CAA Football Recap – Nov. 7

Monmouth 21, North Carolina A&T 17

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Monmouth (8-2, 7-0 CAA) clinched at least a share of the CAA title after battling past North Carolina A&T (4-6, 3-3 CAA), 21-17. It was the seventh straight victory for the No. 14 Hawks and snapped the Aggies’ three-game winning streak.

Monmouth scored touchdowns on its first two possessions, putting together drives of 90 and 86 yards. Nazir Treadwell reached the end zone on a 2-yard run to make it 7-0 and Tra Neal followed with a 4-yard TD catch to double the Hawks’ advantage. A&T responded with 17 unanswered points to grab the lead. Kevin White found Nebanye Moore open down the middle for a 29-yard TD connection late in the first quarter. The Aggies tacked on a 22-yard Asher Holland field goal before White found Michael Carlock-Williams on a 20-yard strike to put A&T up 17-14. Monmouth answered with a big play of its own as Christian Harrison caught a 47-yard TD pass from Frankie Weaver to make it 21-17 at the half. Both defenses took over in the second half, with the Hawks forcing an A&T fumble on the 1-yard line early in the fourth quarter. Weaver passed for 201 yards and a TD and Elijah Jennings tallied 115 yards on the ground for MU. For A&T, White threw for 236 yards and 2 TD’s and ran for a team-high 52 yards.

Towson 43, Sacred Heart 40 (2ot)

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Tristen Kenan rushed for a career-high 169 yards, including a game-winning 3-yard TD run in double overtime, as Towson (2-8, 2-4 CAA) edged Sacred Heart (4-5, 4-3 CAA), 43-40. Kenan’s rushing total was the most for a Tigers’ player since 2018.

The teams traded first-quarter touchdown catches as SHU’s Nick Gentilella had a 24-yard grab and Towson’s Cleveland Charlton followed with a 21-yarder. The Pioneers got TD runs of 16 and 4 yards from Chuck Webb to go up by 14, but the Tigers answered with a 99-yard kickoff return for a score by Jacob Zollar. SHU got a 14-yard scoring run from Poochie Snyder just before halftime, but Towson returned a blocked extra point for a score to make it 27-16 at the break. The Pioneers tacked on a third-quarter field goal, but Towson drew even in the fourth. Aaron Enterline had an 18-yard TD catch and offensive lineman Joden Nelson recovered a fumble in the end zone to make it 30-30 with 6:41 left. The teams swapped TD’s in the first overtime with Towson getting an 11-yard Peyton Faulkner catch and SHU following with a 7-yard Jason Palmieri grab. In the second OT, Ryan Bocklet booted a 19-yard field goal for the Pioneers before Kenan’s game-winner. For Towson, Jacob Davis passed for 251 yards and 3 TD’s. Snyder threw for 261 yards and 2 TD’s with Palmieri making 13 receptions for 109 yards. Webb ran for 122 yards and 2 TD’s, while Christopher Williams made 13 tackles and 3.0 sacks defensively.

Bryant 31, UAlbany 7

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Bryant (6-4, 4-2 CAA) used a dominant defensive effort to defeat No. 20 UAlbany (6-4, 4-2 CAA), 31-7, and earn its first win over a ranked opponent since 2014. The Bulldogs pitched a shutout for the first three quarters and held the Great Danes to 245 total yards.

Bryant jumped out to a 7-0 lead as Kendrick Agnor scored on a 2-yard on the opening drive of the game. Jordan Bennett’s 1-yard scoring run capped a 93-yard drive midway through the second period and the Bulldogs turned an UA fumble into a 2-yard TD run by Brennan Myer to make it 21-0. The Bulldogs upped their halftime advantage to 28-0 on a 38-yard reception by Shemar Fowles. The Great Danes got on the board early in the fourth quarter on Kai Colon’s 8-yard run but Bryant added a 25-yard Nicholas Stoyanovich field goal. Myer passed for 254 yards and a TD, with Sean Wilson, Jr. making four catches for 101 yards. Toby Brown, Jr. had three sacks and six QB hurries for the BU defense. Colon threw for 140 yards for UA and Tavahri Groves had six catches for 86 yards.

