Holy Cross clinches fourth straight Patriot League title

AP
Nov 05, 2022

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) Matthew Sluka passed for a touchdown and ran for another and Holy Cross defeated Lehigh 42-14 on Saturday to clinch at least a share of its fourth straight Patriot League title.

The victory also ensured the Crusaders (9-0, 5-0) of their fourth automatic FCS playoff bid in a row. The 9-0 start is the best for Holy Cross, ranked seventh in the coaches poll, since 1991. It was also the fifth straight win over the Mountain Hawks (1-8, 1-3).

Sluka passed for 126 yards with an 6-yard toss to Spencer Gilliam with 11 seconds left in the first half for a 21-7 lead. Sluka added a 4-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Jordan Fuller had three short touchdown runs. Peter Oliver added 136 of the Crusaders' 338 rushing yards and a score.

Dante Perri threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns for Lehigh.

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Team Stats
1st Downs	0	0
Rushing	0	0
Passing	0	0
Penalty	0	0
3rd Down Conv	0-0	0-0
4th Down Conv	0-0	0-0
Total Net Yards	0	0
Total Plays	0	0
Avg Gain	0	0
Net Yards Rushing	0	0
Rush Attempts	0	0
Avg Rush Yards	0	0
Yards Passing	0	0
Comp. - Att.	0-0	0-0
Yards Per Pass	0	0
Penalties - Yards	0-0	0-0
Touchdowns
Rushing TDs	0	0
Passing TDs	0	0
Other
Turnovers	0	0
Fumbles - Lost	0-0	0-0
Int. Thrown	0	0
Punts - Avg	0-0	0-0
Return Yards
Punts - Returns	0-0	0-0
Kickoffs - Returns	0-0	0-0
Int. - Returns	0-0	0-0
Safeties	0	0

	1	2	3	4	T
Lehigh 1-8	0	7	7	0	14
Holy Cross 9-0	7	14	14	7	42

Fitton Field Worcester, MA

	0	PASS YDS	0
	0	RUSH YDS	0
	0	TOTAL YDS	0

Lehigh

Passing	CP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT

D. Perri

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		57.7%	2213	12	9	115.8

D. Perri

206/357

2213

Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG

D. Perri

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		67	34	2

D. Perri

G. Jamiel

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		6	16	0

G. Jamiel

Receiving	TAR	REC	YDS	TD	LG

G. Jamiel

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		53	649	1

G. Jamiel

649

Defense	T-A	SACK	INT

Kicking	FG	LG	XP	PTS

Punting	NO	AVG	IN20	LG

Kickoff Returns	NO	AVG	LG	TD

Punt Returns	NO	AVG	LG	TD

Holy Cross

Passing	CP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT

J. Pesansky

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		50.0%	104	0	1	87.4

J. Pesansky

9/18

104

Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG

J. Fuller

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		111	536	13

J. Fuller

111

536

J. Pesansky

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		3	55	0

J. Pesansky

J. Shorter

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		6	54	0

J. Shorter

S. Slade

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		6	50	0

S. Slade

Receiving	TAR	REC	YDS	TD	LG

J. Shorter

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		32	431	4

J. Shorter

431

B. Shipman

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		4	61	0

B. Shipman

J. Fuller

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		7	49	0

J. Fuller

Q. Gregory

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		3	9	0

Q. Gregory

Defense	T-A	SACK	INT

Kicking	FG	LG	XP	PTS

J. Norris

IN-GAME		FG	XP
		-/-	-/-

SEASON		FG	XP
		0/0	1/1

J. Norris

0/0

1/1

Punting	NO	AVG	IN20	LG

Kickoff Returns	NO	AVG	LG	TD

Punt Returns	NO	AVG	LG	TD

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Holy Cross clinches fourth straight Patriot League title