Box Score Silver City, N.M. – After being in Arizona the previous two weekends, the Mustangs finally had the luxury of playing on their home field. WNMU hosted Central Washington in a non-conference match up Saturday afternoon, falling 36-27.
 
TOP PERFORMERS:
CJ Fowler (Mesa, AZ/Desert Ridge HS) – 24-of-49 | 383 yards | 1 TD
DeAndre Williams (Tucson, AZ/Tucson Magnet) – 15 carries | 116 yards | Long of 43-yards
Vincent Brown (Los Angeles, CA/Artesia) – 6 carries | 2 TDs
Reggie Colson III (Hollywood, FL/South Borward HS) – 8 receptions | 154-yards
Roosevelt Calhoun Jr. – 8 solo tackles | 12 total tackles | 2 solo TFL
Kaleb Gutierrez (El Paso, TX/Franklin HS) – 7 solo, 2 ast | 9 total tackles
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• WNMU were fired up out of the gates, scoring within the first 2.5 minutes. CJ Fowler (Mesa, AZ/Desert Ridge HS) found Reggie Colson through the air for a 15-yard gain.
• DeAndre Williams (Tucson, AZ/Tucson Magnet) brought his team to visitor's 8-yard line before teammate Vincent Brown (Los Angeles, CA/Artesia) capped off the 6 play, 65-yard opening drive for a WNMU touchdown.
• The Wildcats would answer at the 8:57 mark, scoring on a 19-yard pass from Christian Moore to tie the game at 7.
• Before the end of the opening quarter, Evan Rios (Madera, CA/Madera HS) would connect from the 28-yard line to put the Mustangs back up.
• After forcing the Wildcats to punt in the following drive, WNMU would answer with a 42-yard pass to Kourde Roberts (North Las Vegas, NV/Legacy) for their second touchdown of the game and a 10-point advantage.
• Despite a field goal by CWU, the leg of Evan Rios (Madera, CA/Madera HS) proved to be strong knocking down a field goal from 42-yards to maintain a 10-point lead.
• Central Washington scored just before the end of the half, as the teams headed into the locker rooms with WNMU ahead by three.
• The second half was all Wildcats as Gavin Todd hit one of his five field goals to tie the game at 20-all.
• CWU came from behind to take the 29-20 lead before Vincent Brown (Los Angeles, CA/Artesia) rushed for 3-yards to put WNMU within three.
• In their second to last drive, the Wildcats scored from 6-yards out to push their lead to 36.

QUICK HITS:

• Central Washington take home their first win of the season, and hold a 3-0 series record over Western New Mexico

UP NEXT:
Western New Mexico is back on the road next weekend, as they head to Canyon, Texas to take on West Texas A&M to open their conference season. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. (CT).
 
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