WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University football team (3-3) fell 42-39 to Penn (2-2) in overtime on Saturday afternoon.

ON THE RECORD
"Very proud of the way our kids played today. It was a back and forth battle against a quality opponent from the Ivy League. Our kids never quit. I told our kids after the game 'if I had to choose any locker room in the country to be in I want to be in ours.' We did some great things and we made some mistakes that we will fix this week as we get ready for Lehigh. This team has shown a lot of heart and a lot of SISU in the last two weeks and it is something that we will build on as we get into the Patriot League schedule."- said Head Coach Rob Sgarlata on the contest 

HOYA HIGHLIGHTS 

• Joshua Stakely led the Hoya scoring with three touchdowns. The running back completed all four catches for 27 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing for 55 yards and one score.
• Nickolas Dunneman made seven catches for 66 yards and recorded two punt returns for 25 yards.
• Jimmy Kibble totaled three catches for 82 yards including a new career longest catch of 65 yards that the sophomore converted into a touchdown. 
• David Ealey led the defense with 11 tackles (7 solo, 4 assists) including 1.5 tackles for loss. 
• GianCarlo Rufo tallied six solo tackles, one sack and one tackle for loss. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both teams were held scoreless in the first quarter. With 11 seconds remaining in the first, Penn quarterback Aidan Sayin fumbled the ball, which was recovered by Mateen Ibirogba at the Penn 40-yard line to give the Hoyas possession at the start of the second quarter.
• In the opening drive of the second quarter, Tyler Knoop found an open lane and rushed for 16 yards to the Penn one-yard line. On the next play Knoop ran into the endzone to put the Hoyas up 7-0 at the 11:24 mark. 
• The Quakers responded with two consecutive touchdowns. Penn added to its lead at the 3:37 mark with a 23-yard field goal to go up 17-7.
• On GU's final drive of the half, Knoop completed a 10-yard touchdown pass to Stakely but missed the extra point attempt from Patrick Ryan, which left the Hoyas trailing by four (17-13). 
• The Quakers received one last possession in the first half with 16 seconds remaining and made a 47-yard field goal to go up 20-13 at halftime. 
• On the opening play of the Blue & Grays second drive, the Hoyas fumbled the snap on their own one-yard line to give Penn a safety at the 10:50 mark (22-13).
• Five minutes later, Malachi Hosley ran 20 yards to earn another score for the Quakers (29-13). 
• The Hoyas responded on their following drive. Knoop completed a 65-yard pass to Jimmy Kibble, who ran for 33 yards to score GU's third touchdown of the afternoon (29-20).
• Penn wrapped up the third quarter with a six-yard rushing touchdown by quarterback Liam O'Brien at the 0:56 mark to extend the Quaker lead 36-20.
• The Hoyas came out hot in the fourth quarter with a six-yard touchdown catch from Stakely followed by a two-point conversion catch by Nick Dunneman to bring GU within eight (36-28). 
• With 1:22 remaining in the game, the Hoyas tied the contest (36-36) with Stakely's third touchdown of the day and another successful two-point conversion to send the game to overtime. 
• The Hoyas got the ball first in overtime and produced a 49-yard field goal from Patrick Ryan but the Quakers would earn a touchdown to secure the 42-39 victory. 

NEXT GAME
The Hoyas will stay on the road next week as they face Patriot League foe Lehigh on Saturday, October 14 with kickoff slated for noon.