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University of New Hampshire Athletics
Saturday, October 5
Durham, N.H.
3:30 PM
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Evan Horn returned an INT 50 yards for a TD in the second quarter
Photo by: Dave O'Brien
Defensive Pressure, Pick-Sixes Lead 'Cats to 3rd Straight Win
10/5/2019 7:47:00 PM | Football
Manzyk, Horn TDs Help 'Cats Knock Off Elon on Homecoming
DURHAM, N.H. – True freshman linebacker Oleh Manzyk (Langhorne, Pa.) and junior safety Evan Horn (Lebanon, Pa.) each returned an interception for a touchdown and the defense came up with five turnovers to lead the University of New Hampshire football team to a 26-10 win over Elon University in front of a Homecoming crowd of 17,132 in Wildcat Stadium on Saturday.
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It was a third straight win for the Wildcats, who completed a sweep of their three-game homestand and improved to 3-2 overall and 2-0 in the Colonial Athletic Association.
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UNH plays its next two games on the road, starting Saturday, Oct. 12 at Stony Brook at 6 p.m.
The next home game for the Wildcats is against Villanova on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 1 p.m. for STEM Day. Group tickets for UNH home games start at $9 and are available at www.unhwildcats.com or by calling 603-862-4000. Group ticket options include all-you-can-eat barbecue seating in the Touchdown Tents.
The defense put heavy pressure on Elon junior quarterback Davis Cheek all night and came up with four interceptions and a fumble recovery.
"I thought it was a great team effort," said UNH interim head coach Ricky Santos. "That's a really, really good football team. We knew all week that we were going to have to stop the pass and get after the quarterback. I thought our defense did a tremendous job putting a really good quarterback under duress all night. Any time you can score a touchdown on the defensive side of the ball, let alone two, you're going to give your team a great chance to win and we did that tonight."
The Wildcats had a season-high six sacks, three by Manzyk. Junior defensive end Gunner Gibson (Hailey, Idaho) had two and a half sacks.
Manzyk's TD return was 55 yards and Horn's was 50 yards.
Senior cornerback Isiah Perkins (Williamstown, N.J.) and senior safety Pop Lacey (Reading, Pa.) joined Manzyk and Horn with interceptions. Sophomore defensive tackle Niko Kvietkus (Southington, Conn.) forced and recovered the fumble. Lacey led the team with 10 tackles.
Freshman quarterback Max Brosmer (Roswell, Ga.) completed 15 of his 25 passes for 135 yards and opened the UNH scoring with a 6-yard pass to junior tight end Nick Lorden (Milford, N.H.). Brosmer had three passes intercepted.
Redshirt freshman Bret Edwards (Lowell, Mass.) came on in relief late in the third quarter and led the Wildcats on a pair of drives that produced fourth quarter field goals of 45 and 42 yards by junior Jason Hughes (Atkinson, N.H.)
Senior Evan Gray (Centreville, Va.) led UNH rushers with 15 carries for 89 yards. Freshman Griffin Helm (Jacksonville, Fla.) had team highs in catches (6) and receiving yards (56).
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Watch Highlights
It was a third straight win for the Wildcats, who completed a sweep of their three-game homestand and improved to 3-2 overall and 2-0 in the Colonial Athletic Association.
Photo Gallery
UNH plays its next two games on the road, starting Saturday, Oct. 12 at Stony Brook at 6 p.m.
The next home game for the Wildcats is against Villanova on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 1 p.m. for STEM Day. Group tickets for UNH home games start at $9 and are available at www.unhwildcats.com or by calling 603-862-4000. Group ticket options include all-you-can-eat barbecue seating in the Touchdown Tents.
The defense put heavy pressure on Elon junior quarterback Davis Cheek all night and came up with four interceptions and a fumble recovery.
"I thought it was a great team effort," said UNH interim head coach Ricky Santos. "That's a really, really good football team. We knew all week that we were going to have to stop the pass and get after the quarterback. I thought our defense did a tremendous job putting a really good quarterback under duress all night. Any time you can score a touchdown on the defensive side of the ball, let alone two, you're going to give your team a great chance to win and we did that tonight."
The Wildcats had a season-high six sacks, three by Manzyk. Junior defensive end Gunner Gibson (Hailey, Idaho) had two and a half sacks.
Manzyk's TD return was 55 yards and Horn's was 50 yards.Senior cornerback Isiah Perkins (Williamstown, N.J.) and senior safety Pop Lacey (Reading, Pa.) joined Manzyk and Horn with interceptions. Sophomore defensive tackle Niko Kvietkus (Southington, Conn.) forced and recovered the fumble. Lacey led the team with 10 tackles.
