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Holy Cross clinches fourth straight Patriot League title
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 |  |
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| 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 |
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| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
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D. Perri
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D. Perri | 206/357 | 2213 | 12 | 9 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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G. Jamiel
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G. Jamiel | 0 | 53 | 649 | 1 | 48 |
| 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 |
| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
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J. Pesansky
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J. Pesansky | 9/18 | 104 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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J. Fuller
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J. Fuller | 111 | 536 | 13 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Pesansky
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J. Pesansky | 3 | 55 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Shorter
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J. Shorter | 6 | 54 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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S. Slade
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S. Slade | 6 | 50 | 0 | 24 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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J. Shorter
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J. Shorter | 0 | 32 | 431 | 4 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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B. Shipman
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B. Shipman | 0 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Fuller
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J. Fuller | 0 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Q. Gregory
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Q. Gregory | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
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J. Norris
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J. Norris | 0/0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
