Mountain Hawks and Wildcats win to move atop the standings; Crusaders and Leopards earn comeback victories and Rams run to win
 
AT NO. 16/17 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (8-2, 6-1 PL) 33, RV/NR COLGATE RAIDERS (5-5, 4-3 PL) 7
Goodman Stadium/Bethlehem, Pa.                                    Noon (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Luke Yoder (Sr., RB) rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries to lead No. 16/17 Lehigh to a 33-7 victory over Colgate at Goodman Stadium.
*Yoder eclipsed 180 rushing yards for the second straight game and added 19-yard and seven-yard rushing touchdowns in the first and fourth quarters to help the Mountain Hawks maintain a one-game lead in the Patriot League standings.
*Patrick Coan (Fy., QB), making his first collegiate start, completed 13-of-24 passes for 221 yards and a 31-yard touchdown pass to Bryce Werner (Fy., WR).
*Werner caught three passes for 46 yards, while Anthony Feaster (So., WR) caught five passes for a game-high 82 receiving yards.
*Connor Poole (Jr., PK/P) went 4-for-4 on field goals and made all three PATs for 15 points.
*Josh Lenart (Fy., LB) recorded five tackles, while Jadin Nelson (Sr., DL) posted three tackles and one sack to help the Mountain Hawks hold Colgate to 77 rushing yards and 230 yards of total offense.
*DJ Brown (Sr., DB) and Ignatious Williams (Jr., DB) each recorded interceptions for Lehigh.
*Jackson Kilburg (So., QB) threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to P.J. Holmes (So., WR) with 28 seconds remaining in the game. Kilburg completed 5-of-11 passes for 48 yards and a touchdown, while rushing for a team-high 42 yards in the fourth quarter.
*Holmes caught five passes for 55 yards and Danny Shaban (Jr., RB) had one catch for 40 yards.
*Christian Magliacano (Jr., LB) and Trooper Price (Sr., LB) led the Raiders’ defense with 11 tackles apiece.
*Tymir Wynn (Sr., DB) made four tackles and had two pass breakups.
RECAPS: COLGATE | LEHIGH
 
HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (5-5, 5-2 PL) 27, AT GEORGETOWN HOYAS (3-5, 3-3 PL) 24
Cooper Field/Washington, D.C.                            12:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
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WASHINGTON – Joseph Williams (So., RB) threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Lincoln Fisher (So., WR) with 32 seconds left in the fourth quarter to lift Holy Cross to a 27-24 comeback victory over Georgetown for the Crusaders’ fifth straight Patriot League win.
*Williams rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries, caught five passes for 26 yards and threw the game-winning touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to help Holy Cross improve to 5-2 in League play.
*David Lynch (Jr., QB) completed 16-of-26 passes for 140 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, including a 33-yard touchdown pass to Ty Curran (Jr., WR) in the third quarter to bring the Crusaders within three points, at 24-21.
*Curran finished with six receptions for 73 yards.
*Adam Due (Sr., LB) posted a team-high nine tackles and Cooper Ackerman (Jr., DL) added five tackles and one sack. Garrett Baldwin (Sr., DB) and Braden Haas (Jr., DB) each recorded interceptions.
*Georgetown’s Clay Ash (Jr., RB) and Jayden Sumpter (Jr., RB) each rushed for first-half touchdowns to help the Hoyas take a 17-7 lead by the 6:06 mark in the second quarter. Ash finished with 78 yards on 17 carries, while Sumpter added 65 yards on 15 carries.
*Gavin Beard (Fr., QB) threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Jonathan Alexander (Jr., WR) late in the second quarter to take a 24-14 lead by the break. Alexander finished with a game-high 76 receiving yards on three catches.
*Jack Casey (So., LB) led the Hoyas’ defense with 14 tackles.
*Bryson Logan (So., DB) posted four tackles, 2.0 TFLs and one sack. Ryan Hussey (Jr., DL) added his second interception in his last two games.
RECAPS: HOLY CROSS | GEORGETOWN
 
