CAA Football Recap – Oct. 26
Richmond 41, Bryant 14
Box Score
Richmond (6-2, 4-0 CAA) sprinted out to a 34-point halftime lead behind four TD passes and a rushing score from quarterback Camden Coleman and defeated Bryant (2-6, 0-4 CAA), 41-14. Coleman finished 15-of-16 passing for 278 yards as the Spiders extended their winning streak to six.
Bryant took a quick 7-0 lead on its opening drive as Marc Taglieri, Jr. caught a 23-yard scoring pass from Brennan Myer. Richmond dominated from there, getting TD runs from Coleman (4 yards) and Zach Palmer-Smith (1 yard) to go up 13-7. Coleman followed with a 60-yard strike to Nick DeGennaro, a 15-yarder to Palmer-Smith and a pair of TD tosses to Jerry Garcia, Jr. (36 and 16 yards) to put the Spiders ahead 41-7 at the half. DeGennaro had seven catches for 162 yards. Making his first career start at quarterback, Myer threw for 121 yards and 2 TD’s.
Rhode Island 24, Maine 14
Box Score
Malik Grant’s 1-yard touchdown run with 12:25 to go lifted Rhode Island (7-1, 4-0 CAA) past Maine (4-4, 2-3 CAA), 24-14. It was the sixth straight win for the Rams, who got six sacks from their defense.
Maine opened a 7-0 first-quarter advantage on a 7-yard TD pass from Carter Peevy to Conner Heisey, but URI got scoring runs of 1 and 6 yards from quarterback Devin Farrell to go ahead 14-7 at the half. The Black Bears pulled even on a 4-yard TD run from Brian Santana-Fis to open the fourth quarter, but the Rams responded with a 61-yard drive capped by Grant’s TD run. A 34-yard Ty Groff field goal with 6:04 left provided a cushion for URI. Along with the rushing TD’s, Farrell passed for 202 yards, while Grant had 87 yards on the ground. Five different Rams recorded a sack, with Carson Primrose making two. Peevy finished with 279 yards passing, with Montigo Moss making nine catches for 80 yards.
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Towson 26, Monmouth 14
Box Score
Sean Brown passed for 243 yards and two touchdowns and Towson’s defense held the top offense in FCS to a season-low in points as the Tigers (4-4, 2-2 CAA) topped Monmouth (4-4, 2-2 CAA), 26-14.
The teams traded second-quarter touchdowns as Towson scored on a 10-yard Tyrell Greene run and Monmouth responded with a 1-yard Sone Ntoh rush. Up by three at the break, Carter Runyon had a 3-yard TD reception on the opening drive of the third quarter to put Towson up 17-7. A 33-yard scoring pass from Derek Robertson to Gavin Nelson pulled the Hawks within three, but the Tigers put the game away with a 22-yard Keegan Vaughan field goal and a 6-yard TD grab by Runyon with 8:35 remaining. For Towson, Devin Matthews ran for 75 yards and Jaceon Doss had eight catches for 65 yards. Defensively, Xavier Terry had eight tackles and an interception and Jumee Dunmar made 2.0 sacks. For Monmouth, Robertson passed for 305 yards and a TD with Nelson making nine receptions for 133 yards. Justin Bennin made 14 tackles for the Hawks.
Hampton 41, Elon 21
Box Score
Hampton (5-3, 2-2 CAA) rushed for 277 yards and four touchdowns, while the Pirates’ defense recorded six sacks and held Elon (2-6, 1-3 CAA) to -28 yards on the ground in a 41-21 triumph over the Phoenix. JaQuan Snipes ran for 106 yards and a TD for HU and Tymere Robinson added 66 yards and 3 TD’s.
A 3-yard scoring run by Snipes helped Hampton go up 10-0 in the first quarter, but Elon closed within 17-14 late in the second period on Rushawn Baker’s 1-yard TD run. Trailing 20-14 at the half, the Phoenix went on top for the first time as Onuma Dieke caught a 70-yard TD pass on their opening possession of the second half. However, Hampton responded with a 72-yard drive capped by Robinson’s 12-yard scoring burst to go ahead for good. The Pirates tackled on a pair of fourth-quarter TD’s on a 6-yard Kymari Gray catch and a 5-yard Robinson run. Hampton’s defense held Elon to six first downs and 168 total yards. Corey Yeoman had six tackles and 1.5 sacks and Akie Nance had two TFL’s, a strip sack and returned a fumble 21 yards to set up the first TD. For Elon, Matthew Downing threw for 181 yards and 2 TD’s and Khalil Baker recorded 12 tackles.
