NO. 17/24 RICHMOND SPIDERS (5-1, 4-0 PL) 40, AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (1-4, 0-2 PL) 31
Fisher Stadium/Easton, Pa. 12:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Ashten Snelsire passed for 218 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for an additional 69 yards and a score to lead Richmond to a 40-31 victory over Lafayette at Fisher Stadium.
*Snelsire rushed for a three-yard touchdown in the second quarter and threw touchdown passes in the third and fourth quarters to help the Spiders score 31 straight points, erasing a 17-point second-quarter deficit.
*Aziz Foster-Powell (Sr., RB) rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries, while Carson Derey (So., TE) caught four passes for 55 yards and a touchdown and Quanye Veney (Sr., WR) added three receptions for 51 yards and a touchdown.
*Jackson Thorne (So., LB) recorded a team-high nine tackles and 1.5 TFLs, while Caleb Geronimi (Fr., DB) posted six tackles and an interception.
*Daniel Sellers (Jr., LB) finished with four tackles, 2.0 TFLs, one sack and a forced fumble, and Camden Byrd (Gr., DL) posted 2.0 TFLs and a safety for the Spiders.
*Lafayette’s Jakyre Henley (Jr., RB) led the Leopards’ offense, rushing for 152 yards on eight carries with touchdown runs of 72 and 74 yards in the first half.
*Mason Kuehner (Jr., WR) caught five passes for 108 yards, and Malachi Gamble (Fr., RB) rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown on seven carries.
*Beckham Dee (So., LB) registered a game-high 12 tackles and 1.0 TFL. Dhonte Jackson (Jr., S) finished with six tackles and an interception, and Xavier Johnson (Jr., DB) added six tackles and a forced fumble.
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RICHMOND |
LAFAYETTE
AT NO. 6/6 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (6-0, 4-0 PL) 34, FORDHAM RAMS (1-5, 1-2 PL) 0
Goodman Stadium/Bethlehem, Pa. Noon (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Derek Morgan (So., QB) passed for a career-high 152 yards and three touchdowns to help No. 6/6 Lehigh remain undefeated with a 34-0 win over Fordham at Goodman Stadium.
*Morgan completed 10-of-20 passes, and three first-half touchdown passes, including two to Anthony Feaster (So., WR), who finished with three catches for 67 yards.
*Luke Yoder (Sr., RB) rushed for a game-high 171 yards on 20 carries and a 10-yard touchdown run in the second quarter for his FCS-leading 12th rushing touchdown of the season.
*The Mountain Hawks’ defense forced five Rams’ turnovers, including interceptions by Nick Peltekian (5th, S), William Parton (Sr., LB) and Ignatious Williams (Jr., DB).
*Six different Lehigh players recorded one sack, helping the Mountain Hawks limit Fordham to 42 rushing yards.
*Fordham’s Ricky Gonzalez II (Sr., WR) led the Rams’ offense with eight receptions for 56 yards, while
*Boogie Owens (Jr., DB) posted a game-high 10 tackles, and Andrew Osmun (Sr., LB) added nine tackles, a half TFL and a pass breakup.
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FORDHAM |
LEHIGH
CORNELL BIG RED (2-1, 0-0 IVY) 35, AT GEORGETOWN HOYAS (0-4, 0-2 PL) 14
Cooper Field/Washington, D.C. 12:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WASHINGTON – Jack Johnson (So., QB) threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Jonathan Alexander (Jr., WR) in the second quarter to bring the Hoyas within seven points, but Cornell scored the next three touchdowns as Georgetown fell 35-14.
*Johnson completed 15-of-27 passes for 145 yards, one touchdown and one interception, while Alexander caught two passes for 42 yards and a score. Hassan Mahasin finished with seven receptions for a team-high 69 receiving yards.
*The Hoyas’ Clay Ash (Jr., RB) rushed for 61 yards on 12 carries, including a one-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter. Jayden Sumpter (Jr., RB) rushed 14 times for 62 yards for the Hoyas.
*Chris Martin (Jr., S) and Brian Allen (So., DB) each recorded eight tackles to lead Georgetown’s defense.
*Quincy Briggs (Sr., DB) and Chigozie Oge-Evans (Sr., DL) both posted four tackles and 1.0 TFL.
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GEORGETOWN
MORGAN STATE BEARS (4-1, 0-0 MEAC) 38, AT RV/RV VILLANOVA WILDCATS (2-4, 1-2 PL) 35
Villanova Stadium/Villanova, Pa. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
VILLANOVA, Pa. – Ja’briel Mace (Jr., RB) broke off a 52-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter to give Villanova a four-point lead, but the Wildcats could not hold on in a 38-35 loss to Morgan State at Villanova Stadium.
*Mace rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries while catching two passes for 47 yards to pace the Wildcats’ offense.
*Isaiah Ragland (Jr., RB) rushed for three touchdowns, two in the first half and one in the fourth quarter, to help Villanova keep pace with the Bears. He finished with 73 yards on 10 carries.
*Mace scored both of his touchdowns in the second half, with Ragland’s third score coming in the fourth quarter to help Villanova overcome a 10-point halftime deficit, but Morgan State scored on a two-yard touchdown run from Cameron Edge with 36 seconds remaining in regulation to secure the 38-35 final score.
*Omari Bursey (Jr., LB) led the Wildcats’ defense with nine tackles and one sack, while Christian Caballero added nine tackles.
*Jamie Tyson (So., DB) recorded his third interception of the season to tie for the Patriot League lead.
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VILLANOVA