Saturday, October 14
Bethlehem, Pa.
12:00 PM
Lehigh University
1-6 , 0-2
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17
Georgetown
4-3 , 2-0
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Georgetown
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Photo by: Hannahally Photography
Lehigh Falls 17-7 To Georgetown On Wet Saturday At Goodman Stadium
10/14/2023 4:40:00 PM | Football
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – On a wet Saturday afternoon at Goodman Stadium, Lehigh dropped a Patriot League contest to Georgetown 17-7 on Tackle Cancer Day presented by Red Robin in partnership with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
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Trailing 7-0 at halftime, the Mountain Hawks tied the game at 7-7 following a 13-yard pass from sophomore Brayten Silbor to senior Eric Johnson early in the third quarter, but Georgetown took the lead for good on a 33-yard Patrick Ryan field goal with 3:42 left in the third.
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Lehigh was unable to answer with any points, while Georgetown tacked on a second touchdown late after converting a 4th-and-long. The Mountain Hawks are now 1-6 overall and 0-2 in the Patriot League, while Georgetown is 4-3 overall and 2-0 in the league.
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The Hoyas took a 7-0 lead with 5:45 to play in the opening quarter on a 37-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Knoop to Jimmy Kibble.
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Lehigh's first two possessions both featured a big play in the passing game but the Mountain Hawks were unable to score.
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Neither team was able to score in the second quarter, with both sides missing a field goal in the tough weather conditions. Senior Mike DeNucci and first-year William Parton stuffed Knoop for a loss on 4th-and-1 early in the period as well. When Ryan missed from 33-yards out, Lehigh went into the locker room trailing just 7-0.
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Lehigh opened the third quarter with the football and marched 75 yards in 10 plays to tie the game. A 20-yard completion to first-year Mason Humphrey and an 11-yard run by first-year Luke Yoder helped set up the 13-yard touchdown pass as Silbor found Johnson in the near corner of the end zone.
Trailing 10-7 on its first possession of the fourth quarter, Lehigh moved the ball to midfield but a holding penalty and incomplete pass led to a Lehigh punt.
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Georgetown took advantage and drove 76 yards in 11 plays. On 4th-and-9 from the Lehigh 30, Knoop hit Brock Biestek for 26 yards down to the Lehigh 4. Two plays later Joshua Stakely rushed for a four-yard touchdown to extend the Hoyas' lead to 17-7.
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"New week, same result," Lehigh head coach Kevin Cahill said. "It's getting frustrating the way we find ways to end up on the lower side of the scoreboard. I don't think we played particularly well overall. Too many penalties, especially offensively. Defensively, we have to challenge and be more competitive in some situations. It's not a good feel at all."
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Total yards favored Georgetown 457-337 and the Hoyas had 25 first downs to Lehigh's 19.
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Silbor finished 11-of-34 for 205 yards and a touchdown and was intercepted twice. Humphrey was the top target with three catches for 70 yards. Yoder rushed 15 times for 81 yards, while senior Jack DiPietro gained 44 yards.
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"We have to score more points," Cahill said. "We stalled out twice in the first half when we were driving down and we hurt ourselves. Penalties that hurt ourselves. We missed a field goal – it was a probably a bit of a risk to take – but it was too far to go for it. We would have preferred some sort of yardage on the third down play.
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"We have to finish drives," Cahill continued. "The word finish comes up multiple times per game for us. We're just not there right now."
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Sophomore Nick Peltekian led the defense with a career-high 13 tackles and three tackles for loss.
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For Georgetown, Knoop completed 26-of-32 for 332 yards and a touchdown. Nicholas Dunneman caught 10 passes for 109 yards, while Stakely and Naieem Kearney combined to rush 31 times for 102 yards. Â
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"We have to have more attention to detail in what we're doing," Cahill said. "Every play matters. I don't think we understand that thinking yet – that every play matters. You don't know what play is going to impact a game. Clearly too many plays impacted the game. You have to be tuned in for those."
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The Mountain Hawks are back on the road next Saturday to face Bucknell with game time set for 1 p.m. from Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pa. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with audio coverage on Fox Sports Radio 94.7 FM and 1230 AM beginning at noon.
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EXTRA POINTS… Lehigh's lead in the all-time series is drops to 21-7 overall and 20-2 since the Hoyas joined the Patriot League in 2001… Georgetown won at Goodman Stadium for the first time in its history… DeNucci and sophomore Brycen Edwards added seven tackles apiece… sophomore tight end Nick Williams had a 46-yard reception on Lehigh's first play from scrimmage… Lehigh rushed for more than 100 yards (132) and did not allow a sack for the third consecutive week… Yoder, Parton and first-year tight end Jake Stalsitz made their first career starts.
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Trailing 7-0 at halftime, the Mountain Hawks tied the game at 7-7 following a 13-yard pass from sophomore Brayten Silbor to senior Eric Johnson early in the third quarter, but Georgetown took the lead for good on a 33-yard Patrick Ryan field goal with 3:42 left in the third.