Delaware 28, UAlbany 14
Box Score
Marcus Yarns accounted for 170 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns as Delaware (7-1, 4-1 CAA) downed UAlbany (3-5, 1-3 CAA), 28-14. Yarns ran for 127 yards and a TD and both of his receptions went for scores.
Yarns broke loose for a 69-yard TD run on the opening play of the game and scored on a 13-yard catch on UD’s second possession. UAlbany pulled within 14-7 on a 13-yard TD catch by Caden Burti, but the Blue Hens pushed their advantage back to 14 at the half following a 16-yard scoring reception by Ja’Carree Kelly. The Great Danes cut the deficit again in the third quarter as Jojo Uga’s 1-yard TD run ended a 75-yard drive. However, Nick Minicucci hit Yarns with a 30-yard pass for his third TD of the day with 7:23 remaining. Minicucci finished with 173 yards passing, while UAlbany’s Myles Burkett threw for 208 yards and a TD. Gavin Moul made 10 stops for the UD defense and Dontae Lunan had 10 tackles for UA.
Villanova 14, UNH 6
Box Score
Linebacker Shane Hartzell tallied a career-high 20 tackles and 2.0 TFL’s as Villanova (6-2, 3-1 CAA) used a dominant defensive effort to top UNH (4-4, 2-2 CAA), 14-6. Wildcats’ quarterback Connor Watkins passed for 112 yards and 2 TD’s.
UNH took a first-quarter lead on a 21-yard Nick Mazzie field goal, but Villanova went on top for good on a 25-yard TD catch by Lucas Kopecky early in the second quarter. The VU defense came up big with a 4th-down stop on the 1-yard line early in the fourth quarter, and the offense followed with a 99-yard scoring drive that ended on a one-handed 19-yard TD grab by Devin Smith. Mazzie pulled UNH within one score with a 40-yard field goal with 1:01 to play, but the ensuing onside kick went out of bounds. Along with Hartzell’s big game, Brendan Bell contributed nine tackles, 4.5 TFL’s and a forced fumble. For UNH, Barry Kleinpeter threw for 125 yards and ran for 42 in his first start at quarterback. Josiah Silver had eight tackles, 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble.
Stony Brook 35, William & Mary 13
Box Score
Stony Brook’s offense piled up 460 yards and its defense forced five turnovers as the Seawolves (6-2, 3-1) beat William & Mary (5-3, 2-2 CAA), 35-13, in a Top 25 matchup. SBU quarterback Tyler Knoop passed for 240 yards and 2 TD’s and Roland Dempster added 144 yards and 2 TD’s on the ground.
SBU got off to a fast start as Jayce Freeman caught a 70-yard scoring pass on the team’s first offensive play. W&M answered with a 1-yard TD run by Darius Wilson, but a Dempster 1-yard plunge and a 15-yard pick six by A.J. Roberts put the Seawolves ahead, 21-6. Wilson’s 28-yard TD run pulled the Tribe within eight at the half, but they wouldn’t score over the final 30 minutes. SBU added to its advantage with a 17-yard TD reception by Cal Redman in the third quarter and a 3-yard Dempster TD run in the fourth quarter. Roberts had 11 tackles along with his pick six for the SBU defense, while Alex Washington and Quinn Osborne had 12 stops apiece for W&M.
Campbell 21, North Carolina A&T 7
Box Score
Sincere Brown made five receptions for 150 yards, including TD catches of 64 and 53 yards, as Campbell (3-5, 1-3 CAA) picked up a 21-7 win over North Carolina A&T (1-7, 0-4 CAA).
Brown’s 64-yard grab on Campbell’s third play of the game made it 7-0 and the Camels went up 14-0 later in the first quarter on a 7-yard run by Mike Chandler II. After two scoreless quarters, A&T cut the deficit in half on a 9-yard TD pass from Justin Fomby to Ger-Cari Caldwell with 11:18 to go. However, the Camels regained their advantage just 1:08 later on Brown’s 53-yard reception. Chandler threw for 111 yards and ran for 57 for the Camels, while Jojo Pace made eight stops defensively. For the Aggies, Fomby passed for 185 yards and Cameren Dalrymple rushed for 75 yards. Henry Daniel had nine tackles, 3.0 TFL’s, 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble.
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