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LEWISBURG -- Bucknell will begin Patriot League play as it hosts its second of a four-game home stretch on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. against No. 10 Lehigh. Bucknell comes into the match-up 2-1, while Lehigh enters the game as an undefeated ranked opponent.
Bucknell found its first victory at Marist with a 34-23 win. Tariq Thomas led the offensive charge as he rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns. Ralph Rucker IV went 18-of-23 for 236 yards through the air, and TJ Cadden (104 yards) and Sam Milligan (87 yards) both broke their career records in receiving yards. Freshman Logan Busson recorded his first career interception in the first half, and Terian Williams II and Deuce Geter paced the defense with 13 tackles each.
This past weekend, the Bison extended their win streak to two as they defeated VMI 35-28 in their opener thanks to a record-breaking four-touchdown performance from Sam Milligan, which is the most in a single game in Bucknell history. The junior also recorded 192 yards on the afternoon. Ralph Rucker IV tied his school record of touchdown passes in a single game with five in the win.
A Bison freshman safety, Zachary Corna, earned Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors for his 12-tackle performance.
Lehigh is currently ranked 10th in both the Stats Perform FCS Rankings and the AFCA FCS Coaches Polls heading into this week. The Mountain Hawks opened their season against a ranked Richmond conference match-up and defeated the spiders 21-14 to start off 0-1 and have one the next two of their games against Sacred Heart and Duquesne. Lehigh is coming off of a 35-21 victory over Duquesne where the Mountain Hawks scored on its final possession of the first half and first three possessions of the second half at Duquesne.
Senior linebacker Tyler Ochojski was selected Patriot League Football Defensive Player of the Week after finishing with five tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble and sophomore punter/kicker Connor Poole received the Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week.