Football

Patriot League Football Saturday Recap – Week Seven (10.17.26)

GEORGETOWN HOYAS (2-4, 2-2 PL) 27, AT NO. 19/22 COLGATE RAIDERS (4-3, 3-1 PL) 17
Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium/Hamilton, N.Y.                             1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Gavin Beard (Fr., QB) responded to a 17-point deficit with three straight touchdown passes while Georgetown’s defense held No. 19/22 Colgate scoreless in the second half in a 27-17 upset victory at Andy Kerr Stadium.
*Beard completed 24-of-33 passes for 175 yards, three touchdowns and one interception to lead the Hoyas’ to their first program at Colgate in program history.
* Burke Carroll (Sr., TE) caught touchdown passes in the second and third quarters to bring GU within a field goal before Hassan Mahasin (Sr., WR) caught a short pitch for a three-yard score to give the Hoyas a 21-17 lead early in the fourth quarter.
*Jayden Sumpter (Jr., RB) extended the lead to 10 points, converting a 4th-down-and-1 play for a 10-yard touchdown run with 56 seconds remaining in the game. Sumpter rushed for 64 yards on 14 carries, while Clay Ash (Jr., RB) posted his second straight 100-yard rushing performance with 113 yards on 16 carries.
*Dean Mangiocavallo (So., DL) led the Hoyas’ defense with six tackles, one sack and a fumble recovery. Chigozie Oge-Evans (Sr., DL) added five tackles, one sack and a forced fumble.
*Joey Tomasso (So., QB) made his first start at quarterback for Colgate, completing 11-of-27 passes for 119 yards and rushing for 24 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries.
*Cole Fulton (Jr., RB) led the Raiders on the ground, rushing for 65 yards on 10 carries, including a 17-yard touchdown run in the first quarter to put Colgate in front 10-0.  
*Christian Magliacano (Jr., LB) led Colgate with 11 tackles, 2.0 TFLs and one sack, while Trooper Price (Sr., LB) added nine tackles and one sack.
*Justyn Toler (Sr., DB) added two tackles and an interception for the Raiders.
RECAPS: GEORGETOWN | COLGATE
VILLANOVA WILDCATS (3-4, 2-2 PL) 38, AT FORDHAM RAMS (2-6, 2-3 PL) 17
Moglia Stadium at Jack Coffey Field/Bronx, N.Y.                                 3:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BRONX, N.Y. – Isaiah Ragland (Jr., RB) and Ja’briel Mace (Jr., RB) each rushed for first-quarter touchdowns to set the tone in Villanova’s 38-17 victory over Fordham at Moglia Stadium Jack Coffey Stadium.
*The Wildcats rushed for 246 yards, with Ragland carrying 10 times for 94 yards and Mace adding 79 yards on 13 carries. Pat McQuaide (Gr., QB) also rushed for a first-half touchdown to give Villanova a 28-10 halftime lead.
*McQuaide completed 18-of-24 passes for 235 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for another 33 yards and a score to lead Villanova’s offense.
*Braden Reed (So., WR) caught four passes for 88 yards, including a 14-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter.
*Omari Bursey (So., LB) registered a game-high 14 tackles to go with 1.0 TFL and a pass breakup. Newton Essiem (Jr., DB) finished with six tackles, one sack and a pass breakup for Villanova.
*Garrett Rogan (5th, DB) grabbed his first career interception for the Wildcats.
*Fordham’s Gunnar Smith (Sr., QB) rushed for two touchdowns, finishing with 36 yards on 12 carries.
*Yohan-Li Louis (So., RB) led the Rams’ rushing attack with 115 yards on 14 carries, while Jamell James (Sr., RB) carried 11 times for 72 yards. Fordham rushed for 222 yards for an average of 5.8 yards per carry.
*Kemaury Tye (Fr., DB) recorded a team-high nine tackles, and Lorenzo Riddick (So., DL) had six tackles and 1.0 TFL.
RECAPS: VILLANOVA | FORDHAM

LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (2-4, 1-2 PL) 20, AT BUCKNELL BISON (1-6, 0-4 PL) 7
Christy Mathewson - Memorial Stadium/Lewisburg, Pa.                                 3 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Jakyre Henley (Jr., RB) rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries to lead Lafayette to a 20-7 victory over Bucknell at Christy-Mathewson – Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
*Henley gave the Leopards a 10-7 lead in the second quarter, capping a nine-play, 75-yard drive with a 14-yard touchdown run. He added a seven-yard touchdown run to finish a 13-play drive in the third quarter to extend the Leopards’ lead to 10.
*Eddie Jordan (Fr., QB) completed 18-of-33 passes for 158 yards and Mason Kuehner (Jr., WR) caught six passes for 55 yards for the Leopards.
*Jack Simonetta (Sr., PK) connected on field goals of 33 and 28 yards and hit a pair of PATs in the Leopards’ win.
*Jalen Edwards (Sr., DB) led Lafayette’s defense with two interceptions, while Callahan Blair (Jr., LB) recovered a fumble.
*Paul Widerman (Jr., LB) recorded a team-high seven tackles, while Darrick LaBeouf (So., DB) had six tackles.
*Bucknell’s Emmett Dowling (Fr., QB) threw a three-yard touchdown pass to Tom Arth (Fr., TE) early in the second quarter to put the Bison in front 7-3.
*Michael Cadden (Jr., RB) rushed for 62 yards on 15 carries, while Owen Garwood (Sr., WR) caught three passes for 58 yards to lead the Bison offense.
*Brandon Biagiarelli (Jr., LB) led the Bison defense with 13 tackles and one sack. Jack Inserra (Sr., DL) posted 10 tackles, a career-high 4.0 TFLs and one sack.
RECAPS: LAFAYETTE | BUCKNELL
AT CORNELL BIG RED (3-2, 1-1 IVY) 48, NO. 4/4 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (6-1, 4-0 PL) 38
Schoellkopf Field/Ithaca, N.Y.                    2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
ITHACA, N.Y. – No. 4/4 Lehigh had its 23-game regular-season winning streak snapped in a 48-38 loss to Cornell at Schoellkopf Field on Saturday.
*Derek Morgan (So., QB) completed 15-of-25 passes for 204 yards and three touchdowns and Luke Yoder (Sr., RB) rushed for 142 yards on 19 carries, including a three-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
*The Mountain Hawks fell behind 14-0 before Luke Denny (Jr., LB) returned a fumble for a 100-yard touchdown with 51 seconds left in the first quarter to cut the lead in half.
*Trailing 31-10, Morgan threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Jamaire Harden (Jr., WR) and a 16-yard strike to Anthony Feaster (So., WR) in the second and third quarters to bring Lehigh within seven points at 31-24.
*The Mountain Hawks and Big Red traded touchdowns the rest of the way, with Morgan finding Bryce Werner (Fy., WR) for a 41-yard touchdown to cut the deficit to seven points with 4:05 remaining in the game. Cornell added a field goal and picked off a Lehigh pass attempt to seal the game.
*William Parton (Sr., LB) led the Mountain Hawks with nine tackles, while Jadin Nelson (Sr., DL) had six tackles and 1.0 TFL. Cayden Vassa (Fy., DB)  added nine tackles and forced the fumble that Denny returned for a score.
RECAP: LEHIGH
 
AT NO. 17/17 HARVARD CRIMSON (5-0, 2-0 IVY) 30, HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (2-5, 2-2 PL) 7
Harvard Stadium/Cambridge, Mass.                       1 p.m. (ESPN+)
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Crusaders’ Joseph Williams (So., RB) compiled 210 yards of total offense and a touchdown, but Holy Cross could not keep pace with No. 17 Harvard in a 30-7 loss at Harvard Stadium.
*Williams carried 16 times for 123 yards and caught four passes for 87 yards, including a 51-yard touchdown from Jake Croce (Jr., RB) in the second quarter, Holy Cross’ lone score.
*In addition to the 51-yard touchdown pass, Croce rushed for 30 yards on seven carries and caught one pass for 35 yards.
*Garrett Baldwin (Sr., DB) finished with a game-high nine tackles and 1.0 TFL, while Cooper Ackerman (Jr., DL) recorded seven tackles, 2.0 TFLs and one sack helping Holy Cross’ defense limit the Crimson to just 13 points in the first half.
*Carlo Crocetti (Sr., LB) added three tackles for 2.0 TFLs and a sack.
RECAP: HOLY CROSS