No. 14 Richmond 40, No. 17 New Hampshire 34
Box Score
In a Top 25 battle, No. 14 Richmond (7-2, 5-1 CAA) held off No. 17 New Hampshire (6-3, 5-1 CAA), 40-34, after a wild second half that saw 43 points scored.
UR quarterback Reece Udinski threw scoring passes of 4 yards to Leroy Henley and 13 yards to Nick DeGennaro to give the Spiders a 24-0 second-quarter lead. However, UNH cut the gap to 24-7 as Max Brosmer connected on a 46-yard Hail Mary pass to Heron Maurisseau on the final play of the first half. The two teams traded touchdowns on five consecutive possessions in the third quarter. UNH freshman Joey Corcoran caught a 32-yard scoring pass and Dylan Laube contributed a 100-yard kickoff return and a 4-yard TD run, while the Spiders maintained their lead thanks to a 1-yard Fonnae Webb scoring run and a 39-yard TD catch by Henley. The Wildcats pulled within 37-34 on a 1-yard pass from Brosmer to Maurisseau with 11:06 left, but UR added a career-long 45-yard field goal from Andrew Lopez. UNH drove to the UR 35-yard line in the final seconds, but another Hail Mary attempt was batted away as time expired.
Udinski was 30-of-43 passing for 287 yards and 3 TD’s, with Henley making seven grabs for 106 yards and 2 TD’s. Brosmer was 23-of-36 for 277 yards and 3 TD’s through the air, with Corcoran tallying five catches for 77 yards.
No. 18 Delaware 49, Monmouth 17
Box Score
Quarterback Nolan Henderson threw for 323 yards and five touchdowns and ran for another score as No. 18 Delaware (7-2, 4-2 CAA) topped Monmouth (4-6, 2-5 CAA), 49-17.
The Hawks sprinted out to a 7-0 lead on a 69-yard scoring run by Jaden Shirden, who topped the 200-yark mark (202) for the fourth time this season. However, Henderson fired a 13-yard TD pass Thyrick Pitts, a 49-yarder to Jourdan Townsend and an 8-yarder to Chandler Harvin to move on top 21-10 at the end of the first quarter. Delaware took control of the game by scoring three times in the final 5:34 of the second quarter. The Hens got a 2-yard TD run from Henderson, a 34-yard run by Kyron Cumby and an 18-yard TD pass to take a commanding 42-10 halftime advantage.
Henderson was 22-of-28 through the air for 323 yards and tied a UD record with the 5 TD passes. Linebacker Johnny Buchanan had 10 tackles, a TFL and a fumble recovery for a Hens’ defense that held Monmouth to 22 points below its average. Davis Smith had a team-best nine tackles for the Hawks.
No. 8 William & Mary 20, Hampton 14
Box Score
William & Mary (8-1, 5-1 CAA) used its powerful rushing attack to rally past Hampton (4-5, 1-5 CAA), 20-14. The Tribe ran for 309 yards in the game, which was its third straight contest with more than 300 yards.
A 9-yard TD run by Bronson Yoder on the opening drive of the game put W&M on top, but Hampton drew even early in the second quarter on Elijah Burris’ 18-yard scoring burst. An Ethan Chang field goal gave the Tribe a 3-point edge at half, but the Pirates moved on top, 14-10, late in the third quarter as Darran Butts broke loose for a 23-yard TD run. However W&M needed just 30 seconds to regain the lead as Malachi Imoh galloped 49-yards for a TD. Another 35-yard field goal by Chang added to the advantage as W&M’s defense kept the Pirates off the board over the final quarter.
Yoder finished with a team-best 115 yards on 16 carries and Imoh added 93 rushing yards on 10 attempts. For Hampton, reserve quarterback Christopher Zellous passed for 86 yards and ran for 68, while Jadakis Bonds caught four passes for 92 yards. The Pirates’ defense was led by Qwahsin Townsel with 12 tackles and Ryan Poole had seven stops for W&M.