Bulldogs lose to UNH on Saturday

17

Bryant
BRY

1-3, 0-1

38

winner

New Hampshire
UNH

3:1, 1:0

17

38

New Hampshire
UNH

3:1, 1:0

winner

Score after quarters

team	1st place	2nd place	3rd place	4th place	F
BRY Bryant	3	7	0	7	17
UNH New Hampshire	17	14	0	7	38

Match Summary: Football | 21.09.2024 22:12:00

DURHAM, NH – On Saturday, the Bryant University football team lost to New Hampshire 38-17 in its CAA opener.

Jarrett Guest threw for 335 yards and one score. Landon Ruggieri recorded 118 yards and a touchdown. Ryan Clark scored his first rushing touchdown of the season.

Olatunde Mkparu And Lonnie Rice leads the Bulldogs with seven tackles. Michael Ott scored a sack, while Nathan Voorhis And Maximus Villar everyone took half a sack with them.

The Black and Gold defense came back in the second half, holding the Wildcats to 121 yards and one point after UNH scored 31 points in the first half.

Game information
UNH 38, Bryant 17
Records: Bryant (1-3, 0-1), UNH (3-1, 1-0)
Location: Beirne Stadium (Smithfield, RI)

Key moment

 

• The Wildcats outscored the Bulldogs 31-10 in the first half.

How it happened

• UNH began the first quarter with a ten-play touchdown drive that was scored by a 10-yard pass (7-0).
• The Bulldogs then had a high snap on a punt, which Bryant recovered in the end zone for a safety (9-0).
• The Wildcats then took a 17-0 lead with a 33-yard run to the outside and a successful 2-point conversion.
• Bryant responded with a Bryce Solos Field goal, the highlight of which was a 55-yard pass over the net to Ruggieri (17-3).
• UNH started the second quarter in the red zone and scored a touchdown on a play-action pass to the tight end (24-3).
• The Wildcats took a 31-3 lead midway through the second quarter with a pass down the middle.
• On 3.^rd and 7 guests found Fabrice Mukendi downfield for an 18-yard gain that gave Bryant a first down. Guest then ran 11 yards on the next play, and Ruggieri scored a 42-yard touchdown down the middle of the field that gave the Bulldogs their first touchdown of the game (31-10).
• At the start of the fourth quarter, the Black and Gold used the running game to move down the field. Mukendi had a powerful 17-yard run and then Dylan Kedzior He managed 23 yards on five attempts and capped it off with a direct snap to Clark, who scored the touchdown (31-17).
• UNH countered with a seven-play drive that ended with a touchdown after a 31-yard pass into the back of the end zone (38-17).

statistics

• Guest set a career high with 335 yards and a touchdown.
• Ruggieri recorded 118 yards and a touchdown on a 55-yard pass.
• Clark scored a rushing touchdown.
• Rice had the most on his team with seven TKLs and 0.5 TFL.
• Mkparu also had the most TKLs on the team with seven.
• Voorhis recorded three TKLs, one TFL and 0.5 sacks.
• Otty posted a sack.
• Villar recorded 0.5 sacks.
• The Bulldogs offense reached a season record of 406 yards.

Game Notes

• Guest had rushed for 876 yards and six touchdowns in the last three games.
• Ruggieri recorded his second 100-yard game and his third consecutive one-score game.
• Ruggieri has rushed for 330 yards and five touchdowns in the last three games.
• Otty recorded his 11^th Career sack.
• Clark registered his 17^th Career rushing TD.
• The visitor scores a passing touchdown in every game.

Next

The Black and Gold have a week off before facing their out-of-state rival Brown.