Lehigh University
Princeton
Lehigh tames Tigers
10/9/2003 12:00:00 AM | Football
Princeton, NJ – Lehigh quarterback Chad Schwenk threw a career-high four touchdown passes and tight end Adam Bergen caught 12 passes for 173 yards as the No. 20 Mountain Hawks rolled past Princeton by a 28-13 score in front of 15,205 fans at Princeton Stadium on Saturday night. The win – Lehigh’s seventh straight over the Tigers – improves the Mountain Hawks’ record to 3-0 (2-0 Patriot League), while the setback drops Princeton to 0-1 on the season.
The Mountain Hawks got the scoring started early, taking the opening drive 69 yards for the game’s first score. Senior tailback Jermaine Pugh caught a 19 yard pass from Schwenk to give Lehigh the touchdown advantage just 4:44 into the contest. Lehigh added another score six minutes later when Schwenk connected with Bergen for a 25-yard touchdown pass to give the Mountain Hawks a 14 point lead in the opening stanza. Neither team could find the end zone in the second quarter, and the Mountain Hawks took a 14-0 advantage into the lockerroom.
In the third quarter, Lehigh put the game out of reach with two more scores. Schwenk capped an 80-yard drive with a 23-yard touchdown strike to wide receiver Adam Kovacs. Just over five minutes later, Schwenk found Pugh for 10-yards and a score to give the Mountain Hawks a 28-0 lead through three.
Princeton finally broke through in the fourth quarter, as quarterback Matt Verbit connected with B.J. Szymanski on a 75-yard touchdown pass, putting the Tigers on the board. Verbit later connected with Blair Morrison on a 19-yard pass, cutting the Lehigh lead to 15 points at 28-13.
Lehigh returns to action on September 27, when the Mountain Hawks host the Penn Quakers at Goodman Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1:00, and tickets can be purchased by calling (610) 7LU-GAME or on-line via the Lehigh web site at www.lehigh.edu.
Scoring
Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
No. 20 Lehigh | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
Princeton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
Team Stats
Lehigh | Princeton | |
First Downs | 23 | 16 |
Yards Rushing | 88 | 104 |
Yards Passing | 301 | 296 |
Total Yards | 389 | 400 |
Penalties | 8-65 | 9-75 |
Time of Possession | 34:45 | 25:15 |
Passing
Player | Att.-Comp.-Int. | Yards | TD |
Chad Schwenk, Lehigh | 41-24-0 | 301 | 4 |
Matt Verbit, Princeton | 36-16-1 | 296 | 2 |
Rushing
Player | Carries | Yards | TD |
Jermaine Pugh, Lehigh | 23 | 64 | 0 |
Dave Wilson, Lehigh | 11 | 22 | 0 |
Matt Verbit, Princeton | 13 | 70 | 0 |
Greg Fields, Princeton | 8 | 33 | 0 |
Receiving
Player | Catches | Yards | TD |
Adam Bergen, Lehigh | 12 | 173 | 1 |
Jermaine Pugh, Lehigh | 5 | 43 | 2 |
Jon Dekker, Princeton | 3 | 81 | 0 |
Dave Crockett, Lehigh | 2 | 26 | 0 |
Defensive
Player | Solo Tackles | Assisted Tackles | TFL | INT’s | Sacks |
Tom McGeoy, Lehigh | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Lawrence Williams, Lehigh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
