Lehigh University
Albany
No. 21 Lehigh defeats Albany in convincing fashion
10/2/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
After the ball changed hands several times, Lehigh got its offense in gear as Thompson took a screen pass from Mark Borda and galloped 35 yards for a touchdown and the home team was in front 7-0 at the 8:53 mark of the first quarter. Following an
Junior Gerran Walker made a successful return to the lineup as he caught a 73-yard touchdown pass from Borda, which was the longest pass in Borda’s young career, and with just over one minute remaining the in the first quarter, Lehigh was in front 17-0. That is how the game would remain until Eddie Unverzagt punched in a score from the one-yard line and
The Mountain Hawks then added to their lead as Thompson took another short screen pass from Borda and after making a nifty cut, sprinted ten yards towards the end zone and scored to put the Mountain Hawks up 23-7 with 8:30 remaining in the first half.
The teams traded three-and-outs to start the second half, but Lehigh started its second possession of the period with great field position. Thompson scored his third and final touchdown of the game on the second play of the drive, this time on a run of 33-yards. Late in the quarter, Borda injured his right calf as he released a spectacular 36-yard pass to junior wide receiver Kevin Zebluim.
The drive continued into the fourth quarter, and backup quarterback Kyle Keating scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to put Lehigh up 37-14. Only minutes later, senior defensive end Tom Alfsen picked up a Bazan failed lateral attempt and rumbled 74 yards to conclude the scoring.
Lehigh returns to action next Saturday when the Mountain Hawks travel to
Photos (c) 2004, Chris Christian/Lehigh Athletics
