Rahshan La Mons Runs for Three Scores as UAlbany Beats Rhode Island
Rahshan La Mons carried 24 times for 196 yards and three touchdowns, and UAlbany beat Rhode Island 38-21 without ever trailing. Three of his carries went for 5, 36 and 65 yards and all three ended in the end zone. That is 106 yards on three runs. The other 21 carries added up to 90, which is fine too.
UAlbany scored first and kept the lead the whole way. La Mons scored from 5 yards out in the first quarter, and Kai Colon found BJ Norman from 29 yards with eight seconds left in the second for a 14-0 halftime edge. Rhode Island climbed back with a Terrence Campbell touchdown in the third and a 20-yard Alex McClelland pass to Sean Byrd on the last play of the quarter, which made it 21-14 going into the fourth.
Then La Mons broke the 65-yarder at 13:17 and it was 28-14. McClelland answered with a 1-yard run to get Rhode Island within seven at 28-21, and that was as close as it got. Brayden Heitmeyer kicked a 33-yard field goal with 4:12 left and Joey Koch ran in from 7 yards with 1:54 to go. (Yes, the kicker, 33 yards, no drama.)
The totals tell it. UAlbany ran for 266 yards on 40 carries against 151 on 39 for Rhode Island, outgained them 451 to 336 and never threw an interception, while the defense sacked Rhode Island four times. UAlbany goes to 5-2 and Rhode Island drops to 3-3.
For fantasy, La Mons put up 40.9 points, a season high, and McClelland still managed 24.5 on 51 rushing yards and a rushing score to go with his 185 passing yards, even with the interception.