UNH 24, Rhode Island 21

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Colby Ramshaw caught a game-winning 1-yard shuffle pass for a TD with seven seconds left as UNH (3-7, 2-4 CAA) edged Rhode Island (5-5, 2-4 CAA), 24-21.

The game got off to a fast start as URI took a 7-0 lead on Brayden Richardson’s 64-yard touchdown run, but UNH answered with a 52-yard touchdown catch by Logan Perez. The Rams went back on top as Sean Byrd had a 26-yard scoring grab late in the first quarter, but the Wildcats pulled even early in the second period as receiver Ryan Ricketti threw a 7-yard TD pass to quarterback Tommy McLeish. Lucas Glassburn’s 23-yard field goal sent UNH into halftime up 17-14. The Rams went on top, 21-17, with 3:47 remaining on a 1-yard TD run from quarterback Alex McClelland, but UNH was able to drive 64 yards to set up Ramshaw’s game-winning score. McLeish passed for 271 yards and 2 TD’s with Ja’Carree Kelly and Perez each tallying 91 receiving yards. Trevor Barry made 10 tackles defensively. For URI, Richardson rushed for a career-high 129 yards and a TD, while Case Mankins made eight tackles, 2.0 TFL’s, a sack and a forced fumble.

Campbell 48, Stony Brook 35

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Campbell (8-2, 5-1 CAA) scored 27 unanswered points in the second half to erase a 14-point deficit and top Stony Brook (5-5, 3-3 CAA), 48-35. The two teams combined for 1,077 yards of offense.

The No. 16 Camels started the game with an 84-yard drive capped by a 4-yard JJ Cowan scoring run. However, the Seawolves answered with 21 straight points as Jameer Reeder ran in from 29 yards out and Quinn Boyd threw TD passes of 5 and 30 yards to Seth Sweitzer. Campbell tied the game at 21-21 as Kamden Sixkiller hit Jon Gullette (7 yards) and Jyron Waiters (75 yards) with second-quarter TD throws, but SBU went into half with the lead on a 22-yard scoring reception by DJ Linkins. Boyd and Sweitzer hooked up again on a 28-yard TD to open the third quarter, but Gullette returned the ensuing kickoff 95 yards to pull the Camels within 35-28. A 2-yard TD run by the Camels’ Ethan Lawrence tied the game after three quarters. In the final frame, Sixkiller tossed his fourth TD to Christian Campbell (7 yards) with 11:25 remaining and Lawrence reached the end zone late after a turnover on downs. Sixkiller passed for 396 yards and 4 TD’s with Campbell making seven catches for 117 yards. Boyd threw for 348 yards and 4 TD’s, with Sweitzer tallying nine receptions for 149 yards. Reeder had a career-high 100 yards on the ground. Geno Calgero made 18 stops for the SBU defense.

Elon 24, Hampton 6

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Kamerin McDowell-Moore rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns as Elon (5-5, 3-3 CAA) pulled away for a 24-6 victory over Hampton (1-9, 0-6 CAA). The Phoenix defense limited the Pirates to 229 total yards.

Hampton grabbed an early 6-0 advantage on a 27-yard pass from Xavier Brookins to Chaz Portis. Elon took the lead on McDowell-Moore’s 2-yard TD run in the first quarter and tacked on a Luke Barnes 43-yard field goal to go up by four at the half. The Phoenix forced a fumble and cashed it in on a 3-yard run by quarterback Elijah Guttman early in the fourth period. McDowell-Moore sealed the win with a 24-yard TD burst as he went over the 100-yard mark for the sixth consecutive game. Brodie Carroll recorded 10 tackles and Tony Hart III had a fumble recovery and interception for the Elon defense. For Hampton, Brookins threw for 99 yards and Gracen Goldsmith ran for 51. Anthony Hightower intercepted two passes for the Pirates.