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UNH 24, Campbell 10

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Sophomore quarterback Matt Vezza (Elmhurst, Ill.) rushed for a touchdown and threw both a TD and 2-point conversion to lead the

University of New Hampshire football team to Saturday’s 24-10 victory against Campbell University at Barker-Lane Stadium.

Vezza completed 24-of-40 passes for 230 yards, including a 4-yard touchdown pass to senior running back Myles Thomason (Montclair, N.J.), and rushed for 60 yards, including a 6-yard TD. Thomason finished with 96 all-purpose yards on 17 carries for 75 yards and four catches for 21.

Grad student Chase Wilson (Lake Charles, La.) had a team-high nine catches for 76 yards and senior Caleb Burke (Johnstown, Pa,) had a team-high 85 yards on six receptions.

UNH’s defense, which shut out Campbell in both the first and fourth quarters, recorded five tackles for loss and a produced a takeaway on a forced fumble by redshirt freshman D.J. Johnson (Wilbraham, Mass.) recovered by junior Darren Burton II (Newark, N.J.). Grad student Cole Bullock (Chatsworth, Calif.) had a team-high seven tackles and sophomore Jordan Macallister (South Orange, N.J.) had two-and-a-half tackles for loss.

Sophomore kicker Nick Reed (Harrison, N.Y.) made field goals of 36, 50 and 37 yards, and also kicked a PAT.

Campbell QB Mike Chandler II completed 8-of-11 passes for 133 yards and rushed for 28. JJ Cown led the Camels with 54 rushing yards, including a 9-yard TD.

UNH improved to 4-4 overall and 2-2 in CAA Football while CU is now 2-6, 2-2.

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  • UNH outscored Campbell 15-0 in the fourth quarter.
  • UNH had a season-high 140 rushing yards.
  • The UNH defense held Campbell to 225 yards of offense – the lowest total by an opponent this season.
  • Campbell’s 92 rushing yards also marked the lowest mark by an opponent.
  • UNH held the ball for a season-high 38:17, including 8:31 in the first quarter, 9:58 in the second and 11:21 in the third.
  • Mcallister’s 2.5 tackles for loss is a personal best.
  • Vezza leads UNH with six rushing TDs this season.

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