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University of New Hampshire Athletics
Saturday, November 2
Durham, N.H.
1 PM
University of New Hampshire
5-3 , 4-1
28
vs
20
Villanova
6-3 , 3-3
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
Villanova
7
13
0
0
20
New Hampshire
7
0
14
7
28
Team Stats
VU
UNH
Total Yards
403
398
Pass Yards
313
276
Rushing Yards
90
122
Penalty Yards
40
45
1st Downs
20
22
3rd Downs
5
7
4th Downs
2
0
TOP
27:33
32:27
1st Quarter
VU 0, UNH 7
UNH - Espanet,Brian 15 yd pass from Brosmer,Max (Hughes,Jason kick) 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:47
VU 7, UNH 7
VU - Ayo-Durojaiye 5 yd run (Kresge, D. kick), 6 plays, 84 yards, TOP 3:09
2nd Quarter
VU 14, UNH 7
VU - Smith, Daniel 1 yd run (Kresge, D. kick), 7 plays, 58 yards, TOP 3:11
VU 20, UNH 7
VU - Kerxton, Z. 24 yd pass from Smith, Daniel (Kresge, D. kickfailed) 4 plays, 39 yards, TOP 1:51
3rd Quarter
VU 20, UNH 14
UNH - Washington,C. 31 yd run (Hughes,Jason kick), 5 plays, 60 yards, TOP 2:08
VU 20, UNH 21
UNH - Laube,Dylan 31 yd pass from Brosmer,Max (Hughes,Jason kick) 7 plays, 82 yards, TOP 3:23
4th Quarter
VU 20, UNH 28
UNH - Laube,Dylan 21 yd pass from Brosmer,Max (Hughes,Jason kick) 4 plays, 49 yards, TOP 2:00
Game Leaders
CMP
25
TD
3
YDS
276
INT
1
Players Mentioned
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Freshman quarterback Max Brosmer passed for a career-high three touchdowns in Saturday's win over No. 11 Villanova (Earl Frost photo)
Photo by: Earl Frost
Brosmer, Defense Pace Fierce 'Cats' Rally Past No. 11 Villanova
11/2/2019 4:45:00 PM | Football
DURHAM, N.H. – True freshman quarterback Max Brosmer (Roswell, Ga.) and the Wildcat defense sparked a fierce second-half rally to lead the University of New Hampshire football team to a 28-20 triumph over No. 11 Villanova on Saturday afternoon in Wildcat Stadium.
UNH has won five of its last six games and improved to 5-3 overall and 4-1 in Colonial Athletic Association play. Villanova fell to 6-3 overall and 3-3 in the league with its third straight loss.
Video Highlights
The Wildcats face No. 2 James Madison next Saturday, Nov. 9, at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Va., at 3:30 p.m.
Postgame Interviews (Video)
They play at UAlbany on Saturday, Nov. 16 and then wrap up the regular season with a Border Battle game against Maine, presented by Buffalo Wild Wings, on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 1 p.m. at home in Wildcat Stadium.
Group and individual tickets for the Maine game are available by CLICKING HERE or by calling 603-862-4000. Group ticket options include all-you-can-eat barbecue seating in the Touchdown Tents. Group tickets start at $9.
UNH rallied from a 20-7 halftime deficit, shut Villanova down in the second half and also got its ground game and offense rolling.
Photo Gallery
Junior safety Evan Horn (Lebanon, Pa.) contributed a pair of interceptions, including one that stopped Villanova's final rally. Redshirt freshman defensive back Randall Harris (Walled Lake, Mich.) also had a fourth quarter interception. Senior linebacker Michael Balsamo (Atkinson, N.H.) led the defense with 10 tackles.
Brosmer completed 25 of his 32 passes for 276 yards and three touchdowns. The completions, yardage and touchdown numbers were all career-bests. He was 10-for-10 passing for 132 yards and two scores in the second half.
The final two touchdown passes were to redshirt freshman running back Dylan Laube (Westhampton, N.Y.).
