Yale posts first shutout since 2017

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Backup Nolan Grooms threw for two touchdowns, Mason Tipton caught three passes for 122 yards and a score, and Yale cruised past Lehigh 34-0 on Saturday for its first shutout since 2017.

Tipton’s 57-yard catch-and-run gave Grooms his first career touchdown for a 21-0 lead late in the second quarter. Grooms also completed a 15-yard scoring pass to Chase Nenad early in the fourth.

Yale outgained Lehigh 272-63 in the first half as the Mountain Hawks only had four first downs. Lehigh finished with 146 total yards.

Stater Griffin O’Connor was 9 of 18 for 123 yards and a score for Yale (2-1). O’Connor opened the scoring with a 27-yard pass to freshman David Pantelis in the end zone for his first catch of the season. Grooms was 6 of 8 for 122 yards.

Zane Dudek rushed for his first touchdown of the season and Spencer Alston scored on a 15-yard run in the third.

Lehigh (0-5) is on a 12-game losing streak dating to 2019 — tying the program’s longest from 1925-26.

New Haven 28, Pace 14: At Pleasantville, N.Y., quarterback Connor Degenhardt scored a pair of 1-yard rushing touchdowns as the Chargers picked up an NE-10 road win.

Zach Mauro (87 yards rushing) and Jake Conlan (59 yards rushing) also scored touchdowns on the ground for UNH (3-1, 2-0 NE-10). Khyon Fitzpatrick finished with 13 tackles to pace the Chargers defense.

Quarterback Sean Kehley scored a pair of rushing touchdowns for Pace (0-4, 0-2).

Trinity 28, Middlebury 0: At Hartford, Brian Casagrande returned an interception 86 yards for a touchdown and the Bantams’ defense dominated in a NESCAC win.

Spencer Fetter tossed a pair of touchdowns for Trinity (3-0, 3-0 NESCAC), connecting with Jack Barrett from 10 yards out and with Thomas Walsh on a 57-yard strike.

Howard 22, Sacred Heart 17: At Washington, Quinton Williams threw three touchdown passes including a 38-yarder to Kasey Hawthorne with just over two minutes remaining to lift Howard to its first win of the season. Sacred Heart’s points came on short touchdown runs by Marquez McCray and Jalen Madison plus a field goal by Ricky Lancaster.

Wesleyan 27, Bates 24: At Lewiston, Maine, David Estevez completed a game-winning 5-yard touchdown pass to Luis Sanchez to lead the Cardinals to a come-from-behind victory.

Estevez accounted for 224 of the Cardinals' 291 total yards on offense.

Norwich 24, Coast Guard 21: At New London, Justin Bryant rushed for 125 yards and the eventual gamewinning touchdown on a 1-yard run with seven minutes left to lead the Cadets. It was the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference opener for both teams.

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SCSU 23, AIC 7: At New Haven, Kwadir Delgado-Mcintyre recorded two of the Owls’ three interceptions as Southern Connecticut State picked up a Northeast-10 win.

Izaiah Sanders finished with 108 yards receiving on six catches to pace the offense for SCSU (3-2, 2-1 NE-10), while Diante Wilson and T.J. Gardner each had a rushing touchdown.