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Stonehill Defense at Lafayette
Bree Smith '27
10
Stonehill SHC 1-9 , 0-5
42
Winner Lafayette LAF 6-5 , 2-3
Stonehill SHC
1-9 , 0-5
10
Final
42
Lafayette LAF
6-5 , 2-3
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
SHC Stonehill 0 3 0 7 10
LAF Lafayette 21 7 7 7 42

Game Recap: Football | | Doug Monson

Lafayette Starts Fast to Defeat Football

Leopards take advantage of two Skyhawk turnovers to build three touchdown lead in first quarter

EASTON, Pa. (November 16, 2024) – Lafayette University took advantage of a pair of first quarter turnovers to build a three-touchdown lead on its way to a 42-10 victory over Stonehill College in a non-conference football matchup at Fisher Stadium this afternoon.

Juniors Jamar Curtis scored three touchdowns, while classmate Troy Bruce also rushed for a pair of touchdowns to lead Lafayette. Curtis finished with 91 all-purpose yards, carrying the ball eight times for 51 yards and two touchdowns, to go with 40 yards on two catches and a third score. Junior Dean DeNobile completed 18-of-24 passes for 275 and a score, while Bruce rushed for 40 yards on nine carries and two scores. Freshman Mason Kuehner contributed a game-high 101 all-purpose yards with three receptions for 90 yards and 11 yards on three punt returns for the Leopards.

Seniors Gabe DuBois and Semaj Cross and freshman Xavier Johnson each intercepted passes for the Lafayette defense, with a solo tackle apiece. The Leopards forced four turnovers in all for the afternoon, leading to 21 points in the other direction. Senior Reggie Thomas otaled six tackles (all solo) for Lafayette, while classmate Tim O'Hearn added five stops (two solo), including 1.0 sacks for a loss of eight yards, and two quarterback hurries.

 
Mo Seide at Lafayette
Seide posted the first two-interception game for the Skyhawks in 11 years, adding five tackles (PHOTO BY Bree Smith, '27)
Junior cornerback Mo Seide intercepted two passes to lead the Stonehill defense, marking the Skyhawks first two-interception game in 11 years, finishing with five tackles (three solo). Junior Jordan Irvine posted a game-high seven tackles (five solo), including 1.0 for a loss of two yards, while classmate Tyler Bannon added six stops (four solo).

Senior Danny Hurley delivered a field goal for the second-straight week for Stonehill, this from 37-yards in the second quarter to put the Skyhawks on the board. Junior Zavion Woodard scored his fourth touchdown of the season, finishing with 37 yards on ten carries, while postgrad Jacob Flynn caught two passes for a career-high 84 yards, including a 37-yard reception that set up the Woodard score in the fourth quarter.

Freshman Drew Eason made his first collegiate start for Stonehill, marking the fourth different quarterback to start for the Skyhawks this season, completing 10-of-21 passes for 145 yards.
 
How It Happened
  • Lafayette seized control of the game with a 21-point first quarter, as Curtis scored both of his first quarter touchdowns following Stonehill interceptions.
  • Curtis' first score on a 28-yard run was two plays after DuBois' interception at the Lafayette 35 was returned to the Stonehill 41.
  • Bruce scored with a four-yard run at the end of a nine play, 69-yard drive with 6:05 remaining in the quarter, and then Curtis added a 27-yard touchdown reception 90-seconds later, three plays after Cross intercepted a Skyhawks pass at the 43 and returned it to the 37.
  • Danny Hurley kicks 37-yard field goal at Lafayette
    Hurley converted a field goal for the second-straight week with his 37-yard kick today (PHOTO BY Bree Smith, '27)
    The Leopards extended their lead to four scores with a one-yard touchdown run by Curtis 2:06 into the second quarter before Stonehill got on the scoreboard with Hurley's 37-yard field goal with 6:57 remaining in the first half.
  • Lafayette added touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters to seal its second-straight win with a one-yard run by Bruce before sophomore Tray Mauney scored the Leopards final touchdown with a two-yard run 26-seconds into the fourth.
  • Stonehill produced a seven-play, 73-yard touchdown drive, sparked by Flynn's 37-yard grab to the Lafayette ten three plays before Woodard scored on a one-yard plunge with 10:42 to play for his fourth touchdown of the season.           
Noteworthy
  • Seide's two picks marks the first multi-interception game for Stonehill since Nate Morris, '15 had a pair against LIU on November 18, 2023. Seide leads the Skyhawks with his three interceptions this fall, coupled with his four pass breakups, has a team-leading seven passes defended.
  • Irvine surpassed 100 career tackles with his seven today giving him 105 (72 solo) in 23 career games.
  • Woodard's fourth touchdown of the season gives him eight in 21 career games, matching his total from last season.
  • This afternoon marked the first meeting all-time between the two programs hailing from Easton, Pennsylvania, and Easton, Massachusetts.
  • The game marked a homecoming for Stonehill head coach Eli Gardner, who oversaw his 80th game as Skyhawks head coach today, as he grew up in Milford, New Jersey, across and just a short distance down the Delaware River from Easton, attending Delaware Valley Regional High School before playing football at Western New England University. 
Up Next:
Stonehill (1-9, 0-6 NEC) returns to action in Pennsylvania again next weekend to close out the 2024 season with a Northeast Conference matchup at Robert Morris University on Saturday at noon. Lafayette (6-5, 2-3 Patriot) closes out its season at rival Lehigh University next Saturday at noon.
 
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