CAA

Wildcats Tally Fifth Straight Season-Opening Win, Beat Lehigh 47-3

BETHLEHEM, Pa.—Opening the season on the road has proven to be a winning formula in recent seasons and No. 16 Villanova (1-0) continued the trend with a 47-3 victory over Lehigh (0-1) in front of a crowd of 4,101 at Goodman Stadium on Saturday afternoon. It is the fifth straight season in which the Wildcats have begun the year with a road victory during the Mark Ferrante head coaching era. Villanova scored five touchdowns and kicked four field goals while outgaining the Mountain Hawks by a margin of 506 yards to 139 in the win. The defense forced six turnovers and held Lehigh to negative rushing yardage when accounting for three sacks.