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Football vs Columbia
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17
Columbia CU 1-1 , 0-0
20
Winner Georgetown GU 3-2 , 0-0
Columbia CU
1-1 , 0-0
17
Final
20
Georgetown GU
3-2 , 0-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
CU Columbia 7 7 0 3 17
GU Georgetown 0 7 6 7 20

Game Recap: Football |

Hoyas Capture the Lou Little Trophy in Comeback Win Over Columbia

WASHINGTON – The Georgetown football team completed a fourth-quarter comeback to earn a 20-17 victory over Columbia in the Lou Little Trophy game on Cooper Field on Saturday afternoon. The Hoyas advance to 3-2 on the season while Columbia is now 1-1.

ON THE RECORD
"It was a great day on the Hilltop. It was awesome to bring Lou Little back to D.C. I am proud of how our kids prepared this week. We went back to fundamentals and talked about the things that we have been talking about since camp started. We had incredible individual performances by Danny Lauter, Jimmy Kibble and Nick Dunneman on offense, and then David Ealey, Cooper Blomstrom and Preston Murry are just three names out of 20 that answered the bell on defense today. It was a great team win for our program and I am really proud with how hard they came out and fought through all four quarters against a quality opponent. Coach Poppe is doing a great job at Columbia. We are looking forward to getting healthy in the bye week and starting Patriot League play at Lafayette when we return in two weeks." - Head Coach Rob Sgarlata on today's contest. 

HOYA HIGHLIGHTS 
  • Quarterback Danny Lauter completed 25 passes, racking up 292 yards and two touchdowns.
  • Jimmy Kibble led the receivers with 10 catches for 164 yards, averaging 16.4 yards per reception, including a 43-yard long.
  • Nick Dunneman led GU with two touchdown catches, including a 16-yard catch to seal the GU victory. 
  • On defense, David Ealey III led with eight tackles, six of them solo, while Preston Murray contributed two interceptions, one broken-up pass and seven tackles.
  • Bryce Cox paced the Blue & Gray's rushing attack with 11 carries for 36 yards and one touchdown.
  • Georgetown's offense capitalized on 2 of 3 red zone opportunities, scoring touchdowns on both occasions.
  • The Hoyas' defense forced four turnovers without committing any.
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Lions got on the board first after a one-yard touchdown from Cole Freeman at the 4:34 mark of the first quarter. 
  • Columbia scored again in the opening drive of the second quarter. Edan Stagg caught a 43-yard touchdown pass to put the Lions up 14-0. 
  • On the next GU drive, Cox ran the ball four yards to put the Hoyas within seven (14-7).
  • The Hoyas defense shut down the Lions in the third quarter, holding them scoreless.
  • With one second remaining on the clock in the third quarter, Lauter completed a 32-yard pass to Dunneman to bring the Hoyas within one (14-13). 
  • The Lions opened up the fourth quarter with a 10-minute drive that ended in a 23-yard field goal to stretch Columbia's lead 17-13. 
  • Kibble made two 20-yard catches during GU's drive at the 4:56 mark. Dunneman earned the game-winning touchdown for the Hoyas with a 16-yard reception at the 1:10 mark. 
  • Zeraun Daniel shut down the Lions' last scoring attempt and secured the win for the Hoyas with an interception that he returned for 20 yards. 

UP NEXT
  • Next week the Hoyas will have a bye before opening league play at Lafayette on October 12th. Kickoff is slated for 12:30 p.m. on ESPN+. 
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