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Sacred Heart Pioneers at Lafayette Leopards

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17 - 31
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Curtis runs for 156 yards and 2 TDs as Lafayette runs past Sacred Heart 31-17

The Leopards (4-3) were blanked by Patriot League rival Georgetown last week, 17-0, with the Hoyas dominating time of possession by a whopping 18 minutes. This week they held the ball for more than seven minutes longer than the Pioneers.

Curtis punctuated a 12-play, 70-yard first-quarter drive that consumed more than five minutes by punching in from the 1 to open the scoring. After Jalen Madison evened the score with a 6-yard touchdown for Sacred Heart (3-5), Troy Bruce and Curtis scored back-to-back to make it 21-7 early in the second quarter.

Madison broke free for a 27-yard touchdown midway through the quarter, but Jack Simonetta's 23-yard field goal put Lafayette up 24-14 at the break.

The Lafayette ground game amassed 297 yards, with Curtis picking up 156 yards on 27 carries. Bruce carried 14 times for 83 yards and a touchdown. Dean DeNobile completed 9 of 15 passes, good for 84 yards with an interception, and capped the scoring by squeezing in from a yard out early in the fourth.

Madison finished with 91 rushing yards on 17 carries with both touchdowns. Independent Sacred Heart now has lost all four of its road games.

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Scoring Summary

LAF TD 1st Period 8:44 Jamar Curtis 1 Yd Run (Jack Simonetta Kick)
SHU TD 1st Period 4:50 Jalen Madison 6 Yd Run (Matt Kling Kick)
LAF TD 1st Period 0:54 Troy Bruce 5 Yd Run (Jack Simonetta Kick)
LAF TD 2nd Period 12:00 Jamar Curtis 2 Yd Run (Jack Simonetta Kick)
SHU TD 2nd Period 7:07 Jalen Madison 27 Yd Run (Matt Kling Kick)
LAF FG 2nd Period 1:51 Jack Simonetta 23 Yd Field Goal
SHU FG 3rd Period 9:30 Matt Kling 42 Yd Field Goal
LAF TD 4th Period 10:28 Dean DeNobile 1 Yd Run (Jack Simonetta Kick)

Statistics

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20 1st Downs 20
3-12 3rd down efficiency 7-15
2-2 4th down efficiency 2-4
309 Total Yards 381
144 Passing 84
13/27 Comp/Att 9/15
5.3 Yards per pass 5.6
165 Rushing 297
34 Rushing Attempts 56
4.9 Yards per rush 5.3
4-35 Penalties 5-55
2 Turnovers 1
2 Fumbles lost 0
0 Interceptions thrown 1
27:21 Possession 32:39

Game Information

Venue: Fisher Stadium

Location: Easton, PA
Attendance: 3,217 · Capacity:
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