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University of New Hampshire Athletics
Saturday, September 30
Durham, N.H.
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/ FootballEvan Gray scored a pair of touchdowns and Neil O'Connor had three to lead UNH over Bryant Saturday.
Photo by: Joey Walker
Knight, O'Connor Combine for 3 TDs to Lead 'Cats Past Bryant
9/30/2017 6:00:00 PM | Football
DURHAM, N.H. – Junior quarterback Trevor Knight (Amherst, N.H.) and junior receiver Neil O'Connor (Leominster, Mass.) teamed up to lead No. 14 New Hampshire to a 45-17 triumph over Bryant University Saturday night in Wildcat Stadium.
Knight completed 17 of his 29 passes for 318 yards and three touchdowns. O'Connor caught all three of the scoring passes, two of them in the fourth quarter. The TDs covered 52, 19 and 22 yards.
The three scoring catches were a career-high for O'Connor. He finished with seven catches for 154 yards. Knight has passed for three touchdowns in each of the last three games.
Sophomore running back Evan Gray (Centreville, Va.) rushed 11 times for a career-high 98 yards and scored a career-high two TDs.
The Wildcat defense opened the game's scoring when sophomore safety Rick Ellison (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) intercepted a Price Wilson pass and returned it 50 yards for a score just 1:52 into the game.
The defense shut out Bryant in the second half. The Bulldogs came in averaging 32.3 points a game.
UNH improved its record to 4-1 and is off next Saturday. Bryant falls to 2-3.
COMING UP
- The Wildcats have a bye week next Saturday, Oct.
- They return to action with a game at Stony Brook on Oct. 14 at 6 p.m.
- Stony Brook improved to 4-1 overall and 3-0 in the Colonial Athletic Association with a 21-18 win over William & Mary Saturday night.
HOME COOKING
- UNH's next home game is Oct. 21 against Towson at 2 p.m.
- The Wildcats play Elon on Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. in a Salute to Service game that will include a commemorative bobblehead giveaway.
- Individual and group tickets for all UNH home games are available by CLICKING HERE or by calling 603-862-4000.
1st QUARTER
- UNH jumped out in front 17-0 in the period.
- Ellison opened the scoring with a 50-yard interception return for a TD 1:52 into the game.
- Senior Max Pedinoff (Newtown, Pa.) kicked the conversion
- Senior Morgan Ellman (Scotch Plains, N.J.) kicked a 30-yard field goal with 6:33 left in the period.
- Gray scored on a 31-yard run with 3:31 left in the period. Pedinoff added the conversion.
2ND QUARTER
- A Gavin Rowley 33-yard field goal and Tom Kennedy 5-yard run with 10:01 left in the period cut UNH's lead to 17-10.
- Gray scored on a 1-yard run with 7:18 to play. Ellman kicked the conversion.
- Knight connected with junior O'Connor for a 52-yard TD pass with 5:44 left. Pedinoff kicked the conversion.
- Bryant answered with a Wilson to Aaron Aryee 13-yard TD pass.
- UNH had 264 yards of offense in the half. Bryant had 267.
3RD QUARTER
- There was no scoring in the third quarter.
- Each team had 352 yards of offense when the period ended.
- UNH had its yardage in 44 plays and Bryant in 65.
4TH QUARTER
- A Knight to O'Connor 19-yard TD pass upped the lead to 38-17 with 13:37 left in the period. Pedinoff kicked the conversion.
- Knight and O'Connor teamed for another TD, this one for 22 yards, with 3:52 to play and Ellman's conversion kick made it 45-17.
'CAT NIPS
- Senior safety D'Andre Drummond-Mayrie (Lawrence, Mass.) led UNH with 12 tackles.
- He also had one of three quarterback sacks.
- Sophomore linebacker Quinlen Dean (Greenbelt, Md.) had 11 tackles.
- Junior defensive end Jae'Wuan Horton (Stafford, Va.) had a sack.
- Junior defensive tackle Ryan Sosnak (Bethel Park, Pa.) had the others sack.
- Senior safety Nick Marino (Hudson, N.H.) had the second UNH interception.
- Junior receiver Rory Donovan (Canton, Mass.) had five catches for 86 yards.
- Freshman C.J. Turner (Rochester, N.Y.) had 104 all-purpose yards.
- UNH had 473 yards of total offense and Bryant had 427.
- Knight threw one interception.
- O'Connor now has eight touchdown receptions on the season.
- Knight has passed for 13 touchdowns against three interceptions.
- Gray averaged 8.9 yards per rush on his 11 carries.
TEAM STATS
Rushing: Bryant 25-86. UNH 31-155.
Passing: Bryant 34-56-341-2 1 TD. UNH 17-29-318-1 3 TDs.
Total Offense: Bryant 81-427. UNH 60-473.
1st Downs: Bryant - 23. UNH 22.
Time of Possession: Bryant 34:54. UNH 25:06.
Penalties: Bryant 4-35. UNH 7-55.
Turnovers: Bryant 2. UNH 1.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing: Bryant – Isaac McCray 9-48. UNH – Evan Gray 11-98, 2 TDs.
Receiving: Bryant – Aaron Aryee 5-101 1 TD. UNH – Neil O'Connor 7-154 3 TD.
Passing: Bryant – Price Wilson 33-54-1-348, 1 TD. UNH – Knight 17-29-318-1, 3 TDs.
Tackles: Bryant – Thomas Costigan 8-6-14. UNH – D'Andre Drummond-Mayrie 7-5-12.
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