2008 Woodie Awards
RSSHawks hungry for win after two straight losses
By Nick Pison
Issue date: 10/19/07 Section: Sports
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Holy Cross visits Lehigh for the teams' 23rd meeting between the two teams. This is the second Patriot League game for both teams.
Holy Cross enters the game 1-0 in Patriot League play after its 55-0 win over Georgetown University. The Crusaders are 4-2 on the season.
Lehigh is 0-1 in league play after its 28-18 loss to Fordham University two weeks ago. In order to win, the Hawks need to fix the mistakes that were made during last week's 23-7 loss at Yale University, said freshman tight end Alex Wojdowski.
"It's sort of a reality check," Wojdowski said of the team's recent losses. "Everyone realized we need to put in a lot more work and put more plays together if we want to win."
Last week, Yale's junior running back, Mike McCleod, found every hole in the Hawks' defense. McCleod ran for a Yale record 276 yards, adding two touchdowns.
Yale also kept the Hawks offense in check. Senior quarterback Sedale Threatt was held to 183 yards, no passing touchdowns, and threw three interceptions. Threatt snuck in a 1-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, tallying the Hawks' only score.
Holy Cross, however, does not have a rushing-dominant offense.
The Crusaders are the No. 1 offense in the Patriot League because of their passing offense.
The Crusaders' junior quarterback Dominic Randolph is leading the Patriot League with 1945 passing yards, 17 touchdowns, and five interceptions through six games. He is averaging over 300 yards and almost three passing touchdowns per game.
"He's very good," Head Coach Andy Coen said. "Yale is really the only team that was able to contain him. Last year we got in on him four times, we are watching all the tapes."
The Hawks' defense is working to find ways to make him feel uncomfortable, Coen said.
"Offensively we need to control the ball. Defensively we need to find ways to pressure the quarterback," Coen said.
Randolph does not have a favorite target either. The spread offense of the Crusaders may prove difficult to contain.
