Game Report
October 3, 2015
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07 - 49
SR WR SCOTT AUSTIN SCORES ON AN 83 YARD RECEPTION
Yet again Louisiana found themselves on the good end of a blowout as they stomped UMass by a final score of 49-7.
"Just the usual cliches." Coach Porter Davis said after the game. "Guys giving 110%, being in the right place at the right time, a total team effort, all three phases. Pick whichever one you want, they all apply."
Davis' assessment is quite accurate, Louisiana out-gained UMass 498-113 and held them to just five first downs while rolling up 18 themselves. The Cajuns' time of possession was nearly three quarters of the game.
Following a long possession quarterback Brooks Haack connected with tight end Larry Pettis on an eight yard pass to start off scoring in the first quarter.
Early on in the second quarter senior wide receiver Scott Austin caught a three yard pass from Haack on a drag route, slipped through a tackle and went 83 yards for a score.
That score came three plays after defensive end Dominique Tovell sacked UMass QB Mike Wegzyn on a fourth and goal play.
Haack connected with tight end Nick Byrne for a 19 yard touchdown following an interception by cornerback Troy McCollum.
Later in the second quarter ULL increased their lead to 28-0 when punter Daniel Cadona completed a pass to fullback Thomas Singleton on a fake punt. Singleton was completely wide open when he hauled in the nearly 50 yard pass and made the only UMass defender with any chance at him miss with a well timed spin move at the 15 yard line before rumbling into the endzone.
"Like I said a while back Daniel has the green light to make those calls. He's a senior and he's seen a lot so he's become very good at reading what the return team is doing. He ran for a first down on one of those a couple weeks ago for us before a big hit and a fumble. It was a great call and read and an incredible throw. Great play." Coach Davis said after the game.
Before halftime Louisiana increased their lead when Pettis lined up at QB and plunged into the endzone from the one yard line.
UMass was able to finally get on the board in the third quarter when Wegzyn kept on a read option and ran in from a yard out.
A third quarter 33 yard touchdown run by Kyle Hicks and a fourth quarter Montrel Carter six yard touchdown run made the final score 49-7 Louisiana.
Hicks completed a 21 yard pass to Pettis on the final play of the third quarter, bringing the total number of ULL players to complete a pass in the game to four (Haack, Cadona, Hicks and backup QB Jalen Nixon).
TE LARRY PETTIS SCORES THE FIRST POINTS OF THE GAME TO CAP A LONG OPENING DRIVE FOR ULL
DOMINIQUE TOVELL COMES UP WITH A SACK ON A UMASS FOURTH AND GOAL
RESERVE TE NICK BYRNE SCORES ON A 19 YARD RECEPTION
PUNTER DANIEL CADONA THROWS A PASS ON A FAKE PUNT
FB THOMAS SINGLETON CATCHES THE PASS FROM CADONA
SINGLETON MAKES A PAIR OF DEFENDERS LOOK SILLY AND SCORES FROM 56 YARDS OUT ON THE PASS FROM CADONA
THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM THAT WAS A ONE YARD LARRY PETTIS "QB" SNEAK TOUCHDOWN
UMASS QB MIKE WEGZYN SCORES THE MINUTEMEN'S ONLY TOUCHDOWN
KYLE HICKS OUTRUNS THE UMASS DEFENSE ON A 33 YARD SCORE
KYLE HICKS COMPLETES A PASS
MONTREL CARTER ADDS A LATE SCORE
Scoring
UMASS|00|00|07|00|
07
ULL|07|28|07|07|
49
1Q ULL L. Pettis 8 Yd pass from B. Haack (J. Yatkowski kick)
2Q ULL S. Austin 83 Yd pass from B. Haack (J. Yatkowski kick)
2Q ULL N. Byrne 19 Yd pass from B. Haack (J. Yatkowski kick)
2Q ULL T. Singleton 56 Yd pass from D. Cadona (J. Yatkowski kick)
2Q ULL L. Pettis 1 Yd run (J. Yatkowski kick)
3Q UMASS M. Wegzyn 1 Yd run (B. Lucas kick)
3Q ULL K. Hicks 33 Yd run (J. Yatkowski kick)
4Q ULL M. Carter 6 Yd run (J. Yatkowski kick)
Key Player Stats
Passing: B. Haack 10/17 204Yds 3TD, D. Cadona 1/1 56Yds 1TD, J. Nixon 2/2 39Yds, K. Hicks 1/1 21Yds
Rushing: K. Hicks 14/113 1TD, E. Reed 6/32
Receiving: S. Austin 4/128 1TD, T. Singleton 1/56 1TD, L. Pettis 3/49 1TD
Tackles: T. Walker 5, D. Tovell 4, J. Rainey 3, C. Hill 3
Sacks: D. Tovell 2, L. Washington 1
Interceptions: T. McCollum 1
Special Teams: J. Yatkowski 7/7XP, E. Reed 85 Ret YD
Passing: M. Wegzyn 8/18 106Yds 1Int (1 Rush TD)
Rushing: J. Wilson 9/19
Receiving: B. Davis 3/42, L. Woodley 1/22, S. Custis 1/20
Tackles: K. Bailey-Smith 10, J. Santos-Knox 6
Sacks: K. Bailey-Smith 2, R. Kitching 1, S. Donaldson 1
Interceptions: N/A
Special Teams: B. Lucas 1/1XP, T. Vaughn 4Punts 177Yds, D. Woods 124 Ret YD
Key ULL Defensive Stats
Points Allowed: 7
First Downs: 5
Total/Rush/Pass Yards: 113/7/106
Takeaways: 1
Sacks: 3
Coach Davis' Take
Lots of fun out there today, let some guys try some new stuff and just had a great all around performance by all.
Coach Davis' Player of the Game
QB B. Haack - 204 yards 3TD
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