THE BASICS:
• Score: Bucknell 21, Holy Cross 20
• Records: Holy Cross 2-4, 1-1 PL; Bucknell 2-3, 1-0 PL
• Location: Fitton Field, Worcester, Mass.
• The Lead: Bucknell tailback Joey DeFloria rushed 28 times for 149 yards and a touchdown, to lead the Bison to a 21-20 victory over the Holy Cross football team at Fitton Field.
MAN OF THE MATCH PRESENTED BY THE UNITED STATES MARINES:
• Following the contest, senior wide receiver Jake Wieczorek was selected as the United States Marines Man of the Match.
• Wieczorek caught three passes for 61 yards and two touchdowns on the afternoon..
• He added 116 yards on six punt returns and 68 yards on four kickoff returns, to finish with 245 all-purpose yards.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
• Senior linebacker Kyle Young finished the day with a game-high 13 tackles.
• Junior linebacker Nick McBeath added eight tackles and a forced fumble.
• Junior quarterback Blaise Bell hit on 11 of 23 passes for 81 yards and a touchdown.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Holy Cross opened the scoring at the 6:08-mark of the first quarter on a 24-yard scoring strike from senior wide out Brendan Flaherty to Wieczorek.
• The Crusaders increased their lead to 14-0 early in the second quarter when Bell found Wieczorek for a four-yard touchdown.
• After senior placekicker Zane Wasp drilled a 23-yard field goal to make the score 17-0, DeFloria put the Bison on the board with a one-yard touchdown run.
• Late in the second quarter, McBeath forced a fumble on a punt return, setting up a 32-yard Wasp field goal to make the halftime score 20-7.
• Bucknell held Holy Cross at bay for much of the second half, and used two scoring runs by Chad Freshnock to claim a 21-20 lead.
• The Crusaders would have one more scoring opportunity late in the fourth quarter, but a 42-yard field goal attempt was wide right with 3:38 to go and the Bison held on for the victory.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
• Wieczorek's 116 punt return yards were the fourth-highest single-game total in school history.
• Flaherty has now attempted two passes in his Holy Cross career, with both of them going for touchdowns.
UP NEXT:
• Holy Cross returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 15, when it plays host to Harvard in a 1:05 p.m. game at Fitton Field. At halftime, the seventh class in the Crusader Football Legends Ring of Honor will be inducted.
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