PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL 2019 Contact: Ryan Sakamoto, Assistant Commissioner for Communications Phone: (610) 289-1963 E-Mail: [email protected]
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PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL 2019 CONTACT: RYAN SAKAMOTO, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR COMMUNICATIONS PHONE: (610) 289-1963 E-MAIL: [email protected] Release - Week 12 www.patriotleague.org witter.com/patriotleaguefb acebook.com/patriotleague PatriotLeague WEEK 12 GameS All Seven PATRIOT LEAGUE Football Teams IN Action During Week 12 SATURday, NOV. 16 Lehigh at Sacred Heart (NEC) ....................Noon 2019 STANDINGS Colgate at Lafayette (PLN/LSN) ........12:30 p.m. Holy Cross at Fordham (Stadium/PLN) ... 1 p.m. Patriot League Overall Georgetown at Bucknell (PLN) ................ 1 p.m. W-L PCT H A Streak W-L Pct H A Streak Lafayette 3-1 .750 2-0 1-1 W3 3-7 .300 2-2 1-5 W3 Holy Cross 3-1 .750 1-1 2-0 L1 5-5 .500 2-2 3-3 L1 UPCOMING GAMES Lehigh 3-2 .600 1-1 2-1 L2 4-5 .444 2-2 2-3 L2 SATURday, NOV. 23 Bucknell 2-2 .500 1-1 1-1 W1 2-7 .222 1-3 1-4 W1 Georgetown at Holy Cross (Stadium/PLN) Noon Colgate 2-3 .400 1-2 1-1 W2 3-8 .273 1-4 2-4 W2 Lafayette at Lehigh (PLN) .................12:30 p.m. Fordham 1-3 .250 0-1 1-2 L3 3-7 .300 1-2 2-5 L3 Bucknell at Fordham (PLN)...................... 1 p.m. Georgetown 1-3 .250 1-2 0-1 L2 5-4 .556 3-2 2-2 L2 LAST WEEK’S RESULTS SATURday, NOV. 9 Lafayette 23 at Holy Cross 20 Patriot League Twitter Notebook - @PatriotLeagueFB - #PATRIOTFB At Colgate 24, Fordham 13 •7 #PatriotFB teams will be in action in #Week12 with 3 League games on @PatriotLeagueTV At Bucknell 20, Lehigh 10 •#PatriotFB @Stadium #GameoftheWeek matches @HCrossFB at @FORDHAMFOOTBALL at 1 p.m. @NoahCoslov and @DaveOwensSports will be on the call. PLN - Patriot League Network CBSSN - CBS Sports Network •.@LafColFootball QB Keegan Shoemaker and @HCrossFB LB Jacob Dobbs were added to the @FCS_STATS Jerry Rice Award Watch LSN - Lafayette Sports Network (RCN-4, WBPH-60) List for the FCS’s top rookie. TV3 - Charter TV 3 •.@LehighFootball LB Keith Woetzel was added to the @FCS_Stats Buck Buchanan Award Watch List for the FCS’s top defender WDCW - CW 50, Washington D.C.s •.@PatriotLeagueFB #Week11 #POWs: Offensive & Rookie @LafColFootball QB Keegan Shoemaker; Defensive @FORD- Flo - FloSports.TV NEC - NEC Front Row HAMFOOTBALL LB Ryan Greenhagen; Special Teams @LafColFootball K/P Jeffrey Kordenbrock SE2 - Service Electric 2 •.@LehighFootball Fr. RB Zaythan Hill’s 94-yard touchdown run in #Week8 is the longest in #PatriotFB history, surpassing the Stadium - Stadium OTA previous longest (92 yards) set by @FORDHAMFOOTBALL Carlton Koonce and @LehighFootball Rabih Abdullah and Ronald Jean. •.@LehighFootball LB Keith Woetzel was named the @FCS_STATS National Defensive Player of the Week in #Week8 and @LafColFootball QB Keegan Shoemaker was named @STATS_FCS National Rookie of the Week for #Week3 • 7 former #PatriotFB players are with @NFL organizations: @MiamiDolphins OL Julien Davenport @AZCardinals RB Chase Edmonds, @ChicagoBears DL Abdullah Anderson & WR Thomas Ives, @Chiefs OL Jimmy Murray, @Raiders Dylan Mabin, @Titans Kalif Raymond. Patriot League Notebook (WEEK TWELVE) HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN TO PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL THIS WEEKEND All seven Patriot League football teams will be in action in Week 12, including three games available on the Patriot League Network (PLN). Lafayette hosts Colgate with coverage on the PLN beginning at 12:30 p.m. Holy Cross travels to Fordham for the Stadium Game of the Week with Noah Coslov and Dave Owens on the call for the 1 p.m. kick off. Georgetown travels to Bucknell for a 1 p.m. start on the PLN. Lehigh kicks off the day of action with a non-League matchup with Sacred Heart, beginning at noon on NEC The Patriot League Network, powered by Stadium, Front Row. streams more than 1,000 live events per year, including coverage of more than 10 Patriot League LEHIGH’S KEITH WOETZEL NAMED TO BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD WATCH LIST Championships. Lehigh senior linebacker Keith Woetzel was added to the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Watch List, presented annually to the top defensive player at the FCS level. Woetzel is sixth among FCS players in sacks per game (1.06) and 13th in tackles per game Today’s Scholar-Athletes, (10.2). He received STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 21 for his 15-tackle, 4.0-sack, one-interception performance in an overtime win at Fordham. Tomorrow’s Leaders LEAGUE FOOTBALL PROGRAMS PLACE AMONG NCAA LEADERS IN GRADUATION RATE REPORT The Patriot League continually demonstrates Patriot League football had five of its seven programs finish with a Graduation Success Rate (GSR) score of more than 90 percent, in- that student-athletes can excel at both cluding Georgetown (97), Holy Cross (97), Lafayette (97) Bucknell (91) and Colgate (91). Each of the League’s seven programs posted academics and athletics without sacrificing Federal Graduation Rate (FGR) scores of more than 70 percent, including Georgetown (88), Holy Cross (84), Colgate (80), Bucknell its high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member (78), Lafayette (76), Fordham (74) and Lehigh (73). Overall, the Patriot League led all conferences in the FGR. institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student- PATRIOT LEAGUE 2019 SINGLE-GAME LEADERS athletes that are academically representative OFFENSE DEFENSE/ST of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot PASSING: Keegan Shoemaker (LAF), 391 (vs. SHU, 9.14) TACKLES: Marco Olivas (LAF), 17 (vs. Penn, 9.28) League institutions is viewed as an important TD PASSES: Connor Degenhardt (HC), 4 (at Brown, 10.12) TACKLES FOR LOSS: Ryan Greenhagen (FORD) 4.5 (vs. Richmond, 9.28) component of a wellrounded education. RUSHING: Domenic Cozier (HC), 190 (vs. Lehigh, 11.2) SACKS: Keith Woetzel (LEH), 4.0 (at Fordham, 10.19) RECEIVING: Dequece Carter (FORD), 170 (vs. LAF, 11.2) INTERCEPTIONS: Pete Haffner (LEH), 2 (vs. HC, 11.2) 3773 Corporate Parkway, Suite 190 Center Valley, Pa. 18034 RECEPTIONS: Brandon Sanders (BUCK), 14 (vs. HC, 10.5) LONGEST KR: Fotis Kokosioulis (FORD), 53 (at Yale, 10.5) Phone: 610.289.1950 SCORING: 27 tied with 12 FG DISTANCE: Derek Ng (HC), 48 (at Syracuse, 9.28) Today’s Scholar-Athletes, Tomorrow’s Leaders 1 PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL 2019 CONTACT: RYAN SAKAMOTO, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR COMMUNICATIONS PHONE: (610) 289-1963 E-MAIL: [email protected] Release - Week 12 www.patriotleague.org witter.com/patriotleaguefb acebook.com/patriotleague PatriotLeague Patriot League Football SIDs BUCKNELL PATRIOT LEAGUE NOTEBOOK (WEEK TWELVE) Jen Dobias [email protected] SHOEMAKER AND DOBBS ADDED TO JERRY RICE WATCH LIST WOETZEL EARNED STATS FCS NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK 570.577.3488 Lafayette freshman quarterback Keegan Shoemaker and Lehigh senior linebacker Keith Woetzel was named the STATS www.bucknellbison.com Holy Cross freshman linebacker Jacob Dobbs were added to FCS National Defensive Player of the Week for his 15-tackle, the STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award Watch List, presented annu- 4.0-sack and one-interception performance against Ford- COLGATE ally to the top rookie in the FCS. Shoemaker leads the League ham in Week 8. He is the second League player to earn John Painter in passing yards (234.2 ypg), total offense (261.8 ypg) and national weekly accolades, joining Lafayette freshman QB [email protected] is among the leaders in pass efficiency (131.7). Dobbs leads Keegan Shoemaker, the Week 3 rookie of the week. Woetzel 315.228.7602 Holy Cross and all League freshmen in tackles (6.7 tpg) to go is first in the League and third among FCS players in tackles www.gocolgateraiders.com along with 6.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks. (12.0 tpg). He also leads all active FCS players in career solo tackles per game (6.00) and fourth in career total tackles per FORDHAM PATRIOT LEAGUE DEFENDERS TOP FCS ACTIVE LEADERS IN TFLS game (8.63). Joe DiBari The Patriot League boasts five of the top 15 FCS active leaders [email protected] in tackles for loss per game, led by Fordham sophomore line- ZAYTHAN HILL RUNS INTO PATRIOT LEAGUE RECORD BOOK 718.817.4240 backer Ryan Greenhagen, a four-time League defensive player Lehigh freshman running back Zaythan Hill’s 94-yard touch- www.fordhamsports.com of the week this season. Bucknell junior linebacker Simeon down run in the fourth quarter against Fordham on Oct. 19 Page has 32.5 TFL’s in 25 career games and stands second. broke the Patriot League record for the longest run from scrim- GEORGETOWN Preseason Player of the Year Nick Wheeler, a senior defensive mage. The previous record of 92 yards was shared by Fordham’s Brendan Thomas lineman at Colgate, has 53.0 TFL’s in 41 games for the Raiders’ Carlton Koonce (2012) and Lehigh’s Ronald Jean (1998) and [email protected] defense. Fordham junior linebacker and teammate Glenn Cun- Rabih Abdullah (1994). Lafayette freshman running back Jaden 202.687.6783 ningham is sixth in the nation and Lafayette sophomore defen- Sutton also had an 86-yard touchdown rush in Week 8, the sec- www.guhoyas.com sive lineman Malik Hamm is 15th with 24.5 TFLs in 21 games. ond longest of the season. FCS ACTIVE TFL LEADERS HOLY CROSS 1. Ryan Greenhagen, Fordham .................................................1.40 LAFAYETTE’S SHOEMAKER TOPS 500 YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE Charles Bare 2. Simeon Page, Bucknell ..........................................................1.30 Lafayette freshman quarterback Keegan Shoemaker received [email protected] 3. Nick Wheeler, Colgate ...........................................................1.29 the STATS FCS National Rookie of the Week accolades on Sept.