Elon's 52-yard Field Goal Sinks Sacred Heart 24-21
Luke Barnes kicked a 52-yard field goal with 1:19 left, and Elon beat Sacred Heart 24-21. It was the only scoring play of the second half for Elon, and the only one that mattered.
Sacred Heart struck first, with a 6-yard touchdown pass to Jason Palmieri in the first quarter. Elon's Elijah Guttman then took over: a 5-yard run to tie it, a 19-yard pass to Landyn Backey for a 14-7 lead, and a 10-yard run with 42 seconds left in the half for 21-14. In between, Sacred Heart tied it at 14-14 on a 6-yard pass to Ben Evee, so the score was level three times and the lead changed once.
The third tie, 21-21, came on a 34-yard pass to Nick Gentilella with 6:19 left in the third quarter. After that, neither team scored until Barnes lined up from 52 yards. Sacred Heart had 310 yards to Elon's 375, and neither team threw an interception. Elon lost a fumble and sacked the quarterback three times, and Sacred Heart did neither.
Elon is 2-1 and Sacred Heart falls to 0-2, having lost by three while scoring 21 points. For fantasy, Jack Snyder scored 29.7 points in defeat (three touchdown throws and 13 carries for 39 yards), and Elijah Guttman's 24.7 came in what is listed as his first game of the season.