CAA Football Recap - Oct. 12
Rob Washburn
UAlbany 24, Bryant 17
Box Score
Quarterback Myles Burkett passed for 183 yards and two touchdowns and added a team-best 57 yards on the ground as UAlbany (3-3, 1-1 CAA) battled past Bryant (2-4, 0-2 CAA), 24-17.
Burkett hit Seven McGee with a 3-yard TD pass on the opening drive of the second half to put the Great Danes ahead 10-7 and the duo hooked up again on a 5-yard scoring play to make it 17-10 with 10:34 to play. UAlbany tacked on a 1-yard TD run by Jojo Uga with 1:07 remaining after the Great Danes had stopped Bryant on a 4
th-down play from its own 6-yard line. Bryant quarterback Jarrett Guest was 23-of-32 passing for 233 yards, including a 36-yard scoring toss to Landon Ruggieri on the first drive of the game and 21-yard TD throw to Drew Montez with 16 seconds left. Cole Nilles made 13 tackles for the Bulldogs.
Delaware 44, Maine 21
Box Score
Zach Marker threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns as Delaware (6-0, 3-0 CAA) used a big second half to pull away from Maine (3-3, 1-2 CAA), 44-21. The Blue Hens’ defense forced four turnovers, including a 34-yard pick six by Ty Davis.
Maine took a 14-13 lead into halftime following a 19-yard TD pass from Carter Peevy to Montigo Moss late in the second quarter and a goal line stop as the half expired. A 40-yard TD run by Jo’Nathan Silver put the Blue Hens ahead 23-14, but the Black Bears answered with a 1-yard TD by Tavion Banks to pull within two with 12 minutes to play. Delaware was able to put the game away as Marker capped a 75-yard drive with a 4-yard TD toss to Jake Thaw followed by Davis’ pick six on the ensuing possession. UD’s Phil Lutz had five catches for 133 yards and had a TD reception for a school-record sixth straight game. Xavier Holmes contributed 13 tackles, 2.0 TFL’s and a sack for the Maine defense, while KT Seay and Mysonne Pollard added interceptions for Delaware.
New Hampshire 17, Elon 10
Box Score
New Hampshire’s defense registered nine sacks and allowed just 231 total yards as the Wildcats (4-2, 2-0 CAA) earned a 17-10 road victory at Elon (1-5, 0-2 CAA). Josiah Silver led the UNH defense with seven tackles, 4.5 TFL’s and 3.5 sacks.
Elon jumped out to a 10-0 first-quarter advantage on a 41-yard Jack Berkowitz field goal and a 39-yard TD run by TJ Thomas. Momentum shifted just before halftime as UNH’s Zeroun Skinner blocked a punt that was recovered at the EU 10-yard line. Logan Tomlinson caught a 10-yard TD pass from Seth Morgan on the next play to pull the Wildcats within 10-7 at the break. Tomlinson put UNH ahead, 14-10, on a 4-yard scoring run midway through the third period and Nick Mazzie tacked on a 38-yard field goal with 14:06 to go. A 39-yard fumble return by Jake Louro gave Elon the ball on the UNH 17-yard line with 9:24 remaining, but UNH’s defense forced a turnover on downs and then shut the Phoenix down the rest of the way. Morgan finished with 119 yards passing. For Elon, Thomas rushed for 78 yards on nine carries. Senquavious Alsobrooks had 10 tackles and 2.0 TFL’s for the Phoenix defense, which held UNH to 151 yards.
Rhode Island 31, Brown 21
Box Score
Rhode Island (5-1, 2-0 CAA) scored 17 unanswered points in the final 17 minutes as the Rams defeated Brown, 31-21, to capture the Governors Cup for the sixth year in a row. URI quarterback Devin Farrell passed for 244 yards and a TD and rushed for 65 yards, including a 5-yard TD run that sealed the victory with 2:49 to go.
URI trailed 21-14 midway through the third quarter, but got a 20-yard field goal from Ty Groff followed by a 45-yard TD run by Shawn Harris, Jr. that put the Rams ahead to stay with 12:22 remaining. Gabe Salomons blocked a game-tying Brown field goal attempt and URI was able to drive 80 yards capped by the Farrell scoring run to secure the win. Marquis Buchanan made nine receptions for 107 yards and a TD. Sean Filaoye led the Rams’ defense with 10 tackles.
Towson 28, Norfolk State 23
Box Score
Towson (3-3, 1-1 CAA) scored two touchdowns in less than five minutes in the fourth quarter to battle past Norfolk State, 28-23.
Down 16-14, Tigers’ quarterback Sean Brown connected with Jaceon Doss on a scoring strike to give Towson the lead and then found tight end Carter Runyon in the end zone to make it 28-16. Towson built a 14-10 halftime advantage on a 23-yard scoring run by Devin Matthews and a 3-yard TD catch by John Dunmore.