LEWISBURG, Pa. (Interstat) — Pat McQuaide threw two touchdown passes and visiting Villanova beat Bucknell 17-16 on Saturday at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.

Villanova led 14-0 at halftime. McQuaide connected with Braden Reed for a 16-yard touchdown with 1:13 left before halftime. Bucknell came back in the third quarter, as Christopher Dietrich threw two TD passes to Sam Milligan, trimming Villanova’s lead to 14-13 after one extra-point attempt failed. Bucknell later took a 16-14 lead on Juan Garanton’s 40-yard field goal with 12:06 remaining in the fourth quarter. D. LeBlanc answered with a 22-yard field goal at 8:20 to put Villanova ahead 17-16, and Garanton missed a 29-yard field goal with 1:57 to play.

Dietrich completed 29 of 39 passes for 245 yards and two touchdowns. Milligan caught 13 passes for 135 yards and two scores. McQuaide finished 13 of 20 for 218 yards and two scores. Villanova improved to 1-1, while Bucknell dropped to 0-2.