Saturday, September 29, 2012

Lehigh beats Fordham 34-31 on Peery's FG on final play of game

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER Jake Peery's 23-yard field goal on the final play of the game gave Lehigh a 34-31 win over Fordham on Saturday at Goodman Stadium before 9,291. The come-from-behind win makes Lehigh 5-0 this season and it also extends their regular-season win streak to 14 games -- longest in FCS football. Here's the scoring recap: FIRST QUARTER FORDHAM -- Ryan Higgins 3 run (Patrick Murray kick) 11:29 (Drive: 12 plays, 68 yds., 3:31) FORDHAM -- Nick Talbert 18 pass from Brian Wetzel (Murray kick) 7:24 (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yds., 1:54) LEHIGH -- Keith Sherman 16 run (Jake Peery kick) 3:50 (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yds, 3:28) LEHIGH -- Michale Colvin 3 run (Peery kick) 0:12 (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yds, 1:50) SECOND QUARTER LEHIGH -- Peery 23 FG 9:46 (Drive: 11 plays, 69 yds., 4:25) LEHIGH -- Lee Kurfis 5 pass from Colvin (Peery kick) 3:11 (Drive: 13 plays, 80 yds. 4:34) FORDHAM -- Carlton Koonce 12 pass from Higgins (Murray kick) 2:43 (Drive: 2 plays, 54 yds, 0:19) THIRD QUARTER LEHIGH -- Zach Barket 1 run (Perry kick) 9:32 (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yds, 1:03) FORDHAM -- Murray 23 FG 1:54 (Drive: 11 plays, 73 yds, 3:01) FOURTH QUARTER FORDHAM -- Greg Wilson 13 pass from Ryan Higgins (Patrick Murray kick) 11:42 (Drive: 13 plays, 69 yds, 3:32) LEHIGH -- Peery 22 FG 0:00 (Drive: 6 plays, 34 yds, 1:39) Offensive highlights: Michael Colvin 24 for 40 for 341 yards and one touchdown passing. Also ran for 61 yards on 12 carries. Ryan Spadola eight catches for 85 yards. Marcus Dormevil three punt returns for 63 yards. Ryan Higgins completed 28 of 41 passes for 373 yards for Fordham and threw a pair of TD passes.

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