Mountain Hawks, Leopards, Bison, Hoyas and Spiders pick up Week Two victories
 
AT NO. 15/14 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (2-0, 1-0 PL) 28, SACRED HEART PIONEERS (1-1, FCS Independent) 10
Goodman Stadium/Bethlehem, Pa.          Noon (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Junior running back Luke Yoder rushed for a game-high 127 yards and a touchdown to lead Lehigh to a 28-10 victory over Sacred Heart to improve to 2-0.
*Yoder answered a game-opening 91-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by the Pioneers by capping a six-play, 75-yard drive with a 28-yard touchdown run.
*Sophomore running back Jaden Green added 79 yards and a 10-yard second-quarter touchdown run on 11 carries to a Mountain Hawks’ ground attack that carried 39 times for 286 yards and four touchdowns.  
*Sophomore quarterback Hayden Johnson completed 10-of-17 passes for 129 yards and an interception. He also rushed for 43 yards on six carries, including a six-yard score before halftime to put Lehigh in front, 21-7.
*Mountain Hawks’ sophomore quarterback Matt Machalik scored on a two-yard touchdown run to open the fourth quarter after Lehigh drove 75 yards on 11 plays.
*Senior linebacker Brycen Edwards totaled a team-leading nine tackles for a Lehigh defense that held Sacred Heart to 70 rushing yards and 177 yards of total offense
*Junior linebacker William Parton finished with eight tackles and a half tackle for loss (TFL), while senior defensive lineman TJ Burke recorded four tackles, 1.5 TFLs and one sack.
RECAP: LEHIGH
 
BUCKNELL BISON (1-1, 0-0 PL) 34, AT MARIST RED FOXES (1-1, 0-0 Pioneer) 23
Tenney Stadium/Poughkeepsie, N.Y.        1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Sophomore running back Tariq Thomas rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns to lead Bucknell to a 34-23 victory over Marist.
*Thomas, the reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Year, scored on a four-yard run in the second quarter and a one-yard run early in the fourth to make it a two-score game.
*Fifth-year quarterback Ralph Rucker IV and sophomore running back Michael Cadden also rushed for touchdowns. Rucker IV completed 18-of-23 passes for 236 yards.
*Bison junior wide receiver TJ Cadden caught seven passes for 104 yards, while junior receiver Sam Milligan caught five passes for 87 yards.
*Senior safety Terian Williams II and junior safety Deuce Geter registered 13 tackles apiece. Williams added two pass breakups and a sack.
*Sophomore linebacker Brandon Biagiarelli added 10 tackles. Freshman linebacker Logan Busson finished with seven tackles and his first collegiate interception, which he returned 22 yards to set up a field goal from senior placekicker Matt Schearer.  
*Schearer connected on a pair of field-goal attempts and all four PAT tries.
RECAP: BUCKNELL
 
rv LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (1-1, 0-0 PL) 42, AT STONEHILL SKYHAWKS (0-2, 0-0 NEC) 26
W.B. Mason Stadium/Easton, Mass.        1 p.m. (NEC Front Row)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Mass. – Junior running back Kente Edwards rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns on 12 carries to lead Lafayette to a 42-26 victory over Stonehill to improve to 2-0 against the Easton-rival Skyhawks.
*Edwards rushed for four-yard and two-yard touchdowns in the first and second quarters, respectively, to put the Leopards in front 14-0. He added a 78-yard run on the first play from scrimmage in the third quarter to give Lafayette a 35-6 lead.
*The Leopards rushed for 319 yards on 41 carries, as junior running back Ethan Weber, sophomore quarterback Jason Penza and senior quarterback Dean DeNobile also rushed for touchdowns.
*DeNobile completed 11-of-18 passes for 132 yards, and junior wide receiver Carson Persing caught five passes for 108 yards.
*Sophomore defensive back Kevin Dodard posted a team-high eight tackles and 1.0 TFL, while Junior defensive lineman Ahmir Crawley added 3.0 TFLs and one sack for a Lafayette defense that held Stonehill to 71 rushing yards.
*Sophomore defensive back Ryan Gadson finished with four tackles and his first collegiate interception.
RECAP: LAFAYETTE
 
AT GEORGETOWN HOYAS (2-0, 0-0 PL) 31, WAGNER SEAHAWKS (0-2, 0-0 NEC) 20
Cooper Field, Washington, D.C.                  1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WASHINGTON – A pair of big plays in the third quarter, including a punt return touchdown for senior wide receiver Nicholas Dunneman and a touchdown run for senior quarterback Dez Thomas II, lifted Georgetown to a 31-20 victory over Wagner to help the Hoyas improve to 2-0.
*Trailing 10-9 early in the third quarter, Dunneman returned a punt 55 yards for a touchdown, then caught a two-point pass to put the Hoyas in front 17-10.
*After a Seahawks’ score, Thomas rushed for a 67-yard touchdown to help GU regain the lead at 24-17 with 3:28 remaining in the third quarter.
*Following a weather delay, and after a Wagner field goal, sophomore running back Savion Hart capped an eight-play drive with a five-yard touchdown run to put the Hoyas in front 31-20.
*Junior cornerback Quincy Briggs picked off a pass with five seconds remaining to seal the GU win.
*Hoyas’ senior quarterback Danny Lauter completed 14-of-24 passes for 164 yards and a touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Jimmy Kibble. Kibble caught seven passes for 80 yards.
*Junior linebacker GianCarlo Rufo posted 14 tackles and 1.5 sacks, while freshman defensive lineman Dean Mangiocavallo posted five tackles, 3.0 TFLs and 1.5 sacks.
*Briggs intercepted two passes and recorded five tackles.
RECAP: GEORGETOWN
 