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Lehigh was unable to answer with any points, while Georgetown tacked on a second touchdown late after converting a 4th-and-long. The Mountain Hawks are now 1-6 overall and 0-2 in the Patriot League, while Georgetown is 4-3 overall and 2-0 in the league.
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The Hoyas took a 7-0 lead with 5:45 to play in the opening quarter on a 37-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Knoop to Jimmy Kibble.
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Lehigh's first two possessions both featured a big play in the passing game but the Mountain Hawks were unable to score.
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Neither team was able to score in the second quarter, with both sides missing a field goal in the tough weather conditions. Senior Mike DeNucci and first-year William Parton stuffed Knoop for a loss on 4th-and-1 early in the period as well. When Ryan missed from 33-yards out, Lehigh went into the locker room trailing just 7-0.
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Lehigh opened the third quarter with the football and marched 75 yards in 10 plays to tie the game. A 20-yard completion to first-year Mason Humphrey and an 11-yard run by first-year Luke Yoder helped set up the 13-yard touchdown pass as Silbor found Johnson in the near corner of the end zone.
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Trailing 10-7 on its first possession of the fourth quarter, Lehigh moved the ball to midfield but a holding penalty and incomplete pass led to a Lehigh punt.
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Georgetown took advantage and drove 76 yards in 11 plays. On 4th-and-9 from the Lehigh 30, Knoop hit Brock Biestek for 26 yards down to the Lehigh 4. Two plays later Joshua Stakely rushed for a four-yard touchdown to extend the Hoyas' lead to 17-7.
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"New week, same result," Lehigh head coach Kevin Cahill said. "It's getting frustrating the way we find ways to end up on the lower side of the scoreboard. I don't think we played particularly well overall. Too many penalties, especially offensively. Defensively, we have to challenge and be more competitive in some situations. It's not a good feel at all."
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Total yards favored Georgetown 457-337 and the Hoyas had 25 first downs to Lehigh's 19.
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Silbor finished 11-of-34 for 205 yards and a touchdown and was intercepted twice. Humphrey was the top target with three catches for 70 yards. Yoder rushed 15 times for 81 yards, while senior Jack DiPietro gained 44 yards.
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"We have to score more points," Cahill said. "We stalled out twice in the first half when we were driving down and we hurt ourselves. Penalties that hurt ourselves. We missed a field goal – it was a probably a bit of a risk to take – but it was too far to go for it. We would have preferred some sort of yardage on the third down play.
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"We have to finish drives," Cahill continued. "The word finish comes up multiple times per game for us. We're just not there right now."
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Sophomore Nick Peltekian led the defense with a career-high 13 tackles and three tackles for loss.
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For Georgetown, Knoop completed 26-of-32 for 332 yards and a touchdown. Nicholas Dunneman caught 10 passes for 109 yards, while Stakely and Naieem Kearney combined to rush 31 times for 102 yards. Â
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"We have to have more attention to detail in what we're doing," Cahill said. "Every play matters. I don't think we understand that thinking yet – that every play matters. You don't know what play is going to impact a game. Clearly too many plays impacted the game. You have to be tuned in for those."
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The Mountain Hawks are back on the road next Saturday to face Bucknell with game time set for 1 p.m. from Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pa. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with audio coverage on Fox Sports Radio 94.7 FM and 1230 AM beginning at noon.
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EXTRA POINTS… Lehigh's lead in the all-time series is drops to 21-7 overall and 20-2 since the Hoyas joined the Patriot League in 2001… Georgetown won at Goodman Stadium for the first time in its history… DeNucci and sophomore Brycen Edwards added seven tackles apiece… sophomore tight end Nick Williams had a 46-yard reception on Lehigh's first play from scrimmage… Lehigh rushed for more than 100 yards (132) and did not allow a sack for the third consecutive week… Yoder, Parton and first-year tight end Jake Stalsitz made their first career starts.
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Like Lehigh Football on Facebook and follow on Twitter and Instagram for exclusive updates throughout the season.Â
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Team Stats
GEO
LEH
Total Yards
457
337
Pass Yards
332
205
Rushing Yards
125
132
Penalty Yards
40
55
1st Downs
24
19
3rd Downs
5
5
4th Downs
1
1
TOP
40:21
20:59
1st Quarter
GEO 7, LEH 0
GEO - Kibble,Jimmy 37 yd pass from Knoop,Tyler (Ryan,Patrick kick) 10 plays, 95 yards, TOP 05:11
3rd Quarter
GEO 7, LEH 7
LEH - Johnson,Eric 13 yd pass from Silbor,Brayten (Garrido,Nick kick) 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:44
GEO 10, LEH 7
GEO - Ryan,Patrick 33 yd field goal 9 plays, 49 yards, TOP 03:47
4th Quarter
GEO 17, LEH 7
GEO - Stakely,Joshua 4 yd run (Ryan,Patrick kick), 11 plays, 76 yards, TOP 04:19
Game Leaders
CMP
11
TD
1
YDS
205
INT
2
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