Daniel Ruiz Cantu rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns as Husson held on to beat Western New England College, 26-21, on Saturday in Bangor for its first win of the season
The Golden Bears (2-3, 1-1 Conference of New England) pulled within five points on Carey Kilroy’s 29-yard scoring pass to John De Camps with 2:17 left, but the Eagles (1-4, 1-1) were able to run out the clock to preserve the win.
Husson quarterback Brody Gibson was 16-of-26 passing for 143 yards and a score to Jacob Lenz (four catches, 55 yards).
AMHERST 22, BOWDOIN 13: The Mammoths (3-0, 3-0 NESCAC) overcame an early 10-point deficit and beat the Polar Bears (0-3, 0-3) in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Clinging to a 15-13 halftime lead, Amherst scored on a 2-yard rush by Demetrius Smith to extend its lead with the only points of the second half.
Bowdoin had a fourth-and-1 at the Amherst 9-yard line with 1:16 left, but was turned the ball over on downs. The Polar Bears got their only touchdown in the first quarter on an interception return by Ferris Collins. Quarterback Soren Hummell finished 23 of 39 for 171 yards.
ENDICOTT 55, UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND 27: Quarterback Shea Lynch completed 20 of 34 passes for 369 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 75 yards and a pair of scores, as the Gulls (5-0, 2-0 Conference of New England) beat the Nor’easters (0-5, 0-2) in Biddeford.
Bryan Ferreira rushed for 196 yards on 20 carries and had two touchdowns for the Gulls.
For UNE, Damien Jones rushed for 78 yards on 14 carries and scored a touchdown. He also had two receptions for 104 yards, including a 73-yard score. Javin Willis added a 9-yard scoring run and CJ Cooper returned an interception for a touchdown.
MIDDLEBURY 32, COLBY 2: Connor McClennan rushed for 121 yards and four touchdowns as the Panthers (2-1, 2-1 NESCAC) beat the Mules (0-3, 0-3) in Middlebury, Vermont.
Aidan Moss was 15-for-29 passing for 163 yards, including a 13-yard scoring pass to Luis Kuehberger.
The Mules scores on a safety in the third quarter.
TUFTS 22, BATES 21: With three seconds left, the Bobcats (0-3) lined up for a field goal with a chance to earn their first win of the season, but Marcos Ruiz’s kick was blocked by the Jumbos (2-1), who held on for a road victory Saturday night in Lewiston.
Tufts led 14-7 at halftime, backed by two touchdowns from Christian Shapiro, but Bates battled back in the second half to jump ahead by a score, 21-14, with just over three minutes to go in the third quarter.
Shapiro caught a touchdown pass for his third score of the game with 51 seconds left in the game. Tufts then converted its 2-point conversion to go ahead by one point before stopping Bates on its near game-winning drive.
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