Football

Patriot League Football Saturday Recap – Week Four (9.26.26)

Raiders and Crusaders pick up League wins; Mountain Hawks and Spiders win non-League matchups

NO. 23/RV COLGATE RAIDERS (4-1, 3-0 PL) 28, AT NO. 22/23 VILLANOVA WILDCATS (2-3, 1-2 PL) 21
Villanova Stadium/Villanova, Pa.                                                                    2:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
VILLANOVA, Pa. – Jake Stearney (Sr., QB) threw three touchdown passes, including two in the third quarter to lead No. 23 Colgate to a 28-21 win over No. 22 Villanova at Villanova Stadium.
*Stearney completed 15-of-21 passes for 158 yards and three touchdown passes, including a 41-yard connection with Matt Fogler (So., WR) in the third quarter to put the Raiders in front.
*Fogler finished with five receptions for 93 yards and a score. Peyton Way (Fr., WR) and Chief Montalvo (Jr., WR) also caught touchdown passes.
*Calen Naumann (Fr., RB) rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries.
*Trooper Price (Sr., LB) led the Raiders’ defense with nine tackles, 2.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks, while Justin Tedim (Sr., DL) added 1.5 sacks. Reece Allan (Jr., DB) recorded his second interception of the season.
*Pat McQuaide (Gr., QB) completed 12-of-23 passes for 192 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, while Braden Reed (So., WR) caught six passes for 100 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter.
*Isaiah Ragland (Jr., RB) rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries.
*Omari Bursey (So., LB) led the Wildcats’ defense with 12 tackles and 1.0 TFL, while Capri Martin (Sr., DL) added eight tackles and 1.0 TFL.
RECAPS: COLGATE | VILLANOVA
 
HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (1-4, 1-2 PL) 38, AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (1-3, 0-1 PL) 30
Fisher Stadium/Easton, Pa.                                            12:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Holy Cross’ David Lynch (Jr. QB) completed 22-of-37 passes for 230 yards and four touchdown passes to lead the Crusaders to a 38-30 win over Lafayette at Fisher Stadium.
*The Crusaders recovered a fumbled punt and blocked a punt in the first quarter, resulting in a rushing touchdown from Joseph Williams (So., RB) and a touchdown pass from Lynch to Mason McSweeney (Jr., TE) to take a 14-0 lead.
*Lincoln Fisher (So., WR) caught seven passes for 105 yards and a touchdown, while Ty Curran (Jr., WR) added four catches for 43 yards and two touchdowns, including one in the first half to help the Crusaders build a 30-17 halftime lead.
*Adam Due (Sr., LB) finished with five tackles, 2.0 TFLs, one sack and an interception, while Rushaune Vilane (Jr., DE) added four tackles, 1.0 TFL and a forced fumble to lead Holy Cross’ defense.
*Lafayette’s Mason Kuehner (Jr., WR) turned in a career day, finishing with 152 yards and three touchdowns on 10 receptions to lead the Leopards.
*Daniel Lipovski (Sr., QB) completed 21-of-39 passes for 306 yards, four touchdowns and one interception. Carson Persing (Sr., WR) caught six passes for 96 yards and a touchdown.
*Dhonte Jackson (Jr., S), Callahan Blair (Jr., DE) and Beckham Dee (So., LB) each finished with eight tackles for the Leopards’ defense.
RECAPS: HOLY CROSS | LAFAYETTE
 
NO. 7/6 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (5-0, 3-0 PL) 20, AT PENN QUAKERS (1-1, 0-0 IVY) 7
Franklin Field/Philadelphia, Pa.                                                    1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
PHILADELPHIA – Derek Morgan (So., QB) rushed for a touchdown and threw a touchdown pass in the third quarter to help lead No. 7/6 Lehigh to a 20-7 victory over Penn to remain undefeated.
*Morgan completed 6-of-15 passes for 49 yards and a touchdown pass to Jamaire Harden (Jr., WR). He also rushed for 31 yards on seven carries.
*Luke Yoder (Sr., RB) rushed for 74 yards on 19 carries, while moving into 10th place in Patriot League history in career rushing yards, passing Lehigh legend Rabih Abdullah.
*William Parton (Sr., LB) registered a team-leading eight tackles, helping a Mountain Hawks’ defense that limited Penn to 182 total yards. Josh Lenart (Fr., LB) added seven tackles and a sack.
*Mick McKee (Fr., DB) and Luke Denny (Jr., DB) both recorded interceptions to help Lehigh hold a plus-two advantage in the turnover battle.
RECAP: LEHIGH
 
