Lehigh remains unbeaten, Bucknell, Lafayette, Georgetown and Colgate pick up wins
AT BUCKNELL BISON (4-2, 1-1 PL) 33, RICHMOND SPIDERS (3-3, 0-2 PL) 28
Christy Mathewson – Memorial Stadium/Lewisburg, Pa. Noon (ESPN+)
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LEWISBURG, Pa. – Fifth-year quarterback Ralph Rucker IV found senior wide receiver Nate Anderson on a 20-yard touchdown pass with 2:14 remaining in the game to lift Bucknell to a 33-28 victory over Richmond.
*Sophomore linebacker Brandon Biagiarelli’s interception at the Richmond 49-yard line set up the game-winning score before sophomore safety Darius Day’s pick with 1:36 remaining in the game sealed the victory.
*Rucker IV completed 24-of-34 passes for 284 yards and a touchdown pass, while junior wide receiver Sam Milligan caught 11 passes for 133 yards.
*Bucknell sophomore running back Michael Cadden scored his second of two rushing touchdowns in the third quarter, helping the Bison outscore the Spiders, 17-7, in the second half.
*Sophomore running back Logan Bush carried eight times for 47 yards and a score for a Bison squad that produced 212 yards on the ground.
*Freshman defensive back James Schlendorf recorded six tackles, one sack and one interception, while Biagiarelli added five tackles and 1.0 TFL to go with his interception.
*Richmond senior quarterback Ashten Snelsire completed 16-of-27 passes for 307 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions.
*Sophomore wide receiver Isaiah Dawson caught six passes for 144 yards and a pair of first-quarter touchdowns.
*Junior running back Aziz Foster-Powell carried eight times for a game-high 108 yards.
*Spiders’ sophomore linebacker Peyton Seelmann finished with a career-high 20 tackles, including 10 solo stops, one forced fumble and two pass breakups.
*Senior linebacker Carter Glassmyer posted 10 tackles and 1.0 TFL, while sophomore linebacker Blake Houser finished with six tackles and two sacks.
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RICHMOND |
BUCKNELL
AT NO. 8/9 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (6-0, 2-0 PL) 31, rv/rv YALE BULLDOGS (2-1, 0-0 IVY) 13
Goodman Stadium/Bethlehem, Pa. Noon (ESPN+)
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Sophomore quarterback Hayden Johnson threw for two touchdown passes and rushed for another to lead No. 8/9 Lehigh to a 31-13 victory over Yale to improve to 6-0 for the first time since 2012.
*In the first quarter, Johnson connected on a 27-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Mason Humphrey and a 24-yard touchdown pass to junior running back Luke Yoder to a 14-0 lead. Johnson completed 8-of-15 passes for 174 yards and two touchdown passes.
*Yoder rushed for a 25-yard touchdown early in the third quarter to extend the Mountain Hawks' lead to two scores, at 21-7. He finished with 109 rushing yards and a touchdown on 17 carries, and 49 receiving yards on three catches.
*Senior placekicker Nick Garrido connected on a 24-yard field goal in the third quarter, and Johnson rushed for a nine-yard touchdown in the fourth.
*Junior defensive backs Aidan Singleton and Davis Rice recorded second-half interceptions in their own territory to halt the Bulldogs' scoring drives, helping seal Lehigh's 31-13 win.
*Senior linebacker Brycen Edwards posted a team-high nine tackles and a half TFL, while junior linebacker William Parton added seven tackles and 1.0 TFL.
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LEHIGH
AT rv LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (4-2, 2-0 PL) 24, FORDHAM RAMS (1-5, 1-1 PL) 10
Fisher Stadium/Easton, Pa. 12:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
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EASTON, Pa. – Senior quarterback Dean DeNobile completed 25-of-35 passes for 314 yards and two touchdowns to lead Lafayette to a 24-10 victory over Fordham to improve to 2-0 in League play.
*DeNobile connected on a pair of second-quarter touchdown passes, hitting freshman Matt Scerbo Jr. on a six-yard score before finding junior wide receiver Carson Persing on a three-yard touchdown to take a 14-0 lead into halftime. Persing finished with four catches for 84 yards.
*The Leopards continued to roll in the second half, as senior long snapper Dylan Aguilera returned a punt blocked by senior linebacker Tight Cummiskey 18 yards for a score, taking a 21-0 lead.
*Junior running back Ethan Weber carried 19 times for 67 yards, and senior wide receiver Elijah Steward added five receptions for 85 yards.
*Lafayette’s defense recorded 14.0 TFLs and five sacks, with junior defensive lineman Jaylon Joseph finishing with six tackles, 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble.