FORDHAM RAMS (3-7, 3-4 PL) 38, AT BUCKNELL BISON (1-9, 0-7 PL) 13
Christy Mathewson Memorial Stadium/Lewisburg, Pa.                         1 p.m. (ESPN+)
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LEWISBURG, Pa. – Jamell James (Sr., RB) and Gunnar Smith (Sr., QB) each topped 100 rushing yards with two rushing touchdowns apiece to lead Fordham to a 38-13 win over Bucknell.
*James carried 21 times for 157 yards with a 61-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and a one-yard score in the fourth quarter to help the Rams run for 339 yards.
*Smith rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries, including a 46-yard touchdown run to open the scoring in the first quarter. He also completed 11-of-17 passes for 81 yards.
*Bennett Henderson (Jr., PK) booted a career-long 50-yard field goal in the third quarter.
*Kemaury Tye (Fr., DB) led Fordham’s defense with eight tackles, 2.0 TFLs and two forced fumbles, while classmate AJ Revella also chipped in eight tackles.
*Boogie Owens (Jr., DB) added six tackles, and one interception and Andrew Osmun (Sr., LB) added five tackles and 1.5 TFLs.
*Bucknell’s Emmett Dowling (Fr., QB) completed 19-of-32 passes for 146 yards, one touchdown and one interception, while Sam Milligan (Sr., WR) caught 12 passes for 99 yards.
*Matthew Giannantonio (Fr., WR) caught a 26-yard touchdown pass early in the first quarter for his first collegiate touchdown catch.
*Logan Busson (So. LB) registered a game-high 15 tackles and Brandon Biagiarelli (Jr., LB) added 14 tackles to lead the Bison defense.
RECAPS: FORDHAM | BUCKNELL
 
AT VILLANOVA WILDCATS (6-4, 5-2 PL) 30, RV/RV RICHMOND SPIDERS (6-4, 4-3 PL) 0
Villanova Stadium/Villanova, Pa.                         1 p.m. (ESPN+)
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VILLANOVA, Pa. – Pat McQuaide (Gr., QB) threw for 163 yards and three touchdowns to lead Villanova to a 30-0 victory over Richmond at Villanova Stadium.
*McQuaide found Brandon Binkowski (So., WR) on a six-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter, a 46-yard touchdown pass to Braden Reed (So., WR) in the second and a 19-yard score to Ja’briel Mace (Jr., RB) in the fourth to lead the Wildcats’ offense.
*Dominic LeBlanc (So., PK) connected on all three field-goal attempts, hitting from 32, 41 and 33 yards while going 3-for-3 on PATs.
*Isaiah Ragland (Jr., RB) rushed 125 yards on 17 carries, while Mace added 77 yards on 17 carries, helping Villanova rush for 238 yards.
*Omari Bursey (So., LB)  finished with four tackles, 1.5 TFLs and one sack, and Ugo Nwotie made four tackles and one sack.
*Jack Callaghan (So., QB) passed for 60 yards on eight completions and rushed for 54 yards on 15 carries in his first collegiate start.
*Caleb Geronomi (Fr., S) recorded a game-high nine tackles, and Carter Glassmyer (Gr., LB) added six tackles and one TFL.
RECAPS: RICHMOND | VILLANOVA
 
LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (4-5, 3-3 PL) 19, AT WILLIAM & MARY TRIBE (3-7, 1-6 PL) 14
Walter J. Zable Stadium at Cary Field/Williamsburg, Va.                      1 p.m. (ESPN+)
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Lafayette scored 19 unanswered points to erase a 14-point first-half deficit to earn a 19-14 victory over William & Mary at Zable Stadium.
*Jason Penza (Jr., QB) threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Mason Kuehner (Jr., WR) with 4:41 left in the game to complete the Leopards’ comeback.
*Penza also rushed for a 50-yard touchdown in the third quarter between field goals of 28 yards and 44 yards from Jack Simonetta (Sr., PK).
*Penza rushed 21 times for 140 yards and a score, while Jakyre Henley (Jr., RB) added 68 rushing yards on 15 carries to help the Leopards gain 251 yards on the ground.
*Beckham Dee (So., LB) posted a team-high eight tackles, while Callahan Blair (Jr., LB) finished with seven tackles, 3.0 TFLs and two sacks.
*The Tribe’s Winston Watkins (Jr., QB) opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 68-yard touchdown pass to Carson Jenkins (Sr., WR). Watkins completed 14-of-25 passes for 132 yards and a touchdown to go with 34 rushing yards on eight carries.
*Andrew King (Jr., RB) rushed for a 39-yard touchdown at the 11:44 mark in the second quarter to give W&M a 14-0 lead.
*Elijah Rainer (Jr., LB) led the Tribe’s defense with 14 tackles, 1.0 TFL a half-sack and a forced fumble.
*Ryan Matheny (So., LB) added 12 tackles, and a fumble recovery. Stephon Hicks (Jr., LB) and Christopher Higgins (So., LB) each had 11 tackles.
RECAPS: LAFAYETTE | WILLIAM & MARY
 
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