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FOOTBALL | Hoyas Fall to High-Powered Fordham Despite Hot Start

On Oct. 1, despite posting its second-highest point total of the season, Georgetown football could not contain Fordham’s high-powered offense as the Hoyas lost to the Rams, 38-59.

Georgetown (1-4, 0-2 Patriot League) charged out of the gates to start the game, as senior quarterback Pierce Holley threw for 3 touchdowns on each of the Hoyas’ first three drives. On the defensive side, sophomore defensive lineman VeRon Garrison scooped up a fumble at the line of scrimmage, and the first quarter ended with the Hoyas taking a commanding 21-7 lead. 

The Fordham Rams’ (4-1, 1-0 Patriot League) offense responded quickly, scoring 28 unanswered points on the back of quarterback Tim DeMorat’s 3 second-quarter touchdown passes. The Rams took the lead and never looked back, exploiting consistent gaps in the secondary en route to a 59-38 victory. 

Fordham came into the contest fresh off an impressive offensive performance against Ohio University on Sept. 24, a game in which DeMorat threw for over 500 yards and Rams receiver Fotis Kokosioulis recorded 318 receiving yards, a Patriot League record, along with 4 touchdowns. Georgetown knew they would have to score early and often to keep up with Fordham’s prolific offense and relied heavily on graduate receiver Joshua Tomas to keep them in the game early.

Graduate running back Herman Moultrie III fueled the Hoyas’ hot start, catching 2 touchdowns out of the backfield in the first quarter, including a 42-yard score to put Georgetown up 14-7. Holley also had the deep ball working early, converting several third-and-long throws to Tomas, including a 37-yard reception on the Hoyas’ second scoring drive. 

Fordham’s backfield duo of running backs Trey Sneed and Julius Loughridge led their dominant second quarter, ending the game with 120 and 104 rushing yards, respectively. The air attack heated up as well, with senior receivers Jeff Ciccio, Dequece Carter and Kokosioulis all catching touchdown passses and carrying the Rams to a 35-21 halftime lead. 

GUHoyas | Georgetown football struggled to contain Fordham’s high-octane offense as the Hoyas lost to the Rams, 38-59, on Oct. 1 in the Bronx. The Hoyas will try to rebound against Penn on Oct. 8.

The second half began the same way the first half ended, with Sneed finding the end zone from five yards out to put Fordham up by 21 heading into the fourth quarter. Georgetown attempted to mount a comeback, as Holley connected with Tomas for a 16-yard score on the first drive of the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to 14, with a score of 31-45. Eventually the Rams’ offense proved too much, as DeMorat and Sneed both had rushing scores in the fourth quarter. 

Holley finished the game with 322 yards, 4 touchdowns and 1 interception, while his top receiver Tomas had 10 receptions for 129 yards and 2 scores. With his impressive outing, Tomas eclipsed the 2000-yard mark in his career on the Hilltop.

For the Rams, DeMorat threw for 348 yards and 4 TDs, while Sneed and Loughridge combined for 3 scores and over 250 yards from scrimmage. Fordham wide receiver MJ Wright led the Rams’ receivers with seven grabs for 120 yards. 

Notwithstanding the result, Moultrie said he was proud of his team’s offensive output against the Rams. 

“We did not get the result we wanted but I think we did some good things on offense and as a whole,” Moultrie told The Hoya. 

Moultrie, who had 97 total yards and 2 receiving touchdowns, said Hoyas offensive coordinator Rob Spence played an important role in his success.

“Coach Spence put me in good positions to be successful and Pierce Holley put the ball on me in space allowing me to do what I do best,” Moultrie said. “This team has a lot of talent and fight and we will continue to battle each and every Saturday for the remainder of the season.”

The Hoyas will look to build on their strong offensive showing next week when the Penn Quakers (3-0, 1-0 Ivy League) come to Cooper Field on Oct. 8 for Georgetown’s Homecoming game. Penn is fresh off a double-overtime road win over Dartmouth on Sept. 30.

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