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College football: UNH drops overtime heartbreaker to North Carolina A&T
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GREENSBORO, N.C. — Logan Perez caught eight passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns, but the University of New Hampshire football team fell to North Carolina A&T, 30-27, in overtime Saturday at Truist Stadium.
Perez recorded career highs in receptions and receiving yards while hauling in touchdown passes of 75 and 21 yards for the first scores of his collegiate career.
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Brooks Bentley completed 23 of 35 passes for 267 yards and two touchdowns, both to Perez. Joquez Smith rushed 20 times for a game-high 76 yards and added three receptions for 18 yards.
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Defensively, Trevor Barry led UNH with 10 tackles, while Sean Webb added seven stops.
Josh Fillion and Ryan Blagg each blocked a punt in the first half.
North Carolina A&T's Asher Holland kicked a 34-yard field goal in overtime after the Wildcats came up empty on their opening possession of the extra period.
The Aggies were paced by quarterback Kevin White, who threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 38 yards. Michael Carlock-Williams totaled 129 receiving yards, including a 32-yard touchdown reception, and Terry Radford finished with 17 tackles.
UNH dropped to 2-5 overall and 1-3 in the CAA, while North Carolina A&T improved to 2-5 overall and 2-2 in conference play.
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Up next: New Hampshire returns to action Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. against Monmouth on Family Weekend.
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: College football: UNH drops overtime heartbreaker to North Carolina A&T