AT NO. 19/RV RICHMOND SPIDERS (4-1, 2-0 PL) 13, RV/RV FURMAN PALADINS (2-2, 1-0 SoCon) 9
E. Claiborne Robins Stadium/Richmond, Va.                                        2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
RICHMOND, Va. – Ashten Snelsire’s (Sr., QB) touchdown pass to Carson Derey (So., TE) and a pair of field goals from Kyle Bitsko (Fr., PK) lifted Richmond to a 13-9 victory over Furman to improve to 4-1.
*Daniel Sellers (Jr., DL) led a Richmond defense that limited the Paladins to 215 total yards and three field goals with nine tackles, 4.0 TFLs and three sacks.
*Braxton Lassiter (Jr., DL) added five tackles, 1.5 TFLs and one sack and Caleb Geronomi posted seven tackles.
*Aziz Foster-Powell (Sr., RB) rushed for a season-high 125 yards on 25 carries, helping Richmond gain nearly five yards per carry on the afternoon.
*With the game tied at three after the first quarter, Snelsire drove the Spiders 75 yards on 11 plays, completing a six-yard touchdown pass to Derey to put Richmond in front, 10-3.
*Bitsko, the reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Week, added a 30-yard field goal with 5:34 remaining in the third quarter.
RECAP: RICHMOND
 
COLUMBIA LIONS (2-0, 0-0 IVY) 20, AT GEORGETOWN HOYAS (0-3, 0-2 PL) 17 (OT)
Cooper Field/Washington, D.C.                                                    12:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WASHINGTON – Georgetown surrendered the final 10 points of the game, including three in overtime, in a 20-17 loss to Columbia in the Lou Little Trophy game.
*The Hoyas’ Hassan Mahasin (Sr., WR) returned a punt for a 71-yard touchdown in the third quarter, the first punt return for a touchdown in the Patriot League this season, to give the Hoyas a 14-10 lead.
*Thomas Anderson (Jr., PK) connected on a 23-yard field goal at the 2:04 mark in the third quarter to extend the Hoyas’ lead to seven before the Lions answered with a touchdown early in the fourth quarter to tie the score.
*Jack Johnson (So., QB) completed 10-of-18 passes for 119 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown pass to Burke Carroll (Sr., TE) in the second quarter.
*Clay Ash (Jr., RB) rushed for 79 yards on 15 carries to lead the Hoyas’ rushing attack.
*Jack Casey (So., LB) posted eight tackles, and Ryan Hussey (Jr., DL) recorded eight tackles, 2.0 TFLs and one sack. Chris Martin (Jr., S) and Bryson Logan (So., DB) both had interceptions.
RECAP: GEORGETOWN
 
Rv/rv STONY BROOK SEAWOLVES (3-2, 1-0 PL) 31, AT FORDHAM RAMS (1-4, 1-1 PL) 16
Moglia Stadium at Jack Coffey Field/Bronx, N.Y.                                                   1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BRONX, N.Y. – Jamell James (Sr., RB) rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries, but Fordham fell to Stony Brook, 31-16, at Moglia Stadium.
*James rushed for a 54-yard touchdown in the first quarter, and Gunnar Smith (Sr., QB) had a 34-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to help the Rams keep pace, trailing 21-13 by halftime.
*After Fordham cut the deficit to five in the third quarter, the Seawolves scored the final 10 points.
*Smith completed 15-of-23 passes for 145 yards and an interception, while rushing for 34 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries.
*Jaylen Dawson (Jr., LB) finished with a game-high 14 tackles, while Justin Johnson (Sr., DB) added 10 tackles.
RECAP: FORDHAM

AT PITTSBURGH PANTHERS (4-0, 1-0 ACC) 59, BUCKNELL BISON (1-4, 0-2 PL) 0
Acrisure Stadium/Pittsburgh, Pa.                                                 Noon (ACCNX)
BOX SCORE
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Bucknell fell to ACC opponent Pittsburgh, 59-0, at Acrisure Stadium.
*Kato Meissner (So., LB) forced and recovered a fumble and recorded five tackles, while Nick Hoying (Jr., LB) posted a team-high eight tackles and 1.0 TFL.
*Emmett Dowling (Fr., QB) started at quarterback, going 10-of-21 for 49 yards, and Chris Dietrich (Jr., QB) went 4-for-7 for 56 yards passing.
*TJ Cadden (Sr., WR) caught four passes for 33 yards, and Jack Sullivan (So., RB) rushed for 31 yards on 11 carries.
RECAP: BUCKNELL

AT DUKE BLUE DEVILS (4-0, 1-0 ACC) 62, WILLIAM & MARY TRIBE (2-3, 1-2 PL) 7
Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium/Durham, N.C.                                    3:30 p.m. (ACCNX)
BOX SCORE
DURHAM, N.C. – William & Mary could not keep pace with ACC opponent Duke in a 62-7 loss at Wallace Wade Stadium.
*Winston Watkins (Jr., QB) completed 10-of-17 passes for 137 yards and a six-yard touchdown pass to Jack Reuter (Jr., RB) in the first quarter to bring the Tribe within a touchdown, at 14-7.
*Khylil Johnson (Fr., WR) finished with three receptions for 92 yards, including a 63-yard reception that led to Reuter’s first-quarter touchdown.
*Christopher Higgins posted 12 tackles and 1.0 TFL to lead the Tribe defense. Kyle Reviello (Sr., LB) and Harrison Johnson (Jr., LB) each recorded eight tackles.
RECAP: WILLIAM & MARY

 
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