EASTON, Pa. - The Georgetown University football stifled the Lafayette Leopards with six sacks, knocking off its Patriot League foe 30-20 at Fisher Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Hoyas jumped to 2-6 with a 1-3 record in conference while the Leopards dropped to 2-6 with a 1-2 PL record.

ON THE RECORD
"I give our kids a lot of credit. We talked all week about finishing the game, finishing plays and I'm really proud of the effort our kids put out for all four quarters. That is what we need to do to win Patriot League games. I give Mac Hollensteiner and Spencer Harris a ton of credit, going up against one of the best pass rushers in the league and did a great job on him for most of the day. Our pass defense was much improved with Ibrahim Kamara, Mateen Ibirogba and Quincy Chinwuko chasing after the QB. It was great to grab some momentum coming back home for three games and finishing the season at Georgetown." - Head Coach Rob Sgarlata on today's win against Lafayette
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

• The Hoyas tallied seven tackles for a loss of 33 total yards, including six sacks on the day with Ibirogba leading the way with 2.5 for a loss of 14. Chinwuko added two for a loss of eight, Ibri Harrell picked up his fourth of the season while VeRon Garrison earned half a sack.
• Joshua Tomas compiled 12 catches for 132 yards and a touchdown, marking his fifth 100+ yard game of the season. The Hoya wideout is also three receptions away from breaking Chris Murphy's* program record (74) for single-season catches.
• Pierce Holley recorded 250 passing yards on 28-of-38 completions to go with two touchdowns through the air. 
• Joshua Stakely and Herman Moultrie III each registered a rushing touchdown while Jimmy Kibble recorded his first career receiving score.
• Wedner Cadet picked off Lafayette in the third quarter, tallying his fourth interception of the season.
• Justin Fonteneaux led all defenders with 11 tackles on the day.
• Georgetown has won three of its last four meetings against Lafayette.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Holley connected with Tomas for a 15-yard strike, capping off a 14-play, 77-yard drive and giving Georgetown a 7-0 lead after the first quarter.
• The Hoyas opened the second quarter with a huge stop on a Lafayette trick play before Stakely punched home a two-yard rush (14-0).
• Following a 27-yard field goal from Richard Abood II (17-0), the Leopards broke their scoreless drought with a late touchdown to cut their deficit to 10 heading into the break (17-7).
• Lafayette opened the second half with a touchdown, cutting the Hoya edge to three (17-14).
• After Cadet's pick, Moultrie broke through for a three-yard rushing score to take a 24-14 advantage.
• Georgetown forced a three-and-out before Holley hit Kibble in stride for a 49-yard pass on a one-play drive and a 30-14 lead.
• The Leopards scored once more with just under eight minutes to go but it was not enough as the Hoyas closed out the game and picked up its second-straight win in Easton (30-20).

 
NEXT GAME
GU will return to Cooper Field for the first of three-straight home games to close out the 2022 campaign, facing Saint Francis on November 5 at 12:30 p.m.

*edit - original article incorrectly stated Luke McArdle held the program record with 74 catches. Correction has been made.