CAA Football Recap - Oct. 10
Rob Washburn
North Carolina A&T 30, New Hampshire 27 (ot)
Box Score
Elijah Kennedy caught a game-tying 19-yard touchdown pass on the final play of regulation and Asher Holland provided a game-winning 34-yard field goal in overtime as North Carolina A&T (2-5, 2-2 CAA) edged New Hampshire (2-5, 1-3 CAA), 30-27.
The teams traded first-quarter touchdowns with UNH getting a 2-yard scoring run from Joquez Smith and A&T answering with a 9-yard pass from Kevin White to Amonte Jones. A 1-yard TD run from JT Smith put the Aggies ahead early in the second quarter, but the Wildcats hit a 75-yard scoring strike from Brooks Bentley to Logan Perez to knot the game at 14-14. A 32-yard TD catch by Michael Carlock-Williams gave A&T a 21-14 lead, but UNH reeled off 13 unanswered points, getting a pair of field goals from Lucas Glassburn and a 21-yard TD catch by Perez to go ahead 27-21 with 1:40 remaining. A&T put together a 75-yard drive capped by the Kennedy TD catch but missed the extra point. In overtime, UNH missed a field goal before Holland gave the Aggies the victory. For A&T, White passed for 230 yards and three touchdowns with Carlock-Williams making five catches for 129 yards. Terry Radford recorded a career-best 17 tackles and a TFL defensively. For UNH, Bentley threw for 267 yards and 2 TD’s with Perez tallying eight receptions for a career-high 136 yards. Trevor Barry recorded 10 tackles.
Stony Brook 31, Towson 24
Box Score
Quinn Boyd passed for 175 yards and two touchdowns and added 57 yards and a TD on the ground as Stony Brook (4-2, 2-0 CAA) extended its winning streak to three with a 31-24 triumph at Towson (0-7, 0-3 CAA).
The Seawolves jumped out to a 14-0 first-quarter lead as Boyd fired scoring passes to James Dely (15 yards) and Seth Sweitzer (26 yards) before adding a 40-yard field goal from Michael Mannino. Towson battled back behind freshman quarterback Jacob Davis, who hit Aaron Enterline with a 19-yard TD toss in the second quarter and Xavier Pugh with an 18-yard scoring pass midway through the third quarter to pull within 17-14. However on the ensuing kickoff, Stony Brook answered back as DaMario Crawford broke loose on a 90-yard return to push the margin back to 10. The Tigers responded with a 75-yard drive capped by Pugh’s 2-yard TD run, but Boyd engineered a 75-yard drive that he ended with his own 13-yard TD run to make it 31-21 with 9:15 remaining. Towson tacked on a field goal with 11 seconds left, but was unable to recover an onside kick. Anthony Ferrelli had 11 tackles and Khalid Bueno contributed eight stops, 3.0 sacks and 4.5 TFL’s for the SBU defense. For Towson, Davis was 26-of-34 passing for 337 yards and 2 TD’s and added 66 yards rushing. Cleveland Charlton made four catches for 142 yards and TJ Sands paced the defense with 11 tackles.
Brown 28, Bryant 13
Box Score
Shamar Fowles made a career-high 12 receptions for 135 yards and a touchdown, but it was not enough as Bryant (4-2) dropped a 28-13 decision at Brown.
The Bulldogs fell behind by 21 points in the second quarter, but Fowles caught a 35-yard TD pass from Brennan Myer to trim the deficit to 21-7 going into halftime. Field goals of 31 and 22 yards from Nicholas Stoyanovich in the third quarter pulled Bryant within 21-13. However, Brown put together a 14-play, 70-yard TD drive to push its advantage to 28-13 with 9:42 remaining. The Bulldogs tried to rally, but suffered an interception with 5:20 left. Myer finished 29-of-37 passing for a season-high 308 yards. Ezra Carter recorded a team-best nine tackles and a TFL defensively.
Stonehill 28, Sacred Heart 7
Box Score
Quarterback Poochie Snyder passed for 236 yards and a touchdown as Sacred Heart (2-4) had its two-game winning streak snapped in a 28-7 loss to Stonehill.
Stonehill scored a touchdown in each of the first two quarters and then added a third on its opening drive of the second half to build a commanding 21-0 advantage. The Pioneers put together a drive deep into Stonehill territory late in the third period, but a fumble at the 2-yard line was returned 98 yards for a score. SHU got on the board with 12:51 to play as Snyder threw a 4-yard TD pass to Dean Hangey on fourth down. Hangey finished with a team-high seven receptions for 70 yards. Kymari Latney paced the defense with 10 tackles.
Wofford 16, Elon 0
Box Score
Elon (4-3) committed four turnovers and turned the ball over twice on downs in a 16-0 setback to Wofford. The Phoenix defense turned in a solid effort, holding the Terriers to 252 total yards.
Wofford kicked three field goals in the final 3:26 of the second quarter to go up 9-0 at the half. After forcing an Elon three-and-out to start the third quarter, the Terriers put together an 86-yard touchdown drive to build a 16-point lead. Elon converted a fake punt in the fourth quarter and reached the red zone, but couldn’t get on the board. Kamerin McDowell-Moore had another big day, rushing for 162 yards on 28 carries. Derek Hite made a team-best nine tackles.