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Georgetown University Athletics

Big East Conference Hoya Saxa
Senior Day
47
Winner Holy Cross HLC 11-0 , 6-0
10
Georgetown GEO 2-9 , 1-5
Winner
Holy Cross HLC
11-0 , 6-0
47
Final
10
Georgetown GEO
2-9 , 1-5
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
HLC Holy Cross 14 20 7 6 47
GEO Georgetown 7 3 0 0 10

Game Recap: Football |

Tomas and Holley Make History on Senior Day as Football Falls to No. 6 Holy Cross

WASHINGTON - Joshua Tomas and Pierce Holley became single-season program leaders with their performances on Saturday as the Georgetown University football team fell to No. 6 Holy Cross 47-10 at Cooper Field.

ON THE RECORD

"Not the outcome we wanted today and Holy Cross is a really good football team. We played well early but made some mistakes throughout the end of the second and start of the third quarter. The big story of today is our fifth year seniors and seniors that have done so much to keep our program going. It is a really special group of players on and off the field and we will take some time tonight to celebrate their accomplishments within our program and within the Georgetown community.  " - Head Coach Rob Sgarlata on today's contest against Holy Cross.

HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

  • Tomas finished the day with 12 catches and 82 receiving yards to go along with a touchdown. The Hoya wideout finished the year with 100 receptions, becoming the first player to hit the century mark. The Illinois native also posted 1,231 receiving yards this season, surpassing Luke McArdle for most in a single campaign.
  • Pierce Holley set single-season marks in pass attempts (442) and passing yards (2,882) after completing 29 of 48 passes for 261 yards and a touchdown. Holley passed Kyle Nolan (397) in attempts and J.J. Mont (2,712) in passing yards. 
  • Quincy Chinwuko had a pair of sacks, forcing 11 yards of loss on the Crusaders.
  • Jimmy Kibble and Cameron Crayton also posted more than 50 receiving yards on the afternoon, registering 61 and 55, respectively.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Holy Cross went up 14-0 in the opening frame behind a rushing and a throwing touchdown.
  • Holley connected with Tomas for a five-yard score, capping off a 15-play, 88-yard drive at the end of the first (14-7).
  • The Crusaders found the end zone two more times in the second before Patrick Ryan booted a 29-yard field goal to cut the deficit to 27-10. HC went on to score one more time before halftime to take a 34-10 lead.
  • Holy Cross held the Hoyas off the board in the second half, knocking off the home team 47-10 and earning the Patriot League Championship outright.
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