Williams Powers Holy Cross Past Richmond at Fitton Field

WORCESTER, Mass. (Interstat) — Joseph Williams rushed for 206 yards and three touchdowns as Holy Cross defeated Richmond 33-14 on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Fitton Field. The Crusaders improved to 4-5, while the visiting Spiders fell to 6-3. Richmond struck first, but Holy Cross answered behind Williams, who also had one reception for minus-2 yards. Jake Croce added two rushing touchdowns for the Crusaders. Holy Cross quarterback David Lynch completed 11 of 20 passes for 92 yards and added 10 rushing yards. Richmond quarterback Ashten Snelsire completed 9 of 20 passes for 81 yards and a touchdown and rushed 11 times for 46 yards and a score. Aziz Foster-Powell ran 12 times for 57 yards and a touchdown and caught three passes for 22 yards and another score for Richmond. Blake Houser led the Spiders with 15 tackles and one quarterback hurry. Attendance at Fitton Field was 7,769.