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UNH 21, Holy Cross 20

Earlier this week both Holy Cross coach Dan Curran and University of New Hampshire coach Rick Santos said Saturday’s game between their teams would be decided up front. They were right.

With UNH running back Myles Thomason nursing a hand injury, Isaac Seide ran for 161 yards and a touchdown to help UNH beat Holy Cross 21-20 in Worcester, Mass.

GAME STATISTICS

Seide’s 1-yard run with 9:18 remaining in the game ended an eight-play, 58-yard drive that allowed the Wildcats (1-1) to erase a 20-14 deficit.

UNH quarterback Seth Morgan completed 17-of-22 passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns. He was intercepted once.

The UNH defense secured the victory. Defensive end Flex Ruiz came up with a sack with 31 seconds left before Brendan Tighe intercepted a pass that ended the Crusaders’ final possession.

Holy Cross (0-2) led for the last time when quarterback Joe Pesansky threw a 71-yard touchdown to Jacob Peterson with 9:43 left in the third quarter. The play occurred less than a minute after the Wildcats (1-1) took a 14-13 lead when Morgan tossed a 2-yard scoring pass to Logan Tomlinson. Tomlinson caught eight passes for 85 yards and two TDs.

Holy Cross (0-2) went up 13-7 when North Hampton’s Jordan Fuller scored from the 9-yard line. Fuller gained 84 yards on 23 carries.

Holy Cross was 1-for-13 on third down.

Safety Wande Owens led UNH with 10 tackles, and defensive end Josiah Silver finished the game with eight tackles and a sack.

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