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Bucknell's offensive woes continued last week with a 21-14 loss against Georgetown in Washington, D.C. It's the fourth consecutive game where the Bison scored 14 or fewer points.
The Bison are 1-5 this year and have lost three in a row and are hoping to snap a skid and turn things around this week as Bucknell has another Patriot League matchup, this time hosting Lafayette at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium at 3 p.m.
Against the Hoyas last week, Bucknell and Georgetown were tied 14-14 at halftime and Bucknell trailed just 21-14 through majority of the second half. But the Bison weren't able to get a game-tying touchdown late.
Emmett Dowling went 17 for 22 for 173 yards and a touchdown, but also threw two interceptions. Michael Cadden had 11 carries for 59 yards and a touchdown.
Bucknell struggled to contain Georgetown's running game. Clay Ash had 20 carries for 135 yards and two touchdowns as he averaged 6.8 yards per carry. Gavin Beard also saw success against the Bison's secondary, throwing for 158 yards.
Lafayette is 1-4 and have lost three straight games since a 13-9 win on Sept. 12 against Marist. The Leopards lost to Columbia (40-34, overtime), Holy Cross (38-30) and ranked Richmond (40-31).
Lafayette's Daniel Lipovski went 7 for 16 for 101 yards and had an interception. Jakyre Henley had 152 rushing yards and two touchdowns while rushing it just eight times, averaging 19.0 per carry. Lipovski has 772 yards and six touchdowns with four interceptions. Henley has 379 rushing yards this year and Malachi Gamble has 167.