Harvard opens with 41-18 victory over Holy Cross
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Andrew Casten ran for 153 yards and three touchdowns to help Harvard beat Holy Cross 41-18 on Friday night in the Crimson's opener.
Harvard scored twice in a 24-second span in the third quarter to take a 27-18 lead.
The Crimson pulled ahead 20-18 on Conner Hempel's 5-yard pass to Anthony Firkser with 4:43 to go. On the first play after the kickoff, Matt Koran returned Holy Cross quarterback Peter Pujals' fumble to the 18. Casten followed with a touchdown run on the next snap.
Casten scored on a 3-yard run 5 seconds into the fourth to make it 34-18. He also opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 3-yard run.
Hempel was 11 of 13 for 137 yards and two touchdowns, and Scott Hosch was 8 of 12 for 90 yards.
Pujals was 26 of 41 for 233 yards for Holy Cross (2-2). Jake Wieczorek had 11 catches for 98 yards.
Harvard won a share of its 15th Ivy League title last season.
Game Information
2023 Patriot League Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Lafayette | 5-1 | 9-3 |
Holy Cross | 5-1 | 7-4 |
Colgate | 4-2 | 6-5 |
Georgetown | 3-3 | 5-6 |
Fordham | 2-4 | 6-5 |
Lehigh | 1-5 | 2-9 |
Bucknell | 1-5 | 4-7 |