Lafayette and Lehigh improve to 5-0 in League play; Richmond earns the program’s 600th win and Bucknell picks up a road victory
AT NO. 4/4 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (10-0, 5-0 PL) 38, HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (1-9, 1-4 PL) 3
Goodman Stadium/Bethlehem, Pa. Noon (ESPN+)
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Junior running back Luke Yoder rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries to lead No. 4/4 Lehigh to a 38-3 victory over Holy Cross for their 15th straight regular-season win.
*Yoder and the Mountain Hawks’ offense rolled for 344 yards on the ground, with sophomore running back Jaden Green adding 80 yards on nine carries.
*Sophomore quarterback Hayden Johnson completed 8-of-18 passes for 174 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions, while senior wide receiver Geoffrey Jamiel caught three passes for 66 yards and two touchdowns.
*Junior wide receiver Mason Humphrey caught three passes for 54 yards and a 29-yard touchdown pass at the 10:58 mark of the first quarter for the game’s first score.
*Freshman quarterback Dominic Campanile completed 19-of-34 passes for 195 yards for the Crusaders.
*Freshman running back Joseph Williams and sophomore wide receiver Alijah Cason had three receptions apiece for 55 and 52 yards, respectively.
*Junior linebacker Carlo Crocetti posted seven tackles and two sacks, while junior defensive back Eli Thompson added five tackles, one sack and an interception for Holy Cross’ defense.
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AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (7-3, 5-0 PL) 59, COLGATE RAIDERS (4-6, 2-3 PL) 42
Fisher Stadium/Easton, Pa. 12:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
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EASTON, Pa. – Junior running back Kente Edwards rushed for a career-high 260 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries to lead Lafayette to a 59-42 victory over Colgate to improve to 5-0 in League play.
*Edwards scored on touchdown runs of 29, 6 and 49 yards, helping the Leopards’ offense total 301 yards on the ground.
*Senior quarterback Dean DeNobile completed 18-of-29 passes for 206 yards, four touchdowns and one interception. His four touchdown passes went to four different receivers.
*Leopards’ freshman receiver Zane Woolridge finished with a career-high 70 yards on four catches, including a 39-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter.
*Junior linebacker Darien Riley finished with four tackles, 2.5 TFLs and one sack, while sophomore defensive back Ryan Gadson posted seven tackles, two pass breakups and his third interception of the season for Lafayette’s defense.
*Colgate junior quarterback Jake Stearney completed 22-of-37 passes for 213 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions, while first-year quarterback Jackson Kilburg completed 9-of-10 passes for 84 yards and two touchdowns.
*First-year receiver Matt Fogler, the reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Week, caught five passes for 77 yards and three touchdowns. Junior receiver Reed Swanson caught nine passes for 96 yards and a score for the Raiders.
*Sophomore linebacker Christian Magliacano led Colgate with nine tackles and 1.5 TFLs, while sophomore defensive back Reece Allen posted six tackles and an interception.
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LAFAYETTE
BUCKNELL BISON (5-5, 2-3 PL) 37, AT FORDHAM RAMS (1-9, 1-5 PL) 19
Moglia Stadium at Jack Coffey Field/Bronx, N.Y. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
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BRONX, N.Y. – Sophomore quarterback Chris Dietrich completed 17-of-22 passes for 166 yards and three touchdowns to lead Bucknell to a 37-19 victory at Fordham.
*Dietrich connected with junior Sam Milligan for a pair of touchdowns, as Milligan finished with four receptions for 77 yards, including a 42-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter and a 22-yard score in the fourth.
*Sophomore running back Michael Cadden finished with four receptions for 32 yards and a touchdown reception, in addition to carrying six times for 31 yards.
*Bison sophomore linebacker Brandon Biagiarelli posted a team-high 11 tackles, 1.5 TFLs and a sack, and sophomore safety Darius Day finished with three tackles, one sack and an interception.
*Senior tight end Charlie Kreinbucher blocked a punt that was recovered and returned for a seven-yard touchdown by senior linebacker Jack Goheen in the second quarter.
*Senior placekicker Matt Schearer connected on 3-of-4 field-goal attempts, hitting from 48, 37 and 42 yards.
*Fordham junior quarterback Gunnar Smith completed 14-of-30 passes for 170 yards and touchdown passes to senior tight end Jaden Allen and freshman receiver Troy Worrell.
*Junior running back Jamell James rushed 12 times for 30 yards and a touchdown.
*Sophomore defensive back Drew Minich finished with a team-high 12 tackles and one sack, while graduate student linebacker James Conway added nine tackles and one sack.
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RICHMOND SPIDERS (6-4, 3-3 PL) 31, AT GEORGETOWN HOYAS (5-5, 2-3 PL) 24
Cooper Field/Washington, D.C. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
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WASHINGTON – Sophomore running back Andrew King caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Ashten Snelsire with 2:43 remaining in the game to lift Richmond to a 31-24 victory over Georgetown for the program’s 600th win.
*Snelsire completed 5-of-10 passes for 114 yards and touchdown passes to King and senior wide receiver Ja’Vion Griffin.
*Griffin caught four passes for a game-high 106 receiving yards, including a 45-yard touchdown reception at the 13:23 mark in the fourth quarter.
*Junior running back Aziz Foster-Powell rushed 12 times for 64 yards and a touchdown, while senior quarterback Kyle Wickersham rushed for 61 yards on five carries, in addition to throwing for 100 yards.
*Sophomore linebacker Peyton Seelmann registered a team-high 10 tackles and a half sack, while sophomore defensive back Tayshaun Burney added eight tackles and 1.0 TFL.
*Senior defensive lineman Camden Byrd posted three tackles, 3.0 TFLs and two sacks, and senior defensive lineman Donovan Hoilette added 2.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks.
*Georgetown sophomore running back Savion Hart rushed 21 times for 128 yards and two touchdowns. His 60-yard touchdown run in the third quarter gave GU a 21-10 lead.
*Senior quarterback Dez Thomas II completed 12-of-15 passes for 121 yards and a 17-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Jimmy Kibble in the first quarter.
*Kibble finished with nine receptions for 97 yards and a score.
*Junior linebacker GianCarlo Rufo posted a team-high nine tackles and 1.0 TFL, while senior linebacker Naiteitei Mose added six tackles and 1.0 TFL.
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