Massachusetts Minutemen at New Mexico State Aggies
· NCAA - FootballPhommachanh, Lynch-Adams lead UMass to 41-30 victory over New Mexico State in opener
Phommachanh ran 26 yards on a fourth-and-seven play midway through the fourth quarter to set up a 10-yard touchdown run by Lynch-Adams that gave the Minutemen a 10-point lead. On New Mexico State's ensuing possession, Isaiah Rutherford intercepted a pass and returned it 55 yards to give UMass a 34-17 lead with 6:40 remaining.
The back-to-back touchdowns came after New Mexico State drew within 20-17 on a 42-yard deep ball from Diego Pavia to Trent Hudson, who made a leaping grab in front of a teammate for the touchdown. New Mexico State connected on another deep route, Pavia throwing 40 yards to Jordin Parker to make it 34-24 with 4:35 remaining.
UMass added a 21-yard touchdown run by Lynch-Adams two plays after a fumble by Pavia that was recovered by Billy Wooden at the NMSU 24.
New Mexico State added a 1-yard scoring pass from Pavia to Hudson on the final play.
Phommachanh, a transfer who previously played at Georgia Tech and Clemson, completed 10 of 17 passes for 192 yards and added 92 yards on the ground.
Pavia went 16-for-27 passing for 248 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions.
New Mexico State's Monte Watkins, a sprinter on the MSU track team, scampered 80 yards for a touchdown that tied the score at 7 in the second quarter. Watkins finished with 95 yards rushing on two carries.
Massachusetts has a revamped roster that includes 15 transfers after going 1-11 last season.
New Mexico State was coming off a promising 7-6 season in 2022 that included a 24-19 victory over Bowling Green in the Quick Lane Bowl.
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Scoring Summary
TD | 1st Period 10:20 | Anthony Simpson 10 Yd Run (Cameron Carson Kick) | |
TD | 2nd Period 8:34 | Monte Watkins 80 Yd Run (Ethan Albertson Kick) | |
FG | 2nd Period 3:55 | Cameron Carson 33 Yd Field Goal | |
FG | 2nd Period 0:03 | Ethan Albertson 36 Yd Field Goal | |
FG | 3rd Period 6:27 | Cameron Carson 29 Yd Field Goal | |
TD | 4th Period 14:28 | Taisun Phommachanh 11 Yd Run (Cameron Carson Kick) | |
TD | 4th Period 13:27 | Trent Hudson 42 Yd pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson Kick) | |
TD | 4th Period 7:47 | Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams 10 Yd Run (Cameron Carson Kick) | |
TD | 4th Period 6:40 | Isaiah Rutherford 55 Yd Interception Return (Cameron Carson Kick) | |
TD | 4th Period 4:35 | Jordin Parker 40 Yd pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson Kick) | |
TD | 4th Period 1:43 | Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams 21 Yd Run (Cameron Carson Kick) | |
TD | 4th Period 0:00 | Trent Hudson 1 Yd pass from Diego Pavia |
Statistics
MASS | NMSU | |
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17 | 1st Downs | 22 |
4-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 2-9 |
1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
389 | Total Yards | 470 |
192 | Passing | 248 |
10-17 | Comp-Att | 16-27 |
11.3 | Yards per pass | 9.2 |
197 | Rushing | 222 |
37 | Rushing Attempts | 38 |
5.3 | Yards per rush | 5.8 |
8-69 | Penalties | 3-40 |
0 | Turnovers | 3 |
0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
0 | Interceptions thrown | 2 |
28:15 | Possession | 31:45 |
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