Bahar, Basile set marks as Monmouth tops Holy Cross 48-36
WORCESTER, Mass. -- Kenji Bahar threw for a career-high 324 yards with three touchdowns, Mike Basile had a career-high 19 tackles and Monmouth defeated Holy Cross 48-36 on Saturday.
Kamau Dumas also had an 89-yard punt return and 39-yard interception return for the Hawks (5-1). Dumas' punt return in the third quarter -- the first for Monmouth since 2011 -- made it 41-17 and his pick six with 4:54 to play sealed the win.
Bahar completed 23 of 31 passes with Reggie White Jr. catching nine for 137 yards and touchdowns covering 13 and 3 yards. Michael Jolly ran for 119 yards on six carries and Erik Zokouri had two 1-yard TD plunges.
A week after setting the school record for career tackles, Basile added 17 solo stops with two assists -- pushing his career total to 377 -- and forced a fumble.
Holy Cross' Peter Pujals completed 36 of 63 passes to 13 different for 509 yards -- breaking his school record by one yard -- and four touchdowns and ran for another for the Crusaders (2-4). Three of the touchdowns came in the fourth quarter.
Monmouth finished with 514 yards and Holy Cross 630.
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2023 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| UAlbany | 7-1 | 11-4 |
| Villanova | 7-1 | 10-3 |
| Richmond | 7-1 | 9-4 |
| Elon | 6-2 | 6-5 |
| Delaware | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Towson | 4-4 | 5-6 |
| Rhode Island | 4-4 | 6-5 |
| William & Mary | 4-4 | 6-5 |
| New Hampshire | 4-4 | 6-5 |
| Campbell | 4-4 | 5-6 |
| Monmouth | 3-5 | 4-7 |
| Hampton | 3-5 | 5-6 |
| Maine | 1-7 | 2-9 |
| North Carolina A&T | 0-8 | 1-10 |
| Stony Brook | 0-8 | 0-10 |
2023 Patriot League Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Lafayette | 5-1 | 9-3 |
| Holy Cross | 5-1 | 7-4 |
| Colgate | 4-2 | 6-5 |
| Georgetown | 3-3 | 5-6 |
| Fordham | 2-4 | 6-5 |
| Lehigh | 1-5 | 2-9 |
| Bucknell | 1-5 | 4-7 |
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