The first Brosmer to Laube scoring connection covered 31 yards and with a conversion kick by junior Jason Hughes (Atkinson, N.H.) put UNH up 21-20 with 5:34 left in the third period. The second went for 21 yards and set the final score with 8:49 left in the fourth quarter.
Brosmer's other TD pass was a 15-yarder to sophomore Brian Espanet (Hopedale, Mass.) that capped UNH's first possession of the game.
Sophomore running back Carlos Washington Jr. (Fort Washington, Md.) broke free for a 31-yard touchdown run to open the second half scoring for UNH.
The defense, paced by a couple of stops by junior defensive tackle Elijah Lewis (New Castle, Del.) forced a three-and-out on Villanova's first series to open the second half.
UNH marched down the field to Washington's score.
The defense held again and the offense responded with the first Brosmer to Laube score and UNH was in front.
Villanova came in averaging 203 rushing yards a game. UNH held the visitors to 90 rushing yards.
NEXT UP
UNH has won five of its last six games and improved to 5-3 overall and 4-1 in Colonial Athletic Association play. Villanova fell to 6-3 overall and 3-3 in the league with its third straight loss.
Video Highlights
The Wildcats face No. 2 James Madison next Saturday, Nov. 9, at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Va., at 3:30 p.m.
Postgame Interviews (Video)
They play at UAlbany on Saturday, Nov. 16 and then wrap up the regular season with a Border Battle game against Maine, presented by Buffalo Wild Wings, on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 1 p.m. at home in Wildcat Stadium.
Group and individual tickets for the Maine game are available by CLICKING HERE or by calling 603-862-4000. Group ticket options include all-you-can-eat barbecue seating in the Touchdown Tents. Group tickets start at $9.
UNH rallied from a 20-7 halftime deficit, shut Villanova down in the second half and also got its ground game and offense rolling.
Photo Gallery
Junior safety Evan Horn (Lebanon, Pa.) contributed a pair of interceptions, including one that stopped Villanova's final rally. Redshirt freshman defensive back Randall Harris (Walled Lake, Mich.) also had a fourth quarter interception. Senior linebacker Michael Balsamo (Atkinson, N.H.) led the defense with 10 tackles.
Brosmer completed 25 of his 32 passes for 276 yards and three touchdowns. The completions, yardage and touchdown numbers were all career-bests. He was 10-for-10 passing for 132 yards and two scores in the second half.
The final two touchdown passes were to redshirt freshman running back Dylan Laube (Westhampton, N.Y.).
The first Brosmer to Laube scoring connection covered 31 yards and with a conversion kick by junior Jason Hughes (Atkinson, N.H.) put UNH up 21-20 with 5:34 left in the third period. The second went for 21 yards and set the final score with 8:49 left in the fourth quarter.
Brosmer's other TD pass was a 15-yarder to sophomore Brian Espanet (Hopedale, Mass.) that capped UNH's first possession of the game.
Sophomore running back Carlos Washington Jr. (Fort Washington, Md.) broke free for a 31-yard touchdown run to open the second half scoring for UNH.
The defense, paced by a couple of stops by junior defensive tackle Elijah Lewis (New Castle, Del.) forced a three-and-out on Villanova's first series to open the second half.
UNH marched down the field to Washington's score.
The defense held again and the offense responded with the first Brosmer to Laube score and UNH was in front.
Villanova came in averaging 203 rushing yards a game. UNH held the visitors to 90 rushing yards.
NEXT UP
- No. 2 James Madison had this weekend off.
- The Dukes have won their last eight games and are 8-1 overall and 5-0 in the CAA.
- They beat Towson, 27-10, in their last game on Oct. 26.
- JMU lost its opener at West Virginia, 20-13.
- UNH beat No. 3 James Madison, 35-24, last year in Durham on Nov. 3.
HOME AGAIN
- UNH closes out the regular season at home Saturday, Nov. 23 against Maine at 1 p.m. in the battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket.
- The game also marks Senior Day for the Wildcats.
- Individual and group tickets, with options including all-you-can-eat barbecue seating in the Touchdown Tents, are available for the game at www.unhwildcats.com or by calling 603-862-4000.
- Group tickets start at $9.
