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10/24 18:13 CDT Rogan makes game-winning sack on last play of game as Villanova
upsets Lehigh again, 24-18
Rogan makes game-winning sack on last play of game as Villanova upsets Lehigh
again, 24-18
PHILADELPHIA (AP) --- Garrett Rogan sacked Derek Morgan on third-and-goal from
the 2-yard line and the clock ran out to give Villanova a second straight upset
of Lehigh, winning 24-18 on Saturday.
The Wildcats upended the fifth-seeded Mountain Hawks 14-7 in the second round
of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs last year before celebrating
homecoming by holding on to hand the Stats Perform poll's 11th-ranked team
their second straight loss.
Lehigh had a 16-game league winning streak end a week after its 23-game
regular-season streak was snapped by Cornell.
Lehigh dominated the second half after trailing 21-0 at halftime, pulling
within 21-18 with 8:28 remaining, and holding the Wildcats to a field goal when
they responded with an 11-play, 73-yard drive.
On the ensuing drive the Mountain Hawks had to start on their 5 after a muffed
fair catch. Lehigh got six first downs, two on fourth down, before a pass
interference penalty was good for a first down on the 2. Morgan threw two
incompletions before he was wrapped up on a Rogan blitz.
Villanova had 227 yards to 82 for Lehigh in the first half. The Mountain Hawks
had 290 yards in the second half to 110 for Villanova --- with 65 coming on the
field-goal drive.
Ja'Briel Mace rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown for Villanova, and Luke Yoder
ran for 132 yards and a score for Lehigh.
Up next
Lehigh: Home against Bucknell on Saturday.
Villanova: At Lafayette on Saturday.
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