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Western New Mexico University Athletics

Western New Mexico University Athletics
FB
31
Western New Mexico WNMU 0-1
38
Winner OUAZ OUAZ 2-0
Western New Mexico WNMU
0-1
31
Final
38
OUAZ OUAZ
2-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
WNMU Western New Mexico 10 14 7 0 31
OUAZ OUAZ 10 14 7 7 38

Game Recap: Football |

Mustangs Fall on Last Minute Touchdown

Surprise, AZ – In their season opener the Mustangs traveled Spirit Field on the campus of Ottawa University – Arizona. In a tightly contested match, a last minute touchdown by the Spirit lifted them to a 38-31.

Western New Mexico 31 – Ottawa (AZ) 38
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Western New Mexico 10 14 7 0 31
OUAZ 10 14 7 7 38
 
Top Performers:
OFFENSE:
  • CJ Fowler (Mesa, AZ/Desert Ridge HS): 26-of-43 / 252 yards / 1 TD
  • DeAndre Williams (Tucson, AZ/Tucson Magnet): 16 Att. / 98 yards rushing / 1 TD – long of 37-yds
  • Vincent Brown (Los Angeles, CA/Artesia): 10 Att. / 75 yards rushing / 2 TD – long of 38-yds
  • Josh Powell: 9 Rec. for 122-yds
  • Reggie Colson III (Hollywood, FL/South Borward HS): 6 Rec. for 78-yds, 1 TD
DEFENSE: How it Happened:
  • About 2.5 minutes into the game Spirit's QB Austin McCullough found Antonio Day from 10-yards out to cap a three-play, 15-yard drive.
  • WNMU would answer back at the 9:34 mark on a 37-yard rush by DeAndre Williams (Tucson, AZ/Tucson Magnet)
  • Evan Rios (Madera, CA/Madera HS) showed off his strength with a 54-yard field goal to tie the game at 10 going into the second quarter.
  • A 28-yard rush by CJ Fowler (Mesa, AZ/Desert Ridge HS) put the Mustangs in scoring position, with Vincent Brown (Los Angeles, CA/Artesia) taking it in for a 1-yard rush and the touchdown to tie at 17.
  • It took barely 5 minutes for Vincent Brown (Los Angeles, CA/Artesia) to score his second touchdown with a  38-yard rush to go into the half tied at 24.
  • It took two plays and 17-yards for the Mustangs to strike first in the 3rd quarter, as CJ Fowler (Mesa, AZ/Desert Ridge HS) found Reggie Colson III (Hollywood, FL/South Borward HS) from 16-yards out to take their first lead of the game at 31-24.
  • OUAZ would chip away on yards to get into scoring position, scoring two more times, including the winning touchdown with just under two minutes to play.
 
UP NEXT:
WNMU Football will travel further north of Phoenix, to Flagstaff, Arizona to take on the Lumberjacks of Northern Arizona. Kickoff is set for Sat. Sept 14 at 5 p.m. (MST)
 
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