Stonehill Beats New Haven 21-3 on Three First-half Scores
It was 21-3 with 1:54 left in the first half, and nobody scored again. Stonehill beat New Haven 21-3 on a burst that lasted most of the second quarter, then spent the second half making sure the lead stayed put.
New Haven started it with a 21-yard Liam Quigley field goal at 12:19 of the first quarter. Stonehill answered at 9:14 with a 25-yard touchdown pass from Jack O'Connell to Aidan Garrett and never trailed after that. Garrett scored again on a 1-yard run at 4:18 of the second quarter, and Torance Washington Jr. caught a 31-yard touchdown from O'Connell with 1:54 left before the break. Those three scores were the whole game.
The giveaways are the other half of the story. Stonehill lost two fumbles and still won by 18, because New Haven threw two interceptions and Stonehill threw none. Stonehill finished with 375 total yards (183 on the ground, on 42 carries) to New Haven's 295, and New Haven ran the ball only 22 times, even though Zaon Laney carried 17 of them for 114 yards.
The second half went by without a point. New Haven never got closer than 21-3, and Stonehill never needed to add to it.
Both teams are 1-1 after this one. Stonehill got there on the strength of the first half, and New Haven will wonder where the offense went after its opening field goal.
Garrett was the fantasy play, with a rushing touchdown, a receiving touchdown and a lost fumble. O'Connell was right behind him.