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New Hampshire Wildcats at Monmouth Hawks

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New Hampshire capitalizes on turnovers to beat Monmouth 34-13

Vezza was 16-of-25 passing for 173 yards and had 13 keepers for 67 yards. Myles Thomason rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. Denzell Gibson had a 27-yard touchdown reception and Ryan Blagg had a 12-yarder, both coming after Monmouth, ranked sixth in the FCS coaches' poll, lost fumbles.

The Wildcats (6-4, 4-2 Coastal Athletic Association) took a 13-7 lead on Nick Reed's second field goal, a career-best 53-yarder, with 44 seconds left in the second quarter. The Hawks (8-2, 5-1) went 75 yards in five plays to tie the game at 13-all on a 19-yard pass from Frankie Weaver to Josh Derry eight seconds before halftime.

New Hampshire marched 75 yards with the opening drive of the second half to break the tie on Thomason's 22-yard run. Gibson's score came on the third play after a fumble recovery on the Monmouth 37.

The final score came after a fumble recovery on the New Hampshire 32. Monmouth also lost a fumble on its final possession.

Weaver was 20 of 30 for 233 yards and two touchdowns.

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Scoring Summary

MONM TD 1st Period 3:24 Jack Neri 10 Yd pass from Frankie Weaver (Hudson Fiene Kick)
UNH TD 2nd Period 11:30 Matt Vezza 13 Yd Run (Nick Reed Kick)
UNH FG 2nd Period 2:46 Nick Reed 31 Yd Field Goal
UNH FG 2nd Period 0:44 Nick Reed 53 Yd Field Goal
MONM TD 2nd Period 0:08 Josh Derry 19 Yd pass from Frankie Weaver (Hudson Fiene Run for Two-Point Conversion)
UNH TD 3rd Period 8:37 Myles Thomason 22 Yd Run (Nick Reed Kick)
UNH TD 3rd Period 7:10 Denzell Gibson 27 Yd pass from Matt Vezza (Nick Reed Kick)
UNH TD 4th Period 4:33 Ryan Blagg 12 Yd pass from Matt Vezza (Nick Reed Kick)

Statistics

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22 1st Downs 17
7-14 3rd down efficiency 6-12
1-1 4th down efficiency 0-3
383 Total Yards 304
186 Passing 233
17/26 Comp/Att 20/30
7.2 Yards per pass 7.8
197 Rushing 71
43 Rushing Attempts 30
4.6 Yards per rush 2.4
7-65 Penalties 4-40
1 Turnovers 2
1 Fumbles lost 2
0 Interceptions thrown 0
37:28 Possession 22:32

Game Information

Venue: Kessler Stadium

Location: West Long Branch, NJ
Attendance: 3,127 · Capacity:
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