Lafayette 24, Penn 17 FINAL

Hey, this is Matt Flegenheimer reporting live from Fisher Stadium in Easton, Pa., where the Quakers will take on Lafayette. We've got some rain in the forecast, but so far the weather has held up. Check in throughout the game for live updates.

FINAL Penn 17, Lafayette 24

Irvin's moving the chains quickly, hitting Derham for 11 yards and, after an incompletion, again for 10 more.

A 24-yard first-down pass to Fisher brings the Quakers into Leopards territory. But after getting to their 46, Penn could advance no further. Three straight incompletes set up a must-convert fourth down. Irvin opts for a slant over the middle to Wurst. The defender gets there at the same time, and the ball was tipped -- and, ultimately, not caught.

The turnover on downs with 50 seconds left seals the game; Lafayette can just take a knee to run out the clock.

1:35 Q4 Penn 17, Lafayette 24

Penn's front seven stifles the Leopards, forcing a quick three-and-out and getting the offense the ball back with a chance to tie. Great punt for Lafayette puts the ball at the Penn 9.

3:26 Q4 Penn 17, Lafayette 24

Placekicker Dave Kuncio skies a kick in hopes that a teammate could get under it in time, but the Leopards recover at their own 38.

3:27 Q4 Penn 17, Lafayette 24

Great misdirection play to DiMaggio for six yards--and six points--through the left side of the line. This comes after a sharp set of passes from Irvin, including one spectacular leaping catch by Kyle Derham to get the Quakers into the red zone. Expect an onside kick from Penn here, with only one timeout left.

4:54 Q4 Penn 10, Lafayette 24

Looking to put the game out of reach, the Leopards go for it on fourth and inches, but Curley fumbles the snap. Penn takes over from its own 45.

6:37 Q4 Penn 10, Lafayette 24

After a Lafayette punt, Tyler Fisher gets loose for a first-down on a screen pass, but the drive stalls thereafter, with Irvin under heavy pressure throughout the next set of downs. The Leopards take over inside their own 10 after a stellar Olson punt, but a couple of first downs have drained the clock. Penn just called timeout to stop the clock and get the defense off the field for a quick breather.

13:35 Q4 Penn 10, Lafayette 24

Comeback on hold. The Quakers punt after a short completion to Josh Koontz comes up shy of the marker on third down.

End Q3 Penn 10, Lafayette 24

Drew Goldsmith sacks Curley to help force a three-and-out, and Chris Wynn takes the return out to the 41. DiMaggio picks up four on first down, and the Quakers head to the fourth trailing by 14.

4:46 Q3 Penn 10, Lafayette 24

Bizarre moments in the red zone. On 3rd and goal from the 5, Irvin connects with Matt Tuten in the back left corner of the end zone, but Tuten fails to drag his feet in time, and the pass is ruled incomplete. Andrew Samson knocks the field goal through, but the score is wiped away on a flag. Bagnoli storms the field to confront the zebras, getting close to the hash marks as he pleads his case, and the flag is picked up. Field goal good, and the Quakers trail by two scores.

One more note: Blackmon looks phenomenal today. He's rushed 11 times for 60 yards--not to mention the TD scamper off the screen pass--and he's really showed some explosiveness out of the backfield. Most important of all: no fumbles, after two last week.

8:15 Q3 Penn 7, Lafayette 24

After sitting out Lafayette's last drive with an apparent hand injury, Curley throws a pick to Josh Powers on his first pass of the half. Another shot for the Quakers to get back in the game, this time from their own 48.

9:12 Q3 Penn 7, Lafayette 24

The defense gets it back to Irvin by forcing a Leopards three-and-out, but the Quakers go backwards on their ensuing drive. Olson's punt goes out of bounds at the Leopards' 35.

12:33 Q3 Penn 7, Lafayette 24

Signs of life from the Red and Blue offense! Blackmon takes a screen pass up the right sideline, then cuts across the field to outrun the Lafayette secondary to paydirt, a 42-yard pickup in all. Before that, Blackmon had run for a couple nice gains to get the drive going, before Irvin hit fullback Kelms Amoo-Achampong out of the backfield for 23. We'll see if the defense can give Irvin and Co. a real chance to get back in the game now.

