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Patriot League Football Week Ten Saturday Recap presented by Credit Union 1 Announced (11.1.25)

Lehigh and Lafayette remain unbeaten in League play, Richmond picks up a League win and Colgate earns OT non-League victory

Lehigh and Lafayette remain unbeaten in League play, Richmond picks up a League win and Colgate earns OT non-League victory
 
AT NO. 7/7 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (9-0, 4-0 PL) 41, GEORGETOWN HOYAS (5-4, 2-2 PL) 0
Goodman Stadium/Bethlehem, Pa.          Noon (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Junior running back Luke Yoder rushed for two touchdowns to help No. 7/7 Lehigh cruise to a 41-0 victory over Georgetown to improve to 9-0 for the first time since 2012.
*Yoder carried eight times for 62 yards, including second-quarter touchdown runs of six and 41 yards, as the Mountain Hawks rushed for 192 yards.
*Sophomore running back Jaden Green rushed for 45 yards on seven carries, including a 15-yard score in the first quarter to put Lehigh in front 7-0.
*Sophomore quarterback Hayden Johnson completed 14-of-21 passes for 178 yards and a 27-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Geoffrey Jamiel in the fourth quarter. Jamiel finished with five catches for 72 yards.
*Mountain Hawks’ junior cornerback Aidan Singleton returned an interception for a touchdown in the third quarter. He added three tackles, while sophomore defensive back Mekhai Smith recorded a team-high seven tackles.
*Senior defensive lineman Tyler Ochojski posted six tackles, 4.0 TFLs and three sacks, while senior defensive lineman Matt Spatny added 2.0 TFLs and one sack. Lehigh recorded seven sacks.
*Georgetown senior wide receiver Jimmy Kibble led the Hoyas’ offense with five catches for 99 yards, while senior quarterback Dez Thomas II completed 14-of-25 passes for 168 yards and one interception.
*Junior running back Udechukwu Enyeribe rushed for a team-high 40 yards on four carries.
*Hoyas’ junior linebacker GianCarlo Rufo and first-year safety Brian Allen posted five tackles apiece to lead the team.
RECAPS: GEORGETOWN | LEHIGH
 
LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (6-3, 4-0 PL) 21, AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (1-8, 1-3 PL) 13
Fitton Field/Worcester, Mass.     1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Junior running back Kente Edwards rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns to lead Lafayette to a 21-13 victory over Holy Cross to improve to 4-0 in League play.
*Edwards carried 28 times, including five rushes on the Leopards’ final scoring drive, that resulted in his three-yard touchdown run to seal the win.  
*Junior running back Ethan Weber also contributed 67 rushing yards and a touchdown on 12 carries for a Lafayette squad that gained 217 yards on the ground.
*Senior quarterback Dean DeNobile completed 13-of-26 passes for 119 yards, and sophomore receiver Mason Kuehner caught six passes for 51 yards.
*Sophomore defensive back Ryan Gadson recorded a team-high 10 tackles and an interception, while freshman linebacker Beckham Dee added eight tackles, 2.0 TFLs and an interception.
*Junior defensive lineman Jaylon Joseph added four tackles and two sacks for a loss of 15 yards.
*Holy Cross senior receiver Max Mosey returned a punt for a 59-yard touchdown in the third quarter, his second straight game with a punt return touchdown, to put the Crusaders in front 13-7 with 5:23 remaining in the third quarter. Mosey caught seven passes for 64 yards.
*Junior running back Jayden Clerveaux led the Crusaders with 135 yards on 17 carries, while freshman quarterback completed 17-of-22 passes for 127 yards and an interception.  
*Holy Cross junior linebacker Cam Santee posted a game-high 13 tackles and one sack, while senior defensive back Tommy Bestpitch added nine tackles.
*Junior defensive back Cam Jones finished with eight tackles and two pass breakups.
RECAPS: LAFAYETTE | HOLY CROSS
 
AT COLGATE RAIDERS (4-5, 2-2 PL) 23, MERRIMACK WARRIORS (3-6, FCS Ind.) 20, OT
Andy Kerr Stadium/Hamilton, N.Y.            1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Colgate junior placekicker Luke Vogeler connected on a 34-yard field goal in overtime to lift the Raiders to a 23-20 victory over Merrimack in their final non-League game of the season.
*Junior quarterback Jake Stearney completed 14-of-28 passes for 246 yards, one touchdown and one interception, while junior receiver Reed Swanson caught five passes for a game-high 134 yards.
*First-year wide receiver Matt Fogler caught two passes for 20 yards, including a 16-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter for his first collegiate score, which put the Raiders in front 10-7.
*Sophomore running back Danny Shaban rushed for 33 yards on 11 carries and a fourth-quarter rushing touchdown, which gave Colgate a 20-17 lead.
*Vogeler went 3-for-3 on field-goal attempts, and hit both of his PAT attempts.
*Sophomore linebacker Christian Magliacano led the Raiders’ defense with 10 tackles, 3.0 TFLs and an interception.
*Sophomore defensive back Reece Allan also chipped in 10 tackles and added 1.0 TFL, while sophomore defensive lineman Adam DeSantis added four tackles and one interception.
RECAP: COLGATE
 
AT RICHMOND SPIDERS (5-4, 2-3 PL) 17, FORDHAM RAMS (1-8, 1-4 PL) 14
E. Claiborne Robins Stadium/Richmond, Va.         2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
RICHMOND, Va. – Senior quarterback Kyle Wickersham threw a touchdown pass and rushed for another score to lead Richmond to a 17-14 victory over Fordham.
*Wickersham completed 23-of-35 for 193 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He completed a five-yard touchdown pass to senior receiver Ja’Vion Griffin at the 9:52 mark in the first quarter to give the Spiders an early lead.
*The senior signal-caller rushed for a four-yard touchdown in the third quarter, finishing with 44 yards on 10 carries.  
*Sophomore wide receiver Isaiah Dawson caught seven passes for 76 yards, and junior running back Aziz Foster-Powell rushed for 62 yards on 15 carries.
*Sophomore defensive back Lee Bruner IV led the Spiders’ defense with two interceptions to go with five tackles, while senior linebacker Carter Glassmyer posted a team-high 12 tackles.
*Fordham junior quarterback Gunnar Smith threw a four-yard touchdown pass to sophomore receiver Jack Freeburg in the first quarter to tie the game at seven apiece. Smith completed 19-of-36 passes for 91 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. He also rushed for 41 yards on 12 carries.
*Senior running back Jack Kaiser rushed for a four-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to bring the Rams within three points.
*Graduate student linebacker James Conway finished with a team-high 12 tackles, and sophomore defensive back Drew Minich added five tackles and one interception.
RECAPS: FORDHAM | RICHMOND
 
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