rv/rv RICHMOND SPIDERS (1-1, 0-1 PL) 14, AT WOFFORD TERRIERS (0-2, 0-0 Southern) 10 
Gibbs Stadium/Spartanburg, S.C.              6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Senior quarterback Kyle Wickersham’s 10-yard fourth-quarter touchdown run proved to be the difference, as Richmond downed Wofford 14-10.
*Wickersham completed 20-of-29 passes for 153 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He also rushed for 78 yards and a score on 17 carries,
*Senior wide receiver Quanye Veney caught three passes for a team-high 42 yards, and sophomore running back Andrew King caught an 11-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter to put the Spiders in front, 7-0.
*Trailing 10-7 in the fourth quarter, Wickersham capped a nine-play, 54-yard drive with a 10-yard touchdown run to give the Spiders a 14-10 lead.
*Richmond’s defense stifled the Terriers for the rest of the way, forcing a punt and a turnover on downs.
*Senior defensive lineman Camden Byrd registered three tackles and two sacks for a loss of 20 yards to help the Spiders’ defense limit Wofford to 158 yards of total offense.
*Richmond’s defense also forced the Terriers to go 0-for-11 on third downs.
*Senior D’Angelo Stocker posted a team-high six tackles, and a sophomore linebacker Peyton Seelman added five tackles, one sack and a pass breakup.
RECAP: RICHMOND
 
AT NO. 12/13 VILLANOVA WILDCATS (1-0, 0-0 CAA) 24, COLGATE RAIDERS (0-2, 0-0 PL) 17
Villanova Stadium/Villanova, Pa.              6 p.m. (FloSports)
BOX SCORE
VILLANOVA, Pa. – Senior wide receiver Treyvhon Saunders caught 10 passes for 137 yards and a touchdown, but Colgate fell to future League rival No. 12/13 Villanova, 24-17, at Villanova Stadium.
*Saunders, the defending Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week, put the Raiders on the scoreboard in the second quarter on a 32-yard touchdown reception from senior quarterback Zach Osborne. Saunders recorded double-digit catches and topped 100 yards receiving for the second straight game.
*Osborne completed 15-of-30 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns, including a 24-yard, third-quarter touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Winston Moore to tie the game at 17-17.
*Sophomore running back Danny Shaban carried eight times for 50 yards for the Raiders.
*Colgate junior linebacker Trooper Price recorded 10 tackles and 2.5 TFLs, while sophomore linebacker Christian Magliacano posted eight tackles, 2.0 TFLs and a forced fumble.
RECAP: COLGATE
 
AT rv/rv NEW HAMPSHIRE WILDCATS (2-0, 0-0 CAA) 19, rv HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (0-2, 0-0 PL) 16
Wildcat Stadium/Durham, N.H. 6 p.m. (FloSports)
BOX SCORE
DURHAM, N.H. – Junior running back Jayden Clerveaux’s fourth-quarter touchdown run put Holy Cross in front, but two New Hampshire field goals, including the game-winner with three seconds remaining, sunk the Crusaders, 19-16.
*Clerveaux carried 18 times for 66 yards and a score, while senior wide receiver Max Mosey caught four passes for 56 yards.
*Holy Cross and New Hampshire traded leads throughout the game, with the Crusaders striking first on a 27-yard interception return for a touchdown by junior defensive back Eli Thompson at the 13:29 mark in the first quarter.
*Junior defensive lineman Ross Dansdill also picked off a pass in the first quarter for the Crusaders.
*The Wildcats took a 7-6 lead before senior placekicker Luis Palenzuela connected on a 34-yard field goal to give the Crusaders a 9-7 lead after the first quarter.
*UNH connected on a pair of field goals between the second and third quarters to take a 13-9 lead before Clerveaux’s touchdown in the fourth gave Holy Cross its last lead.
*Holy Cross junior linebacker Cam Santee and senior defensive back Tommy Bestpitch each recorded nine tackles. Santee added 2.5 TFLs.
RECAP: HOLY CROSS
 
NO. 18/21 MONMOUTH HAWKS (2-0, 0-0 CAA) 49, AT FORDHAM RAMS (0-2, 0-0 PL) 28
Moglia Stadium at Jack Coffey Field/Bronx, N.Y. 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BRONX, N.Y. – Junior quarterback Gunnar Smith threw for a League season-high 382 yards and two touchdowns, but Fordham could not keep pace with No. 18/21 Monmouth in a 49-28 loss.
*Smith completed 27-of-49 passes for 382 yards, three touchdowns and one interception, and rushed for a touchdown to lead the Rams’ offense.
*Senior wide receiver Jack Betten caught three passes for 81 yards, including a 70-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter.
*Junior wide receiver Jabril Carter and freshman wide receiver Troy Worrell both caught touchdown passes, and sophomore wide receiver Jack Freeburg finished with a team-high 89 yards on three receptions.
*Fifth-year linebacker James Conway posted a League season-high 19 tackles, 1.5 TFLs and one sack to lead the Rams’ defense.
*Senior defensive back Alex Kemper added four tackles and an interception.
RECAP: FORDHAM
 
ABOUT THE PATRIOT LEAGUE
The Patriot League is in its fourth decade of academic and athletic achievement, continually demonstrating that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes who are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.