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HAMILTON, N.Y. (10/29/11) – Zach Barket ran for a career-high 188 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 6/7 Lehigh past Colgate 45-25 Saturday at Andy Kerr Stadium on Family Weekend.

Colgate (4-5, 0-3 PL), which trailed 28-12 in the third quarter, was able to trim the Mountain Hawks lead to 31-25, after a pair of touchdowns from Nate Eachus, with 14:00 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Raiders then had the opportunity to get the ball back from Lehigh on its next possession three times, including a fourth-and-2, but could not stop the Mountain Hawks on the ground as they took 5:37 off the clock and scored a touchdown to extend their lead to 39-25. Lehigh would find the end zone again with 4:08 remaining, but had the extra point attempt blocked to make the final 45-25.

Colgate was led by Gavin McCarney who completed 18-of-28 passes for 204 yards and two scores, while Eachus ran for 96 yards and one score. Eachus also caught two passes for 14 yards and one touchdown, while Chris Looney caught three passes for 40 yards, including an 18-yard touchdown reception.

The Raiders opened the scoring with a 30-yard field goal from Joe Uglietto with 6:25 reaming in the first quarter. But Lehigh was able to respond with a couple of scores to build a 14-3 lead early in the second quarter. The Raiders then answered back with a touchdown pass from McCarney to Looney and a 42-yard field goal from Uglietto to make the score 14-12 with 3:40 remaining in the first half. But the Mountain Hawks were able to take the buzz out of the crowd with a 22-yard touchdown pass form Chris Lum to Barket with 50 seconds remaining to take a 21-12 lead into the locker room.

Lehigh (7-1, 2-0 PL) scored again midway through the third quarter to extend its lead to 28-12, before the Raiders responded with a pair touchdowns. Eachus caught an 8-yard touchdown pass from McCarney to cap an 8-play, 71-yard drive with 3:04 remaining in the quarter. The Raiders two-point conversion attempt failed to make the score 28-18. Lehigh would end the third quarter with a 34-yard field goal to extend its lead to 31-18, before Colgate opened the fourth quarter with a 20-yard touchdown run from Eachus to make the score 31-25. The Raiders tried to get the ball back, to keep all of the momentum, but Lehigh was able to convert twice on third down and once on fourth down, before scoring a touchdown and a two-point conversion to take a 14-point lead.

Lum completed 21-of-29 passes for 226 yards and four touchdowns and as the Mountain Hawks gained 494 yards of total offense. Colgate finished with 310 yards of total offense, while the defense was led by Jordan McCord with 12 tackles and Chris DiMassa with 11 tackles and one interception.

Colgate will travel to Easton, Pa., to face Patriot League foe Lafayette on Saturday, Nov. 5. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. at Fisher Stadium.

GAME NOTES: Colgate is 27-21-2 all-time against Lehigh … The Mountain Hawks win was their first in Hamilton since on the same day in 2005 … Eachus has now rushed for 53 touchdowns in his career, which ranks third all-time in school history … McCarney is just 20 completions away from being the first Raider to complete 150 passes in a season since Alex Relph completed 158 in 2007 … Eachus has rushed for 762 yards this season and needs 238 yards to become just the fourth Raider to rush for 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons … Colgate is 0-3 in Patriot League play for the first time since 1995.