BRONX, N.Y. - The Georgetown University football team dropped its Patriot League contest to No. 20/RV Fordham 59-38 on Saturday afternoon at Jack Coffey Field. The Hoyas fell to 1-4 overall and 0-2 in conference play while the Rams jumped to 4-1 with a 1-0 record in league action.

ON THE RECORD
"I'm really proud of the way our guys played against a great football team in Fordham. It was a different feeling coming off the field this week than we had against Monmouth and Columbia because we came out and executed the game plan really well at times. I think defensively, Ibri Harrell showed why I think he is one of the best players in the Patriot League and he's going to continue to get better. We aren't into moral victories but we did some really good things today that we will look to build upon heading into next week's homecoming game against Penn." - Head Coach Rob Sgarlata on today's contest against Fordham
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

• Joshua Tomas became the fifth player to reach the 2,000-yard mark for receiving and surpassed Rob Rosenthal for fourth all-time. The senior wideout finished the day with 129 yards on 10 receptions and two touchdowns.
• Harrell put forth a career day, tallying a personal-best 12 tackles and registering 2.5 tackles for a loss of 17 yards. The sophomore defender recorded a career-high two sacks for a loss of 16.
• Pierce Holley produced four touchdowns on the afternoon while completing 21-of-47 passes for 322 yards.
• Herman Moultrie III tallied a pair of receiving scores with 97 all-purpose yards while Cameron Crayton and Cam Pygatt combined for 111 receiving yards on seven catches.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Moultrie III capped off a 12-play, 77-yard drive with a four-yard catch from Holley to give the Hoyas an early 7-0 lead in the first quarter.
• After a Fordham touchdown (7-7), the Hoyas stormed 81 yards down the field in four plays, finished off by a Holley-Moultrie connection on a 42-yard pass midway through the opening frame.
• VeRon Garrison recovered a botched snap by Fordham on the ensuing drive before Tomas pulled in Holley's third TD of the quarter for a 21-7 edge.
• The Rams rattled off 28 unanswered points in the second quarter to take a 35-21 lead into halftime.
• Georgetown and Fordham exchanged field goals in the third (38-24) before Fordham punched one in at the end of the  frame for a 45-24 edge.
• Holley and Tomas connected for a 16-yard touchdown to open the fourth (45-31) before two Fordham scores (59-31) and a 7-yard touchdown run by Tyler Knoop closed out the game for a final score of 59-38.

 
NEXT GAME
The Hoyas will return to Cooper Field for Homecoming next weekend to take on Penn on Saturday, October 8 with kickoff slated for 2 p.m.