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LEWISBURG, Pa. (11/13/10) — Colgate junior running back Nate Eachus (Drums, Pa.) ran for 160 yards and three touchdowns on Saturday to lead the Raiders past Bucknell 31-7 at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium. With the victory Colgate secured its 14th winning season in 15 years under head coach Dick Biddle.

Eachus recorded his ninth 100-yard game of the season off 20 carries, while senior quarterback Greg Sullivan (Monroe, N.Y.) threw for 105 yards and one touchdown. Senior Doug Rosnick (Langhorne, Pa.) finished with two catches for 32 yards and one score while freshman Daniel Cason (Somerville, N.J.) also recorded two receptions for 22 yards.

Colgate (6-4, 3-2) would score on its first possession off a 38-yard run by Eachus to cap a seven-play, 57-yard drive. The run by Eachus came on 4th-and-1 to give the Raiders a 6-0 lead, the extra point attempt was blocked by Bucknell's Josh Eden.

The Raiders would add to their lead two minutes later as freshman Nat Bellamy (Los Angeles, Calif.) would intercept a Brandon Wesley pass and return it 51 yards for a touchdown. The interception was a career first for Bellamy and the fifth for Colgate in the last two games.

Colgate would add to its lead in the second quarter when Eachus found the end zone for the second time on a one-yard run to cap an 11-play, 82-yard scoring drive to give the Raiders a 19-0 halftime lead. The key play on the drive was a 17-yard pass from Sullivan to Eachus on 3rd-and-11.

Bucknell (1-9, 1-3) would recover an onside kick to start the second half, but the Raiders defense brought enough pressure on Wesley to force back-to-back incomplete passes followed by a punt to keep a 19-0 lead.

Colgate would score with 1:33 remaining in the third quarter when Sullivan found Rosnick open in the end zone to give the Raiders a 25-0 lead. The scoring drive was 9-plays, for 80-yards, lasting just over four minutes. Colgate would strike again, 28 seconds later, after Eachus broke three tackles on his way for a 31-yard touchdown run to build a 31-0 lead. Colgate received the ball on the Bison's 31-yard line after senior defensive end Zach Smith (Thorofare, N.J.) forced a fumble that was recovered by classmate Chris DiMassa (Coatesville, Pa.).

Bucknell would get on the scoreboard late in the fourth quarter when Rob Gerlach recovered a fumble and returned it 58 yards for the Bison's only score.

DiMassa led the team with seven tackles, while Smith recorded six tackles, 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble. Senior defensive end Lamont Sonds (Hampton, Ga.) also recorded six tackles and 2.5 sacks for the Raiders who finished over .500 in Patriot League play for the fourth straight season.

GAME NOTES: Eachus has rushed for more then 100 yards 19 times in his career and nine times this season. With the three touchdowns Eachus became just the seventh player in Colgate history to score over 100 points in a single season. Eachus also became the first Raider to gain more then 1,600 yards in a season since Jordan Scott ran for 1,875 in 2007. Bellamy became the first Raider to return an interception for more than 50 yards since Jesse Boyd returned one for 70 yards against Lehigh in 1998. With the 153 yards on Saturday, Sullivan became just the fourth Raider to amass more than 7,000 yards in total offense in his career.