Sacred Heart rallies to beat Lafayette 38-24
EASTON, Pa. -- Kevin Duke threw for 219 yards and a touchdown, Ose Imeokparia and Jordan Meachum each ran for two scores, and Sacred Heart rallied to beat Lafayette 38-24 on Saturday.
Trailing 10-0 at the end of the first quarter, Duke hit Andrew O'Neil on a 7-yard TD pass to tie it after a Josh Freiria field goal. Imeokparia scored the go-ahead TD on an 8-yard run in the third quarter and the Pioneers (2-0) pulled away on Meachum's 1-yard plunge after the defense stopped Lafayette (0-2) on downs.
Imeokparia, who gained 97 yards on 18 carries, scored in the fourth on a 2-yard run that was set up by Khaamal Whitaker's interception and 82-yard return of a pass by Sean O'Malley. Meachum, 98 yards on 14 carries, also scored in the fourth, on a 22-yard run.
Sacred Heart had 506 yards of total offense while holding the Leopards to 316.
O'Malley was 25 of 44 for 276 yards passing and threw for three TDS, a 9-yarder to DeSean Brown, a 12-yarder to Matt Mrazek, and a 5-yarder to Nick Pearson, who had a career-high nine catches for 107 yards.
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Game Information
2024 FCS Independents Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Merrimack | 0-0 | 4-5 |
Sacred Heart | 0-2 | 4-6 |
2024 Patriot League Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Bucknell | 3-1 | 5-5 |
Lehigh | 3-1 | 6-3 |
Holy Cross | 3-1 | 4-6 |
Georgetown | 2-2 | 5-4 |
Lafayette | 2-3 | 5-5 |
Colgate | 1-3 | 2-8 |
Fordham | 1-4 | 1-9 |