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Big East Conference Hoya Saxa
Football vs Davidson
Art Pittman/Georgetown Univ.
24
Davidson DAV 0-1 , 0-0
46
Winner Georgetown GEO 1-0 , 0-0
Davidson DAV
0-1 , 0-0
24
Final
46
Georgetown GEO
1-0 , 0-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
DAV Davidson 3 14 0 7 24
GEO Georgetown 12 10 21 3 46

Game Recap: Football |

Hoyas Defeat Davidson in Season Opener

WASHINGTON – The Georgetown Football team defeated the Davidson Wildcats 46-24 in the 2024 season opener on Cooper Field on Saturday afternoon. The Hoyas advance to 1-0 while the Wildcats drop to 0-1. 

ON THE RECORD
"It's great to open the season 1-0 on the Hilltop. Davidson does a great job with their program. It was a very close game to start out. I thought our kids did a great job adjusting to the speed of their option attack. David Ealey led us on defense as he had so many times before. We had some big defensive plays, especially from Quincy Briggs. Anytime that you can run for over 270 yards and control the ball game on the ground makes for a great day. There are a ton of things that we will correct going from week one to week two and we are looking forward to getting back to work as we prepare to head to Marist." - Head Coach Rob Sgarlata on today's contest. 

HOYA HIGHLIGHTS 
  • The Hoyas outrushed the Wildcats with 263 yards. 
  • Senior Naieem Kearney led with five rushes for 87 yards and two touchdowns followed by sophomore Bryce Cox with 84 yards on three attempts and two touchdowns.
  • David Ealey III paced the defense with 12 tackles. 
  • Cooper Blomstrom made 10 tackles including two for a loss of six yards and one sack for four yards. The sophomore also made the tackle to earn the Hoyas a safety in the opening drive of the contest. 
  • Quincy Briggs made one fumble recovery and returned it for 64 yards and a touchdown.
  • Patrick Ryan made three field goals for the Hoyas, including his longest of 33 yards. The senior also went 5-5 on PATs. 
  • Mason Gudger led the return team with one kickoff return for 78 yards. 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Hoyas came out strong to earn a safety in the opening 30 seconds of the contest. 
  • At the 10:06 mark, Ryan kicked a 35-yard field goal to put GU up 5-0. Four minutes later, the Wildcats responded with a field goal of their own to come within two (5-3). 
  • The Blue & Gray closed out the first quarter with a 23-yard rushing touchdown from Kearney to lead 12-3.
  • Davidson responded with a 3-yard rushing touchdown at the 12:37 mark of the second quarter. 
  • On Georgetown's next drive, Danny Lauter handed off the ball to Cox who ran the ball 59 yards for the Hoyas' second touchdown of the contest. 
  • Davidson earned a rushing touchdown of their own two minutes later but the Hoyas would earn the final points of the quarter with a 27-yard field goal from Ryan. The Hoyas led 22-17 at the end of the half.
  • The Hoyas kept the momentum going in the third quarter. Gudger returned the kickoff for 78 yards followed by a 20-yard rush from Kearney to extend GU's lead 29-17.
  • At the 9:13 mark, Quincy Briggs recovered a fumble and returned it for 64 yards to widen the Blue & Gray's lead to 36-17.
  • Cox capped off the third quarter for the Hoyas with a 23-yard rushing touchdown. The Hoyas led the Wildcats 43-17 at the end of the quarter. 
  • Ryan finished the scoring for the Hoyas with a 25-yard field goal at the 8:38 mark of the fourth quarter. 
  • Davidson made one final drive for a rushing touchdown with 1:55 remaining in the game. The Hoyas remained in the lead, earring a 46-24 victory over the Wildcats. 
UP NEXT
The Hoyas will travel up to Poughkeepsie, New York next week to take on Marist on September 7. Kickoff is slated for noon on ESPN+. 
 
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