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Football Drops Defense Battle, 7-0, to Lafayette

Related Topics: Patriot League

WASHINGTON - Despite finishing with more total yards of offense, the Georgetown University football team fell to Lafayette College, 7-0, on Saturday afternoon in a Patriot League matchup at Cooper Field. With the loss, the Hoyas fall to 1-8 overall and 0-4 in league play, while the Leopards improve to 3-6 on the year and 3-1 in conference action.

Georgetown’s defense only allowed 166 yards of offense all day, holding the Leopards to 101 yards in the air and 65 yards on 36 rushes. Khristian Tate (Warner Robins, Ga./Covenant Academy) led the way with a game-high 11 tackles, including 2.