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UNH football opens season with 28-14 loss at UAlbany
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ALBANY, N.Y. — Senior quarterback Brooks Bentley threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns, but the University of New Hampshire football team fell to UAlbany, 28-14, on Friday at Bob Ford Field at Tom and Mary Casey Stadium.
Senior wide receiver Ja'Carree Kelly led the Wildcats' receiving corps with six catches for 123 yards, including a 45-yard touchdown reception. Myles Thomason paced the ground game with 53 rushing yards and also caught a 4-yard touchdown pass.
UNH's Darren Buxton, center, celebrates his interception with teammates Jackson Stone, left, and Da'Quan Gonzales during Friday night's season-opening game at UAlbany. UNH lost 28-14.
Defensively, sophomore linebacker Trevor Barry recorded a career-high 13 tackles, while sophomore safety Cohen Cook added 10 stops. Darren Burton II also came up with an interception for UNH.
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· On the first possession of the game, Burton II intercepted Colón's pass at the UAlbany 45 to give the ball to the Wildcats.
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·UNH, on the opening drive, took advantage of an Albany personal foul on a 37-yard field goal attempt that extended the drive. Bentley lofted a pass to the left flat corralled by Thomason at the 8-yard line and he ran into the end zone at 8:07 for the first score of the season. Lucas Glassburn kicked the PAT to give the 'Cats a 7-0 lead.
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Trailing 21-7, it took UNH only two plays to cover 74 yards in 37 seconds to trim the deficit at 14:21 of the third quarter. Thomason ran around the left end for a 29-yard gain to the UAlbany 45, then Bentley connected with Kelly in stride down the middle of the field for a 45-yard touchdown.
The Wildcats return to action on Saturday, Sept. 5, when they travel to face Syracuse.
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: UNH football opens season with 28-14 loss at UAlbany