Freshman quarterback Max Brosmer (Roswell, Ga.) completed 15 of his 25 passes for 135 yards and opened the UNH scoring with a 6-yard pass to junior tight end Nick Lorden (Milford, N.H.). Brosmer had three passes intercepted.
Redshirt freshman Bret Edwards (Lowell, Mass.) came on in relief late in the third quarter and led the Wildcats on a pair of drives that produced fourth quarter field goals of 45 and 42 yards by junior Jason Hughes (Atkinson, N.H.)
Senior Evan Gray (Centreville, Va.) led UNH rushers with 15 carries for 89 yards. Freshman Griffin Helm (Jacksonville, Fla.) had team highs in catches (6) and receiving yards (56).
NEXT UP
- No. 24 Stony Brook lost to No. 2 James Madison, 45-38 in overtime, at home Saturday night.
- Stony Brook is now 4-2.
- The Wildcats have lost their last two games against the Seawolves, 35-7 last season in Durham, and 38-24 in their last game at Stony Brook in 2017.
- UNH beat the Seawolves, 43-14, at home in 2016.
- The team's last win at Stony Brook was a 31-13 decision in 2013.
HOME AGAIN
- UNH does not play at home again until Saturday, Nov. 2 against Villanova in its STEM Day contest at 1 p.m.
- On STEM Day UNH celebrates college football's 150th anniversary against Villanova.
- Kids can take part in the pregame science, technology, engineering and math fair.
- Winners of the 'Cats Got the Mouse mousetrap car race will be recognized at halftime.
- Tickets are available at www.unhwildcats.com and 603-862-4000.
- The Wildcats have two home games left in the regular season.
- They also play Maine for Senior Day in the battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 1 p.m.
- Individual and group tickets, with options including all you-can-eat-barbecue seating in the Touchdown Tents, are available for all home games at www.unhwildcats.com or by calling 603-862-4000.
- Group tickets start at $9.
1st QUARTER
- Elon's Skyler Davis opened the scoring with a 34-yard field goal 4:01 into the period.
- Brosmer connected with Lorden for a 6-yard TD pass with 6:38 left in the quarter.
- Brosmer's conversion pass was incomplete.
- Manzyk returned an interception of a Cheek pass 55 yards for a score and UNH led 13-3 with 4:05 left.
2ND QUARTER
- Jaylan Thomas scores on a 13-yard run with 13:10 left and it was 13-10 UNH.
- Horn intercepted a 50-yard pass and took it 50 yards for a touchdown with 4:52 left in the half.
3RD QUARTER
- The teams were scoreless in the third period.
4th QUARTER
- Hughes kicked a 45-yard field goal with 11:34 left in the quarter.
- It matched his career-long, which he set last week against Rhode Island.
- He added the 42-yarder with 22 seconds left in the game.
'CAT NIPS
- Santos took over as interim head coach of the Wildcats when Sean McDonnell announced Aug. 26 he was taking a leave of absence for health reasons.
- Horn's was his fourth pick-six as a Wildcat.
- He had two last year and one as a redshirt freshman.
- Cheek had nine touchdown passes and one interception in Elon's first five games this season.
- He had four interceptions and no TD passes Saturday.
- Greg Liggs had all three of Elon's interceptions in the game.
- Manzyk had eight tackles and Horn had eight.
- Senior defensive end Josh Kania (Milton, Ga.) had 2.5 tackles for loss and half a sack.
- He also had a quarterback hurry on the play that led to Manzyk's interception.
- The defense held Elon to 80 yards rushing and 267 yards for the game.
- The Wildcats had 167 yards rushing and 284 total yards.
- Sophomore Carlos Washington, Jr. (Fort Washington, Md.) carried 18 times for 73 yards.
- The five turnovers collected by UNH were the most since they had six in a game against James Madison on Nov. 3 last season.
- They also had two defensive touchdowns in that game.
TEAM STATS
Rushing: Elon 37-80. UNH 37-137.
Passing: Elon 18-32-4 0 TD. UNH 17-28-3, 1 TD.
Total Offense: Elon 69-267. UNH 65-284.
1st Downs: Elon 18. UNH 16.
Time of Possession: Elon 30:19. UNH 29:41.
Penalties: Elon 5-48. UNH 2-20.
Turnovers: Elon 5. UNH 3.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing: Elon – Jaylan Thomas, 14-52, 1 TD. UNH – Gray 15-89.
Receiving: Elon – Cole, 6-80. Helm, 6-56.
Passing: Elon – Cheek, 17-31-4. UNH – Brosmer, 17-31-3, 135.
Tackles: Elon – McAllister, 3-5-8. UNH - Lacey, 5-5-10.
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