*Sophomore defensive back Ryan Gadson posted a team-high 12 tackles with 1.0 TFL, and sophomore defensive back Kevin Dodard intercepted his second pass of the season.
*Fordham junior quarterback Gunnar Smith completed 32-of-45 passes for 354 yards and one touchdown pass to lead the Rams’ offense.
*Sophomore wide receiver Jack Freeburg posted five catches for a team-high 113 yards, while freshman wide receiver Troy Worrell finished with four receptions for 91 yards, including a four-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter.
*Graduate student linebacker James Conway led the Rams with 11 tackles, while sophomore defensive back Boogie Owens added nine tackles and an interception.
*Junior linebacker Andrew Osmun posted seven tackles and 2.5 TFLs for the Rams.
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FORDHAM |
LAFAYETTE
AT GEORGETOWN HOYAS (3-3, 0-1 PL) 27, MORGAN STATE BEARS (2-3, 0-0 MEAC) 24
Cooper Field/Washington, D.C. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
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WASHINGTON – Senior wide receiver Jimmy Kibble hauled in a 49-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Dez Thomas II as time expired to lift Georgetown to a dramatic 27-24 victory over Morgan State.
*Kibble finished with five receptions for 110 yards and the game-winning score. Thomas completed 16-of-30 passes for 211 yards and three touchdowns, while rushing for 71 yards and a score on 13 carries.
*Sophomore running back Jayden Sumpter added 65 rushing yards on 11 carries for a Hoyas’ offense that totaled 200 yards on the ground.
*Thomas helped the Hoyas take a 14-0 lead in the first quarter, connecting on touchdown passes with junior tight end Isaiah Grimes and junior wide receiver Coen Sutton.
*Morgan State scored touchdowns in the second and early in the third quarter to tie the score before Thomas rushed for a 12-yard score at the 10:48 mark in the third to put GU back in front 21-14.
*The Bears responded with a field goal and touchdown with 20 seconds left in the third quarter to regain the lead at 24-21.
*The Hoyas punted twice in the fourth quarter before Thomas connected with Kibble on the game-winning touchdown.
*Junior cornerback Braylon Wise posted a team-high eight tackles and 1.0 TFL, while senior linebacker Naiteitei Mose added seven tackles, 1.0 TFL and a fumble recovery for the Hoyas’ defense.
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GEORGETOWN
COLGATE RAIDERS (2-3, 1-0 PL) 41, AT CORNELL BIG RED (0-3, 0-0 IVY) 21
Schoellkopf Field/Ithaca, N.Y. 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
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ITHACA, N.Y. – Junior quarterback Jake Stearney completed 16-of-25 for 206 yards and four touchdowns to lead Colgate to a 41-21 victory over Cornell for their second straight win.
*Stearney connected on a pair of first-quarter touchdown passes to senior wide receiver Treyvhon Saunders to take a 14-0 lead. Saunders finished with six receptions for 91 yards and two scores.
*After a Cornell score, Stearney threw a touchdown pass to senior tight end Mason Mozo to extend the Raiders’ lead to 21-6.
*Junior linebacker Trooper Price returned an interception for a 43-yard touchdown to give Colgate a 28-6 lead going into halftime. Price finished with four tackles and two interceptions.
*The Big Red cut the deficit to seven points with a pair of third-quarter touchdowns, but Stearney found senior wide receiver Max Walters on a 21-yard touchdown pass, and sophomore running back Cole Fulton added a 19-yard touchdown run to seal the win.
*Sophomore running back Danny Shaban rushed for 91 yards on 11 carries, and Fulton added 63 yards on 15 carries.
*Senior linebacker Dane Picariello, sophomore linebacker Christian Magliacano and sophomore defensive back Reece Allan finished with eight tackles apiece.
*Junior defensive back Justyn Toler and sophomore defensive back Kenny Langston each registered one interception to help the Raiders generate four turnovers.
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COLGATE
rv/NO. 25 HARVARD CRIMSON (3-0, 0-0 IVY) 59, AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (0-6, 0-0 PL) 24
Fitton Field/Worcester, Mass. 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
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WORCESTER, Mass. – Junior quarterback Cal Swanson threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes, but Holy Cross could not keep pace with Harvard in a 59-24 loss at Fitton Field.
*Swanson completed 14-of-33 passes for 235 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions, while sophomore receiver Alijah Cason caught three passes for 57 yards, including a 32-yard touchdown.
*Senior running back Nyeoti Punni rushed for a team-high 73 yards on six carries, while freshman running back Joseph Williams caught one pass for a 44-yard touchdown.
*Junior linebacker Cam Santee finished with a team-high 13 tackles, 1.0 TFL and a pass breakup, while junior linebacker Carlo Crocetti added eight tackles.
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HOLY CROSS
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