William & Mary tops UNH
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William & Mary's Brian Pate kicks the game-winning field goal in the fourth quarter of Saturday's game against New Hampshire in Williamsburg, Va. AP PHOTO |
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The Associated Press - Published: November 15, 2009
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Brian Pate kicked a 37-yard field goal with 2:54 left to lift William & Mary to a 20-17 win over New Hampshire on Saturday.
William & Mary needs to beat Richmond and have Villanova lose to Delaware next Saturday to claim the Colonial Athletic Association regular season title.
Jonathan Grimes rushed for 136 yards on 23 carries for the Tribe (9-1, 6-1 CAA), who improved to 9-1 for the first time since 1947. R.J. Archer threw for 122 yards and an interception, including a 10-yard touchdown pass to Chase Hill to give William & Mary a 17-10 lead in the third quarter.
Dartmouth 14, Brown 7, OT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Buddy Farnham caught a 17-yard pass from Kyle Newhall-Caballero in overtime to lead Brown to a 14-7 victory over Dartmouth on Saturday.
After Farnham's score, Brown's James Develin tackled Dartmouth quarterback Greg Patton for a 2-yard loss on fourth-and-2 to preserve the victory.
Farnham finished with seven catches for 90 yards and Newhall-Caballero, the nation's second-leading passer, was 20-for-44 for 179 yards for the Bears (6-3, 4-2 Ivy League).
Spiro Theodhosi led Brown with 138 yards rushing and a 2-yard touchdown run on 33 carries.
Dartmouth (2-7, 2-4) took a 7-0 lead on Patton's 77-yard touchdown pass to Michael Reilly with 7 seconds left in the first quarter.
Theodhosi tied the game on a 2-yard run with 5:05 left in the third quarter.
Columbia 30, Cornell 20
ITHACA, N.Y. — Columbia quarterback M.A. Olawale ran for two touchdowns in the second half, sparking the Lions to a 30-20 win over Cornell on Saturday.
Trailing 20-16 at halftime, Olawale ran it in from a yard out with just over a minute to play in the third quarter to give Columbia (3-6, 2-4 Ivy League) a 23-20 advantage. His 19-yard touchdown scamper with 1:51 to go in the fourth sealed the win for the Lions.
Olawale was 9-for-11 with 68 yards and added 95 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 11 carries. Zack Kourouma had 105 yards on the ground and a score on 11 carries for the Lions.
Maine 41, Rhode Island 17
ORONO, Maine — Chris Treister threw five touchdown passes and ran for another to lead Rhode Island past Maine 41-17 on Saturday.
The Black Bears (5-5, 4-3 Colonial Athletic Association) outscored the Rams 34-7 in the second half and controlled the clock throughout.
Maine rolled up 507 yards of offense for their fourth-straight 500-yard game against Rhode Island (1-9, 0-7).
Treister, who was 38-for-44 with 461 yards, and also ran for 33 yards on 12 carries, put the Black Bears up for good on a 23-yard run with 3:55 left in the third quarter.
Northeastern 14, Hofstra 13
BROOKLINE, Mass. — John Griffin ran for 140 yards and a touchdown as Northeastern held off Hofstra in a 14-13 win on Saturday.
The Huskies (2-8, 2-5 Colonial Athletic Association) took a 14-3 lead in the third quarter after Matt Carroll's 24-yard passing score to Greg Abelli and a 49-yard touchdown run by Griffin, who finished with 28 carries.
Carroll was 3-for-7 passing for 45 yards for Northeastern.
The Pride's Stever Probst connected with Nick Talbert on a 4-yard touchdown with 13:45 left in the fourth quarter and Hofstra (4-6, 2-5) recorded a safety on the last play of the game for the final margin.
Probst went 12-for-23 passing for 161 yards for the Pride. Anthony Nelson had seven catches for 97 yards.
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