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Football vs Fordham
Rafael Suanes/Georgetown Univ.
24
Fordham FOR 3-2 , 0-1
28
Winner Georgetown GU 3-2 , 1-0
Fordham FOR
3-2 , 0-1
24
Final
28
Georgetown GU
3-2 , 1-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
FOR Fordham 7 0 7 10 24
GU Georgetown 6 8 7 7 28

Game Recap: Football |

Hoyas Capture Homecoming Victory Over No. 15 Fordham


WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University football team (3-2) captured a 28-24 conference victory over the No. 15 Fordham Rams on Homecoming weekend. Brock Biestek made a diving touchdown catch with under three minutes remaining in the contest to clinch the Hoyas first victory over a ranked opponent since joining the Patriot League in 2001. 

ON THE RECORD
"It was a great team win on Homecoming against a very good opponent. I was very impressed with how our kids came out and executed the game plan, had a lot of fun doing it, and competed their tails off throughout all four quarters. We went into the week saying that we had to run the ball and stop the run and I was very impressed with how our offense and defense played. This is a great win for our program against a quality opponent and we're looking forward to building on this next week as we get ready to go to Franklin Field and take on UPenn." - Head Coach Rob Sgarlata on today's win over Fordham. 

HOYA HIGHLIGHTS 
  • Tyler Knoop completed 24 out of 35 passes for 216 yards and three touchdowns.
  • The GU offense outperformed the Rams with 437 total yards and held possession for 39:27. Four separate Hoyas recorded touchdowns for GU including Naieem Kearney, Isaiah Grimes, Joshua Stakely and Brock Biestek. 
  • Kearney ran for 116 yards and one touchdown including his longest scoring rush of 70 yards.
  • Freshman Grimes made seven catches for 68 yards and recorded his longest catch of 20 yards. 
  • Preston Murray led the GU defense with five tackles and one tackle for a loss of nine yards. 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Hoyas got on the board first with a 13-yard touchdown catch by Grimes. After missing the extra point GU had the 6-0 lead.
  • CJ Montes responded for the Rams with a 24-yard touchdown pass to Cody Garrett.
  • Georgetown regained the lead in the latter half of the second quarter. Stakely earned a score for the Hoyas after catching a 17-yard pass in the endzone. The Blue & Gray decided to make a play for the two-point conversion which was completed by a catch from Grimes to put the Hoyas up 14-7. 
  • The Hoya defense held the Rams down in its final drive of the second quarter to hold the lead at halftime. GU forced Montes to throw two incomplete passes to regain possession of the ball. 
  • In Georgetown's opening drive of the third quarter, Kearney rushed up the middle and found the open slot to break away for a 70-yard rushing touchdown. At the 13:25 mark, the Hoyas led the Rams 21-7. 
  • The Rams were able to narrow the score gap with a 22-yard touchdown pass caught by Mekai Felton.
  • At the start of the fourth quarter, the Rams made a field goal to come within four points of the Hoyas.
  • The Rams grabbed its first lead of the second half after a touchdown with 3:58 remaining in the contest. 
  • The Hoyas quickly responded with a touchdown after Brock Biestek made a diving catch in the end zone to win the game for GU. 
NEXT GAME
The Hoyas will head north to Philadelphia to take on the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday, October 7 with kickoff slated for 1 p.m.
 
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