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UNH can’t complete comeback

DURHAM – Sophomore Neil O’Connor caught a career-high 10 passes for a career-high 192 yards and the No. 25 University of New Hampshire football team mounted a fierce fourth-quarter comeback, but came up just short and lost to No. 6 James Madison, 42-39, on Saturday in front of  8,316 in Wildcat Stadium.

The Wildcats trailed 42-10 with 10 minutes left in the fourth period when they started their rally.

Senior quarterback Adam Riese, subbing for the injured Trevor Knight, passed for a pair of touchdowns and ran for another in the final 10 minutes. UNH set records for passes attempted (70) and completed (44) in the game.

Knight completed a career-high 31 passes of a career-high 49 attempts for 314 yards and a touchdown. Riese completed 13 of his 21 passes for a career-high 198 yards and two scores. UNH had 512 passing yards in the game.

UNH is now 4-3 overall and 3-1 in the Colonial Athletic Association. James Madison improved to 6-1 and 4-0.

1st QUARTER

  • Quarterback Bryan Schor hit Brandon Ravenel for a 30-yard TD pass for the only score of the first period.
  • Knight completed 10 of his 12 passes for 58 yards.
2ND QUARTER
  • Schor and Ravenel combined for a second score, this one for 20 yards.
  • Knight teamed with senior tight end Jordan Powell for a 29-yard TD pass for UNH’s first score.
  • Schor ran for a 5-yard score to up JMU’s lead to 21-6 with 7:03 left.
  • Sophomore Morgan Ellman kicked a 37-yard field goal with 46 seconds left in the half and it was 21-9 at the break.
3RD QUARTER
  • An Ellman 21-yard field goal with 12:13 left in the period cut JMU’s lead to 21-12.
  • Schor threw a 54-yard touchdown pass to Terrence Alls with 10:40 left.
4TH QUARTER
  • Alls caught a second TD pass from Schor with 10:04 left in the fourth quarter.
  • Charles Tutt returned a fumble on the ensuing kickoff six yards for a TD and JMU’s lead was at 42-12 with exactly 10 minutes to play.
  • Riese relieved Knight, who was shaken up after a roughing the passer penalty, and scored on a 2-yard run with 7:01 left.
  • After Schor lost a fumble, UNH drove to a TD. Riese connected with Dalton Crossan for a 19-yard score.
  • Riese relieved Knight, who was shaken up after a roughing the passer penalty, and scored on a 2-yard run.
  • UNH recovered an onsides kick and marched to another score, a 1-yard run by Crossan and the lead was down to 42-31.
  • The UNH defense forced a punt and the offense took over again.
  • Riese hit sophomore Rory Donovan who made a nice catch in the corner of the end zone. A Riese to O’Connor conversion pass cut it to 42-39 with 1:15 left.
  • JMU recovered an onsides kick and ran out the clock.
‘CAT NIPS
  • The Wildcats passed for a season-high 512 yards.
  • They had 57 rushing yards for a season’s best 569 yards of total offense.
  • UNH ran a whopping 100 plays to JMU’s 67.
  • JMU had 437 yards of offense.
  • Redshirt freshman receiver Malik Love had 12 catches for a career-high 127 yards.
  • Powell had nine catches for 92 yards.
  • Junior safety D’Andre Drummond-Mayrie led UNH with eight tackles.
  • Senior defensive back Casey DeAndrade had seven tackles.
  • Freshman safety Pop Lacey  had six tackles and recovered a fumble.
  • Junior Max Pedinoff  averaged 41.2 yards on four punts.
  • Ellman made both of his field goals, from 37 and 21 yards.
  • Crossan carried 13 times for 37 yards and scored two touchdowns.

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