadden returned a kickoff for a 100-yard touchdown, his third special teams score of the season, and the seventh 100-yard kickoff return in Patriot League history.
*Willis recorded his first of two fumble recoveries on Lehigh’s ensuing drive, setting up a 31-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Ralph Rucker IV to junior wide receiver Eric Weatherly on the next play from scrimmage.
*Rucker completed 15-of-22 passes for 150 yards and two touchdowns, both to Weatherly, who finished with 55 yards on five receptions. Rucker also rushed for a seven-yard touchdown in the third quarter to tie the score at 21 in the third quarter.
*Junior cornerback Aaron Davis returned an interception 79 yards for a touchdown with 6:13 remaining in the fourth quarter to give Bucknell its first lead of the game at 28-21.
*Lehigh tied the score with 1:33 remaining in regulation on a one-yard touchdown run by sophomore running back Luke Yoder. Yoder put Lehigh in front in the first overtime period with an 11-yard touchdown. He finished with 137 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries.
*Rucker connected with Weatherly for the second time in the first overtime period to tie the score before Schearer’s 42-yard field goal put Bucknell in front for good.
*Bucknell’s Willis finished with nine tackles, 2.0 TFLs, two sacks and two fumble recoveries, while senior safety John Schlendorf finished with a team-high 13 tackles and 1.0 TFL.
*Lehigh graduate student linebacker Mike DeNucci posted 12 tackles and 1.0 TFL, and junior safety Nick Peltekian added nine tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
RECAPS: BUCKNELL | LEHIGH
 
AT GEORGETOWN HOYAS (3-2 0-0 PL) 20, COLUMBIA LIONS (1-1, 0-0 IVY) 17
Cooper Field/Washington, D.C.  12:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
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WASHINGTON – Hoyas’ junior quarterback Danny Lauter found junior wide receiver Nicholas Dunneman for a 16-yard touchdown pass with 1:10 remaining in the game to lift Georgetown to a 20-17 victory over Columbia to claim the Lou Little Trophy.
*Lauter and Dunneman connected on a pair of second-half touchdowns to help the Hoyas overcome an early 14-0 deficit, bringing the trophy back to D.C. for the first time since 2019.
*Lauter completed 25-of-33 passes for 292 yards and two touchdown passes, while Dunneman caught eight passes for 111 yards and two scores.
*Junior wide receiver Jimmy Kibble posted team-highs of 10 receptions and 164 yards.
*Georgetown’s defense forced three Lions’ turnovers, with senior defensive back Preston Murray intercepting two passes and sophomore defensive back Zeraun Daniel picking off one. Sophomore linebacker GianCarlo Rufo recovered a fumble for the Hoyas.
*After falling behind 14-0, GU got on the scoreboard late in the second quarter, as sophomore running back Bryce Cox capped an eight-play, 76-yard drive with a four-yard touchdown run.
*Georgetown’s defense held Columbia to three points in the second half, allowing Lauter and Dunneman to lift the Hoyas to its third win of the season.
*Graduate student linebacker David Ealey III and junior defensive tackle Natale Frangione finished with eight tackles apiece. Frangione added 1.0 TFL.
RECAP: GEORGETOWN
 
AT SYRACUSE ORANGE (3-1, 1-1 ACC) 42, HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (1-4, 0-0 PL) 14
JMA Wireless Dome/Syracuse, N.Y.          Noon (ACC Network Extra)
BOX SCORE
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Holy Cross fell to ACC foe Syracuse, 42-14, at the JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday afternoon.
*Junior wide receiver Max Mosey led the Crusaders’ offense with 105 yards and a touchdown on five receptions. Senior quarterback Joe Pesansky completed 14-of-25 pass attempts for 167 yards, one touchdown and one interception.
*Sophomore linebacker Drew Spinogatti led the Crusaders’ defense with eight tackles and 2.0 TFLs, while senior safeties Jake Jarmolowich and Ryan Ruane both recorded interceptions.
*Trailing 21-0, Holy Cross responded early in the second quarter when senior quarterback Joe Pesansky connected with junior wide receiver Max Mosey on a 63-yard touchdown pass.
*The Crusaders cut the deficit to seven points when junior running back Sam Slade found senior tight end Jacob Petersen open for a 27-yard touchdown with 6:45 left in the half.  
*Holy Cross was held scoreless in the second half, as the Orange scored the game’s final 21 points.
RECAP: HOLY CROSS
 
AT PENN QUAKERS (1-1, 0-0 IVY) 27, COLGATE RAIDERS (1-4, 0-0 PL) 17
Franklin Field/Philadelphia, Pa. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
PHILADELPHIA – Junior wide receiver Treyvhon Saunders tied the Patriot League single-game receptions record with 16, but Colgate could not complete a second-half comeback in a 27-17 loss at Penn.
*Saunders finished with a game-high 123 receiving yards on 16 catches, tying the League’s single-game receptions mark set by Lehigh All-America wide receiver Troy Pelletier on Oct. 14, 2017.
*Sophomore quarterback Jake Stearney completed 31-of-47 pass attempts for 229 yards, one touchdown and one interception.
*The Raiders fell behind 14-0 before junior quarterback Zach Osborne rushed for a 31-yard touchdown to cap a 13-play, 78-yard drive that took more than seven minutes off the clock in the second quarter.
*Colgate got a 35-yard field goal from sophomore placekicker Luke Vogeler in the third quarter, and Stearney’s three-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Brady Hutchison in the fourth brought the Raiders within seven points (24-17).  
*Colgate’s final drive was stalled at the Penn 34-yard line, one yard short of a first down.
*Junior defensive lineman Dane Picariello finished with eight tackles and a half TFL, while junior linebacker Cole Kozlowski added seven tackles for the Raiders’ defense.
RECAPS: COLGATE
 
AT MONMOUTH HAWKS (3-2, 1-0 CAA) 63, FORDHAM RAMS (0-5, 0-0 PL) 21
Kessler Stadium/West Long Branch, N.J. 1 p.m. (FloSports/NBC Sports Philadelphia+)
BOX SCORE
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Fordham could not keep up with Monmouth’s offense in a 63-21 loss at Kessler Stadium on Saturday.
*Rams’ senior running back Julius Loughridge returned from a one-game absence to rush for 97 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries.
*Junior quarterback Jack Capaldi completed 11-of-23 passes for 98 yards and a 32-yard touchdown pass to freshman wide receiver Jack Freeburg, in addition to rushing for 72 yards on 11 carries.
*Sophomore defensive back Nate Lindsey-Gill led the Rams with seven tackles and a forced fumble. Graduate student linebacker Mike Courtney finished with six tackles and a half TFL.
*Monmouth opened the game with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown before Loughridge capped a 13-play, 72-yard drive with a nine-yard touchdown run to even the score.
*The Hawks scored the next four touchdowns to take a 35-7 lead before Loughridge found the end zone on an eight-yard run.
*Capaldi connected on a 35-yard touchdown pass to Freeburg early in the fourth quarter for the final score of the game.
RECAP: FORDHAM
 
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