Bucknell Bison at Lehigh Mountain Hawks
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Defense, special teams power Bucknell in 38-35 2OT win over Lehigh
After the teams traded touchdowns in overtime, Matt Schearer hit a 42-yard field goal to give Bucknell a 38-35 lead in the second series. Bucknell's Brad Jamison forced a fumble by Luke Yoder and Willis recovered to give the Bison the win. It was Yoder's second lost fumble of the game.
Bucknell's TJ Cadden, who had a 73-yard punt return in the Bison's previous game, returned a kickoff 100 yards for the touchdown that got them on the board. The return was after Lehigh had taken a 14-0 lead on two touchdown passes to Geoffrey Jamiel from different quarterbacks.
Aaron Davis' 79-yard interception return gave Bucknell (3-2) its only lead of regulation, 28-21 with about 6 minutes left in the fourth quarter before a short touchdown run by Yoder tied it at 28 with 1:30 remaining.
Ralph Rucker IV threw for 150 yards for Bucknell. He had two touchdown passes and ran for one more.
Hayden Johnson threw for 200 yards for Lehigh and Yoder added 137 yards rushing with three touchdowns. The Mountain Hawks (3-2) led in total yards 470-243 in regulation.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 2:52 | Geoffrey Jamiel 23 Yd pass from Dante Perri (Nick Garrido Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 4:05 | Geoffrey Jamiel 34 Yd pass from Hayden Johnson (Nick Garrido Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 3:51 | TJ Cadden 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Matt Schearer Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:53 | Eric Weatherly 31 Yd pass from Ralph Rucker IV (Matt Schearer Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 7:12 | Luke Yoder 19 Yd Run (Nick Garrido Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 2:11 | Ralph Rucker IV 7 Yd Run (Matt Schearer Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 6:13 | Aaron Davis 0 Yd Interception Return (Matt Schearer Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 1:33 | Luke Yoder 1 Yd Run (Nick Garrido Kick) |
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TD | 5 0:00 | Luke Yoder 11 Yd Run (Nick Garrido Kick) |
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TD | 5 0:00 | Eric Weatherly 12 Yd pass from Ralph Rucker IV (Matt Schearer Kick) |
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FG | 6 0:00 | Matt Schearer 42 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 BUCK |
 LEH |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1st Downs | 26 |
| 5-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 7-14 |
| 1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 2-4 |
| 270 | Total Yards | 500 |
| 150 | Passing | 298 |
| 15/22 | Comp/Att | 21/33 |
| 6.8 | Yards per pass | 9.0 |
| 120 | Rushing | 202 |
| 36 | Rushing Attempts | 44 |
| 3.3 | Yards per rush | 4.6 |
| 5-54 | Penalties | 5-43 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 2 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 23:11 | Possession | 36:49 |
Game Information
Location: Bethlehem, PA
Attendance: 4,003 · Capacity:
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