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UNE defeats Plymouth State

PLYMOUTH – Junior Willie Lombard (Bridgewater, Mass.) ran for 105 yards, but the University of New England built a 31-7 lead and thwarted a late Panthers’ comeback bid as the Nor’easters topped Plymouth State University, 31-21, in non-conference football action at Panther Field on Saturday afternoon.

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Playing in front of the home crowd for the first time this season, Plymouth State took advantage of a short field after the Nor’easters fumbled a punt and junior Braden Lynn (Littleton, Mass.) found graduate student Jake Donahue (Hudson, N.H.) in the back of the end zone to trim an early UNE lead to 10-7.

The Nor’easters restored the 10-point advantage with an eight-play, 75-yard drive just before the second quarter expired as the visitors took a 17-7 lead into the break.

PSU went for it on fourth down just over midfield midway through the third, but the UNE defense held and the Nor’easters marched downfield to extend the margin to 24-7, before a blocked punt gave the visitors a short field which was converted into another TD.

Plymouth State put together its two best drives of the afternoon in the fourth quarter. Lombard ripped off a pair of long runs before senior Tyler Kayo (Londonderry, N.H.) pushed through the line from 2 yards out to cut the margin to 31-14 with 9:08 left to play and, after forcing a three-and-out, the Panthers marched 63 yards in 14 plays, converting two third downs and a fourth down play, before senior Tyler Gleifert (Bristol, Conn.) capped the drive with a one-yard burst through the line to make it 31-21, but time ran out on the Panthers’ comeback bid.

Plymouth State slips to 0-2, while UNE improved to 2-0.

Tiffin 42, Saint Anselm 7

MANCHESTER — The Saint Anselm College football team dropped their second game of the season to Tiffin University on Saturday at Grappone Stadium by a final score of 42-7.

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