Lafayette beats Lehigh 20-13 in the series’ 156th game

<p>EASTON, Pa. &mdash; Cole Northrup threw a pair of touchdown passes to tight end Steven Stilianos and Lafayette beat Leigh 20-13 on Saturday. </p>
<p>Northrup connected with Stilianos for a 34-yard touchdown in the first quarter and a 30-yard TD early in the fourth to cap the scoring. Leigh had the final possession with 2:23 remaining and drove to the Lafayette 40, but the game ended with <a href="https://twitter.com/LafColFootball/status/1380972489887645696?s=20"> Caleb Burr breaking up Nigel Summerville’s Hail Mary pass to Johnny Foley near the end zone</a>. </p>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/LafColFootball/status/1380970566077808641?s=20">Damon Washington had four of Lafayette’s six sacks</a>, including one on the Mountain Hawks’ final drive.</p>
<p>Northrup completed 22 of 34 passes for 257 yards. Quinn Revere made 10 catches for 86 yards for Lafayette (2-1, 2-1 Patriot League). Stilianos finished with the two scores for 64 yards. </p>
<p>Rashawn Allen broke loose for a 49-yard touchdown run for Lehigh (0-3, 0-3) in the second quarter. Cross Wilkinson was 21-of-34 passing for 177 yards with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Jorge Portorreal in the third. </p>
<p>It was the 156th game in the series dating to 1884. The 1896 game was canceled due to player ineligibility, and the 2020 matchup was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. </p>
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