Georgetown University Athletics

WASHINGTON – The Hoyas tied the contest in the final two minutes of the game to capture a 50-47 victory in overtime. The Georgetown University football team is now 5-5 overall and 3-2 in conference play while Bucknell falls to 3-7 overall and 1-5 in Patriot League play.  

ON THE RECORD
"I give Bucknell a lot of credit for coming back from being down two scores. I love this group, they totally showed SISU tonight. When we went down seven at the end of the fourth, the kids rallied to tie the game and kept the energy up through overtime. It was in no way a perfect ball game for us but the coaches and kids really stuck together. We are excited to get ready to go up to Holy Cross and finish out the Patriot League schedule and play an extremely important game here in November. I am so proud of the kids and this was a great win for our program." - said Head Coach Rob Sgarlata on the win. 

HOYA HIGHLIGHTS 

• Tyler Knoop completed 27 of 38 passes for a career high 361 yards and four touchdowns. 
• Jimmy Kibble led the Hoya receivers with eight catches for 179 yard (92 YAC) and two touchdowns. 
• The Hoyas' defense totaled five sacks for a loss of 32 yards and 13 tackles for a loss of 56 yards. The defense also picked up two interceptions, one forced fumble, six broken up passes and three quarterback pressures. 
• David Ealey led the defense with 10 tackles (5 solo, 5 assists) and tallied one sack, and one interception. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Hoyas got on the board first with a 20-yard touchdown pass to Brock Biestek at the 9:39 mark of the first quarter. 
• At the beginning of Bucknell's first offensive drive of the game, David Ealey intercepted the ball at the Bision's 29 yard line. The Hoyas capitalized on the pick with a rushing touchdown from Naieem Kearney to make the score 14-0 at the 7:43 mark. 
• At the Bucknell 10-yard line, Ibri Harrell sacked Ralph Rucker for a loss of nine yards to force a safety on the next play. At the end of the first, GU held a strong 16-0 lead. 
• Bucknell rushed in for its first touchdown of the game at the 4:02 mark of the second quarter. The Bison successfully completed a two-point conversion to come within eight of the Hoyas (16-8). 
• With two minutes remaining in the first half, Kamren Watkins-Hunter intercepted the ball at the Bison's 27 yard line. The Hoyas converted on the opportunity with a 23-yard touchdown pass to Nicholas Dunneman to end the first half up 23-8. 
• In the opening two minutes of the first half, the Bison scored a rushing touchdown to narrow the score 23-15. 
• The Hoyas responded on the kickoff when Naiteitei Mose returned the ball 46 yards for GU's fourth touchdown of the afternoon.
• With four minutes left in third, Veron Garrison recovered a fumble at the five yard line. On the following play, Knoop completed a 95 yard pass to Kibble to extend the Blue & Gray's lead 37-15. 
• Bucknell responded with a breakthrough rush for a 38-yard touchdown. The Bison completed another two point conversion to make the score 37-23 to close out the third. 
• In the fourth quarter, the Bison scored third consecutive touchdowns to grab their first lead of the contest 44-37. 
• With 1:45 remaining in regulation, Knoop completed a 25-yard touchdown pass to KIbble to force overtime. 
• The Bison received the first offensive opportunity in overtime and managed to complete a 41-yard field goal. 
• The Hoyas secured the win with a one yard rushing touchdown from Joshua Stakely.  

NEXT GAME
The Hoyas close out the 2023 season on the road to take on Holy Cross on Saturday, November 18. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. on ESPN +.