Ashten Snelsire's 4 total touchdowns help Richmond rally past Lafayette in 40-31 victory

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In a comeback victory, Ashten Snelsire led Richmond to a 40-31 win over Lafayette by scoring four touchdowns—three through passing and one rushing. After falling behind 24-7 in the second quarter, Richmond rallied with scores on five consecutive possessions to take control of the game. Snelsire finished with 24 completions out of 38 attempts for 218 yards, along with two interceptions and a rushing touchdown.
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In a comeback victory on Saturday, Richmond overcame a significant deficit to defeat Lafayette by a score of 40-31. The Spiders were trailing 24-7 late in the second quarter and 24-17 at halftime but rallied to build a 38-24 lead early in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Ashten Snelsire led this charge, accounting for four touchdowns: three passing and one rushing. He completed 24 of 38 passes for 218 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions, while also running for 69 yards, including a touchdown. Aziz Foster-Powell contributed 113 yards rushing with a touchdown. Despite Lafayette's Malachi Gamble scoring a late touchdown, Richmond held on to win thanks in part to a safety in the final minutes of the game. The Spiders improved their record to 5-1 overall and 3-0 in conference play, while Lafayette fell to 1-4 overall and 0-2 in the league.

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EASTON Lafayette Leopards Richmond Spiders

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Lafayette ORG · 5× Richmond ORG · 4× Spiders ORG · 3× Leopards ORG · 2× Ashten Snelsire PERSON · 1× Aziz Foster-Powell PERSON · 1× EASTON GPE · 1× Malachi Gamble PERSON · 1× Pa. GPE · 1× Snelsire PERSON · 1×

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After trailing 24-7 late in the second quarter and 24-17 at halftime, the Spiders scored touchdowns on their first three possessions of the second half to build a 38-24 lead near the beginning of the fourth quarter.
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EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Ashten Snelsire accounted for four touchdowns — three passing and one rushing — and Richmond rallied from a 17-point deficit to defeat Lafayette 40-31 on Saturday. asserted
Richmond → account → Saturday
After trailing 24-7 late in the second quarter and 24-17 at halftime, the Spiders scored touchdowns on their first three possessions of the second half to build a 38-24 lead near the beginning of the fourth quarter. asserted
Spiders → trail → quarter
Including a touchdown and a field goal in the final two minutes of the first half, the Spiders scored on five consecutive possessions. asserted
Spiders → include → possessions
Lafayette responded with a 10-yard touchdown run by Malachi Gamble, then reached the Richmond 8-yard line on the next possession before being stopped on fourth down. asserted
Lafayette → respond → down
Richmond added a safety in the final two minutes. asserted
Richmond → add → minutes
Snelsire completed 24 of 38 passes for 218 yards with the three touchdowns and two interceptions. asserted
Snelsire → complete → touchdowns
He added 69 yards with one touchdown on the ground. asserted
He → add → ground
Aziz Foster-Powell ran for 113 yards with a touchdown for the Spiders (5-1, 3-0 Patriot League), ranked No. 24 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25. asserted
Powell → run → Top
Jakyre Henley’s 152 yards rushing included two long touchdown runs Daniel Lipovski had 113 yards passing for Lafayette (1-4, 0-2). asserted
Lipovski → include → Lafayette
Henley’s touchdown runs of 72 and 74 yards powered the Leopards to a 24-17 halftime lead. asserted
runs → power → lead
The first, a 72-yard burst up the middle, gave the Leopards a 14-7 lead in the first quarter. asserted
first → give → quarter
His 74-yard run on a similar play call made it 24-7 late in the second quarter. asserted
it → make → quarter
He lost a total of 1 yard on his three other carries in the first half. asserted
He → lose → half
Lafayette had won each of the previous four games in the series. asserted
Lafayette → win → series
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