Late rally lifts Lafayette over Bucknell 21-17 for first win

EASTON, Pa. -- Keegan Shoemaker ran for a first-quarter touchdown and threw a 43-yard scoring strike to Nick Pearson in the fourth quarter and Selwyn Simpson scampered 22 yards for a TD with 6:58 left to play as Lafayette rallied for its first win of the season with a 21-17 victory over Bucknell on Saturday. The Leopards (1-7, 1-1 Patriot League) grabbed a 7-0 lead on Shoemaker's 5-yard run, but Bucknell answered with Logan Bitikofer 's 16-yard TD toss to Brandon Sanders to knot the score at 7 after one quarter. Bitikofer hooked up with Sanders again in the second quarter for a 13-yard TD to give the Bison (1-7, 1-2) a 14-7 lead at the half. Ethan Torres ' 28-yard field goal was the only scoring of the third quarter and gave Bucknell a 17-7 lead.