THE BASICS:

• Score: Holy Cross 42, Lafayette 0

• Records: Holy Cross 3-4, 1-2 PL; Lafayette 1-7, 0-3 PL

• Location: Fitton Field, Worcester, Mass.

• The Lead: Junior quarterback Peter Pujals hit on 27 of 36 passes for 358 yards and a career-high six touchdowns, to lead the Holy Cross football team to a 42-0 victory over Lafayette at Fitton Field. Following the contest, Pujals received the Edward N. Anderson Award as the Most Valuable Player of the Crusaders' Family Weekend game.

POSTGAME INTERVIEWS:

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Junior wide out Brendan Flaherty caught seven passes for 95 yards on the day, while tying the school single-game record with four touchdown receptions.

• Senior wide receiver Kalif Raymond posted career-highs of 11 receptions and 159 receiving yards, in addition to catching two touchdown passes.

• On the defensive side of the ball, junior linebacker Kyle Young led Holy Cross with 12 tackles, one tackle for loss, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup.

• Senior strong safety Matt Bhaya added five tackles and a fumble recovery, while freshman linebacker Andre Chevalier finished with five tackles and a forced fumble.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Crusaders opened the scoring at the 8:28-mark of the first quarter on a 38-yard touchdown pass from Pujals to Raymond.

• A 34-yard scoring strike from Pujals to Flaherty made the score 14-0 midway through the second quarter, before Pujals hooked up with Raymond again for a 27-yard touchdown.

• Then with just 33 seconds left before halftime, Pujals found Flaherty from 28 yards out to make the score 28-0.

• In the third quarter, Pujals connected with Flaherty for two more touchdowns, for 19 yards and five yards.

• Neither team would score the rest of the way, as the Holy Cross defense posted it second shutout in the last four games.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• This marks the first time the Crusader defense has posted two shutouts in a single season since 1990.

• The 42-0 final score also marked the largest ever margin of victory in the history of the Holy Cross-Lafayette series.

• The Crusaders finished with 561 yards of total offense on the day, while allowing the Leopards only 250 total yards.

• Holy Cross also forced four turnovers in the game, and gave the ball away only once.

UP NEXT:

• Holy Cross returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 31, when it plays host to Bryant at 1:05 p.m.

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