Halftime Penn 0, Lafayette 24

Talk about confidence. After forcing a Quakers punt to their own 15, Lafayette kneels out the clock with a minute and a half left and one timeout. Certainly a surprising move considering how well the offense has been moving the ball.

Halftime stats for Lafayette:

Curley: 9-16, 143 yards, three touchdowns

White: 7 rushes, 38 yards

Adair: 3 catches, 67 yards, two touchdowns

On Penn's end:

Irvin: 7-18, 56 yards, no touchdowns, one interception (Olson 0-1, interception)

Blackmon: 5 rushes, 18 yards (DiMaggio: 3 for 9)

Tyler Fisher: 3 catches, 31 yards.

4:15 Q2 Penn 0, Lafayette 24

Things just went from ugly to hideous. After a would-be 43-yard completion to Reinert was called back on a holding penalty against Drew Luongo, Irvin throws a pick on 3rd and 20, which Leopards' corner Marvin Clecidor--who inadvertently touched the punt earlier--returns to the Quakers 23.

Then on the first play of the drive, Curley hits Adair again for a six-point strike. Gotta love a good seven-second scoring drive.

6:47 Q2 Penn 0, Lafayette 17

After finally getting a big play from the defense in the form of a third down sack from Britton Ertman near midfield, the Quakers are backed up inside their own 5 on the Lafayette punt. Blackmon goes nowhere on first, Irvin's pass falls incomplete, and on 3rd and 9, Olson makes his first appearance of the day behind center...and throws the pass right into the hands of Leopards linebacker Neil Goldsmith. Olson had tried to roll out and hit a receiver on the left sideline, but he missed his mark by a good six yards.

The Quakers' defense performed admirably thereafter, holding Lafayette to a 22-yard field goal after the Leopards had taken over from Penn's 5 yard-line.

12:29 Q2 Penn 0, Lafayette 14

Ugly showing from the Quakers on this drive. An Irvin incompletion, a holding penalty, a short DiMaggio run, and a failed screen that lost three. In total, Irvin has completed one of his eight passes for one yard.

14:52 Q2 Penn 0, Lafayette 14

Curley goes over the top of the seconary to wideout Shaun Adair for a 37-yard touchdown on the first play of the second quarter. Lafayette had just moved the chains on 3rd and 7 on a screen to third-down back Tyler Coon. That came after a bullet 26-yarder from Curley to Conte to get into Quakers' territory.

Curley's numbers so far: 6-10, 105 yards, 2 touchdowns.

3:44 Q1 Penn 0, Lafayette 7

The Quakers' D stiffens, forcing the Leopards into a three-and-out. On the opening play of the ensuing drive, Irvin floats a beautiful pass to Reinert's back shoulder down the left sideline, but the receiver again fails to pull it in. After a two-yard run from Bradford Blackmon and a rabid pass rush on third and long that forces Irvin into an incompletion, the Quakers are forced to punt.

6:00 Q1 Penn 0, Lafayette 7

Wow, talk about momentum swings. The Quakers' first drive stalls in four plays after , but Kyle Olson's punt--a wobbler towards the right sideline--touches Leopards' special teamer Marvin Clecidor and Penn recovers inside the Lafayette 20. Michael DiMaggio uncorks a powerful seven-yard run on first down, but is stoned in the backfield for a loss of four thereafter. On 3rd and 7, Robert Irvin's pass is dropped by Matt Reinert.

Then, on the chip shot field goal attempt, Leopards lineman Andrew Poulson gets a hand in for the block, and the Leopards retain possession.

10:01 Q1 Penn 0, Lafayette 7

Impressive drive from the Leopards. They go 68 yards on 10 plays, employing a nice balance of air and ground. On 3rd down from the Quaker 10, QB Rob Curley capped it off by eluding an aggressive rush from Joe Goniprow and lofting the ball to a wide open Michael Conte. Running back Maurice White was the workhorse on the drive, carrying four times for 27 yards. A couple of missed tackles in the Red and Blue secondary didn't help matters any.

15:00 Q1 Penn 0, Lafayette 0

The Quakers will kick off first. One quick note: Wideout Marcus Lawrence will miss his second straight game with an ankle injury. Looks like Kyle Derham and David Wurst will have to pick up the slack at receiver again.