AT VILLANOVA WILDCATS (4-4, 3-2 PL) 24, NO. 12/11 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (6-2, 4-1 PL) 18
Villanova Stadium/Villanova, Pa. 3:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
VILLANOVA, Pa. – Villanova’s Garrett Rogan (Sr., DB) recorded a sack with five seconds remaining in regulation to stop a Lehigh third-and-goal play from the two-yard line, sealing the Wildcats’ 24-18 victory over the No. 12/11 Mountain Hawks in a rematch of last season’s FCS second-round game.
*Pat McQuaide (Gr., QB), Isaiah Ragland (Jr., RB) and Ja’briel Mace (Jr., RB) each rushed for first-half touchdowns to help Villanova build a 21-point halftime lead.
*Mace rushed for 91 yards on 17 carries, while Ragland added 44 yards on 10 carries to help the Wildcats rush for 136 yards.
*McQuaide completed 15-of-25 passes for 194 yards and Brandon Binkowski (So., WR) caught five passes for 60 yards.
*Dominic LeBlanc accounted for the Wildcats only points in the second half, connecting on a 27-yard field goal with 3:33 remaining in the fourth quarter.
*Rogan and Omari Bursey (So., LB) led the Wildcats’ defense with 13 tackles apiece. Rogan added 3.0 TFLs and the game-sealing sack. Bursey added 1.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks.
* Luke Yoder (Sr., RB) and Derek Morgan (So., QB) helped Lehigh’s comeback bid, with Yoder rushing for a touchdown in the third quarter and Morgan scoring on the ground in the fourth.
* Yoder rushed for 132 yards on 20 carries, while Morgan added 94 yards on 17 carries in addition to completing 17-of-33 passes for 134 yards.
*William Parton (Sr., LB) posted seven tackles and Luke Denny (Jr., DB) added six for the Mountain Hawks’ defense.
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LEHIGH |
VILLANOVA
AT NO. 19/25 RICHMOND SPIDERS (6-2, 4-1 PL) 13, RV/RV COLGATE RAIDERS (4-4, 3-2 PL) 6
E. Claiborne Robins Stadium/Richmond, Va. 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
RICHMOND, Va. – Blake Houser (Jr., LB) picked off a pass near midfield with less than two minutes remaining to seal Richmond’s 13-6 victory over Colgate to improve to 4-1 in League play.
*Houser recorded 10 tackles, three sacks and an interception to lead the Spiders’ defense, which limited Colgate to a season-low six points.
*Camden Byrd (Gr., DE) added two sacks, as Richmond’s defense, which entered the game third in the FCS in team sacks, finished with eight sacks and three interceptions.
*Ashten Snelsire (Sr., QB) threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Jaiden Fair (Jr., WR) in the second quarter for the game’s lone touchdown. Snelsire completed 10-of-20 passes for 116 yards, one touchdown and one interception, and Fair caught two passes for 49 yards.
*Kyle Bitsko (Fr., PK) connected on field goals of 39 and 40 yards, both in the second quarter.
*Colgate’s Matt Fogler (So., WR) caught 10 passes for a career-high 180 yards to lead the Raiders’ offense, while Jake Stearney (Sr., QB) completed 25-of-45 passes for 312 yards and three interceptions.
*Trooper Price (Sr., LB) posted 12 tackles, 1.0 TFL and a pass breakup, Christian Magliacano (Jr., LB) added nine tackles and 1.0 TFL and Chase Jarrett (So., DB) added one interception and a half sack for Colgate.
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COLGATE |
RICHMOND
LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (3-4, 2-2 PL) 31, AT FORDHAM RAMS (2-7, 2-4 PL) 17
Moglia Stadium at Jack Coffey Field/Bronx, N.Y. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BRONX, N.Y. – Eddie Jordan (Fr., QB) threw a touchdown pass and rushed for another while completing all 13 pass attempts for 199 yards in Lafayette’s 31-17 victory over Fordham.
*Jordan, starting his second collegiate game, threw a six-yard touchdown pass to Mason Kuehner (Jr., WR) at the 5:11 mark in the second quarter to tie the game at 14 and rushed for a 16-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to extend the Leopards’ lead to 28-17.
*Jakyre Henley (Jr., RB) recorded his third straight game with two rushing touchdowns, finishing with 67 yards on 11 carries. He put the Leopards on the scoreboard with a 30-yard touchdown run in the first quarter before scoring the go-ahead touchdown early in the third quarter.
*Beckham Dee (So., LB) led Lafayette’s defense with 10 tackles, Paul Widerman (Jr., LB) added nine tackles and 1.0 TFL and Daniel Adefolarin (So., DL) added eight tackles and one sack.
*Fordham’s Gunnar Smith (Sr., QB) threw for a season-high 309 yards on 28-of-40 completions, while Ricky Gonzalez II posted career highs of 11 receptions for 129 yards.
*Jamell James (Sr., RB) rushed for a 12-yard touchdown in the first quarter to open the scoring, finishing with 37 yards on 10 carries. Yohan-Li Louis (So., RB) scored on a four-yard run in the second quarter and finished with a team-high 43 yards on 13 carries.
*Andrew Osmun (Sr., LB) led the Rams’ defense with 11 tackles and 1.0 TFL. Tyler Davis (So., DL) added five tackles and one sack.
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FORDHAM
AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (3-5, 3-2 PL) 34, BUCKNELL BISON (1-7, 0-5 PL) 3
Fitton Field/Worcester, Mass. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Joseph Williams (So., RB) rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries to lead Holy Cross to a 34-3 victory over Bucknell for its third straight Patriot League win.
*Trailing 3-0, Williams rushed for a 47-yard touchdown on the Crusaders’ second play from scrimmage to set the tone for Holy Cross’ victory.
*David Lynch (Jr., QB) and Ty Curran (Jr., WR) connected for two touchdowns: a 35-yard strike in the second quarter and an eight-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. It marked the third time in the Crusaders’ three League wins that the duo connected for multiple touchdowns.
*Lynch finished with 110 yards, two touchdowns and an interception on 11-of-20 passing, while Curran caught six passes for 67 yards.
*Chisom Onwuzurigbo (Sr., DB) returned an interception 36 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter for a Holy Cross defense that forced three Bison turnovers.
*Adam Due (Sr., LB) led the Crusaders with 11 tackles and 1.5 TFLs, helping hold Bucknell to 246 total yards.
*Michael Cadden (Jr., RB) led Bucknell with 102 yards on 26 carries and caught three passes for 36 yards. Sam Milligan (Sr., WR) added three receptions for 46 yards.
*Brandon Biagiarelli (Jr., LB) recorded 12 tackles and a half sack, while Nate Olson (Fr., DB) added six tackles, 1.0 TFL and a half sack.
*Lucas Rost (Fr., S) recorded his first collegiate interception and added five tackles for the Bison.
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HOLY CROSS