WASHINGTON – Despite outscoring the Raiders 21-7 in the second and third quarters to tie the game (21-21) going into the fourth quarter, the Georgetown University football team dropped its Patriot League opener on Saturday afternoon, falling 28-21 to the Colgate University Raiders at Cooper Field. With the loss, the Hoyas slip to 1-3 on the season while the Raiders improve to 2-3.
 
ON THE RECORD
"We spent all week trying to start faster, but we went down 14-0 to start so we'll keep looking at that," said Head Coach Rob Sgarlata. "I'm really proud of the kids, this is a really resilient  group that keeps coming back. We're playing a lot of different people on both sides of the ball and I told the kids after the game I'm extremely proud of their effort and I'm proud of their week in practice. We can definitely build on these things. It's about the journey, it's about getting better and the scoreboard at the end of the game wasn't where we want it to be but we did some things that we'll build on as we go through the season."
 
KEY STATS

• Pierce Holley finished 20-of-38, passing for 206 yards.
• Herman Moultrie III, Joshua Stakely, and Jackson Saffold all rushed for touchdowns, while Asante Das caught four passes for 43 yards.
• Joshua Tomas added 69 receiving yards on six catches.
• Justin Fonteneaux led the Hoya defense with seven tackles and a TFL.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Colgate jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead in the first quarter, but Georgetown started to find its rhythm on offense late in the first frame. At third and 17 to start the second quarter, Holley couldn't find an open receiver and ran the ball himself for a gain of 11, setting up a big decision for the Blue & Gray. GU got the first down to keep the drive alive as the Hoyas would go 74 yards on 14 plays, closing on Moultrie's 2-yard run for the touchdown.
• The Raiders extended the lead to 14 (21-7) again but a botched punt return for CU gave back possession to the Hoyas. With good field position, the Hoyas made their way down the field to set up Saffold's 8-yard run into the endzone. After the extra point, Georgetown had again made it a one-touchdown affair.
• The third quarter saw another scoring drive from the Blue & Gray as GU went 65 yards on 14 plays with Stakely carrying the ball in from the 1-yard line to knot the game at 21.
• Early in the fourth quarter Colgate scored on a 25-yard pass to go up 28-21 and that score would remain until the final whistle.

 
COMING UP NEXT
Georgetown will head back out on the road on Saturday, October 16 after a bye week when the squad travels to Massachusetts for a game at Holy Cross. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m.