April 17, 2009

Center Valley, Pa. - With the spring football practice schedule wrapping up throughout the Patriot League, four teams will play their spring intra-squad game this weekend and two more will follow next week.

Lafayette, Lehigh, Holy Cross and Georgetown will all play their spring game this weekend, with Bucknell and Fordham holding their intra-squad contests next Saturday. Each spring game will be played at the school's home stadium. Colgate completes its spring practice next week, but will not hold a spring game.

Lafayette is the first to hit the field, as the Leopards host their Maroon vs. White Spring Game at Fisher Stadium on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Holy Cross, Lehigh and Georgetown will all hold their spring games on Saturday afternoon. The Crusaders, who are led by two-time Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year Dominic Randolph at quarterback, will hold their spring game at 11:30 a.m. The Mountain Hawks host their annual Brown and White game at 2 p.m., while the Hoyas partake in their spring contest at 4 p.m.

Bucknell and Fordham will each hold their spring game in the morning on April 25, with the Bison kicking off at 10 a.m. and the Rams getting things started at 11 a.m.

In addition to the spring games, five Patriot League schools are among 30 football teams throughout the country to host bone marrow testing drives. Lafayette, Colgate, Lehigh, Bucknell and Holy Cross will all participate in the "Get in the Game. Save A Life" program, which is an effort to recruit 5,000 new people to the marrow registry. The program was initiated by Villanova and its Head Coach, Andy Talley, as part of the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP). It is a way for college faculty, staff and students and area residents to join the registry.

The date, time and location for the bone marrow testing drive at each of the Patriot League schools is listed below.

Lafayette - April 17th, 5-9 p.m. - Plaza outside of Kirby Sports Center in the Fisher Stadium Complex
Colgate - April 18th, 1:30-5 p.m. - Cotterell Court at the Reid Athletic Center
Lehigh - April 19th, 12:30-3:30 p.m. - Grace Hall
Bucknell - April 20th, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. - Davis Gym
Holy Cross - April 24th, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m - Upper Kimball Dining Hall