- The Border Battle of UNH vs. Maine in all sports is presented this year by Buffalo Wild Wings.
- Buffalo Wild Wings steps up to make sure Wildcat fans have the ultimate place to watch the games, eat wings, and get rewarded at select New Hampshire restaurants when the Wildcats win.
- Visit UNHWildcats.com/borderbattle for details and participating locations.
1st QUARTER
- Brosmer connected with Espanet for a 15-yard scoring pass to complete UNH's first drive with 10:13 left in the first quarter.
- The 10-play march covered 80 yards.
- TD Ayo-Durojaiye scored on a 5-yard run with 1:21 left to tie it 7-7.
2ND QUARTER
- Villanova quarterback Daniel Smith scored on a 1-yard run with 12:13 left in the quarter.
- Zac Kerxton caught a 24-yard TD pass from Smith with 3:10 left in the half.
- Drew Kresge's conversion kick bounced off the left upright and it was 20-7.
- Villanova had a 241 to 151 edge in total yards in the first half.
3RD QUARTER
- Washington ran for a 31-yard touchdown with 10:57 left in the period.
- Hughes kicked the conversion to cut Villanova's lead to 20-14.
- Brosmer connected with Laube for a 31-yard TD pass with 5:34 left.
- The kick by Hughes put UNH up 21-20.
4th QUARTER
- Bromser hit Laube again for a 21-yard score with 8:49 left in the fourth.
- The Hughes kick extended the UNH lead to 28-20.
- Harris had his first career interception at the goal line with Villanova threatening with just under six minutes to play.
- Horn's second interception ended Villanova's final threat.
COACHES COMMENT
"We adjusted at halftime. Great job by the entire coaching staff of getting us back on track. Then the kids just played really, really inspired football in the second half. So proud of the fact we're always going to play until the last whistle blows. That's something we believe is who we are and it's part of our DNA. There was no quit in our guys tonight and we found a way to get an awesome win against a really, really good opponent."
Interim head coach Rick Santos
'CAT NIPS
- A crowd of 7,895 watched the game on STEM day.
- Laube had four catches for 60 yards.
- He was one of three Wildcats with at least 60 receiving yards.
- Senior Malik Love (Alcoa, Tenn.) had a team-high seven catches for 60 yards.
- Espanet had four catches for 79 yards.
- Washington had 14 carries for 62 yards and the score.
- Senior Evan Gray (Centreville, Va.) had 14 carries for 66 yards.
- UNH had 10 carries for a total of seven yards in the first half and 23 carries for 115 yards in the second.
- Laube had 124 all-purpose yards.
- UNH had 398 yards of total offense, its third-best total this year, with 247 yards in the second half.
- UNH had three takeaways.
- Brosmer was intercepted late in the first half for UNH's only turnover.
- Sophomore defensive tackle Niko Kvietkus (Southington, Conn.) had seven tackles and one of UNH's two sacks of quarterback Daniel Smith.
- Senior cornerback Isiah Perkins (Williamstown, N.J.) and Lewis each had six tackles.
- Sophomore Gunner Gibson (Hailey, Idaho) had UNH's other sack.
- UNH coach Ricky Santos was named interim head coach of the Wildcats when Sean McDonnell announced shortly before the season began that he was taking a leave of absence for medical reasons.
TEAM STATS
Rushing: V 31-90. UNH 33-122.
Passing: V 21-40-313-3 1 TD. UNH 25-32-276-1, 3 TDs.
Total Offense: V 71-403. UNH 65-398.
1st Downs: V 20. UNH 22.
Time of Possession: V 27:33. UNH 32:27.
Penalties: V 3-40. UNH 5-45.
Turnovers: V 3. UNH 1.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing: V - Smith, 10-45 1 TD. UNH – Washington 14-62, 1 TD.
Receiving: V – Changa Hodge 7-106. UNH - Laube 4-60 2 TDs.
Passing: V – Smith 21-40-3, 313, 1 TD. UNH – Brosmer 25-32-1, 276, 3 TDs.
Tackles: V – Darius Pickett 9-3-12. UNH – Balsamo 5-5-10.
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