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HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) -
Nate Eachus
ran for 118 yards and scored one touchdown as Colgate rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit and beat Holy Cross 28-27 on
Saturday.
Receiver
Pat Simonds
scored two touchdowns for the Raiders, who won the Patriot League title and get an automatic bid in the NCAA Football Championship
Subdivision tournament.
Greg Sullivan
completed eight of 12 passes for 129 yards with no interceptions.
Receiver
Jon Brock
opened the scoring for Holy Cross (7-4, 5-1) at 14:01 in the 1st quarter on a 75-yard pass from Dom Randolph, who completed
16 of his 27 passes for 316 yards and had one interception. A touchdown by
Brett McDermott
and a 36-yard field goal kick by
Matt Partain
in the second quarter helped lift Holy Cross to a 24-14 lead at halftime.
The teams traded points in the third quarter, and Holy Cross held a 27-21 lead going into the fourth.
Eachus tied it at 13:05 in the fourth, scoring a touchdown on a 5-yard run.
Jacob Stein
kicked the extra point, giving Colgate (9-2, 5-0) a one-point edge it would not relinquish.
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