William & Mary gets last word, tops UNH

Jake Phillips connected with D.J. McAuley for a 17-yard touchdown with 22 seconds left to lift William & Mary to a 38-34 win over New Hampshire yesterday in Durham, N.H.

The Wildcats (4-1, 1-1 Colonial) went ahead, 31-28, with 4:40 left in the fourth quarter when Mike Boyle caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from R.J. Toman, who threw for 305 yards and two interceptions. Toman also had a 31-yard TD strike to Scott Sicko earlier in the quarter.

But the Tribe (3-2, 1-1) responded with an 11-play, 72-yard drive that was capped by Phillips's winning touchdown pass.

Maine 27, Delaware 10 - Michael Brusko scored on a 5-yard run with 11:35 remaining to snap a 10-10 tie and the visiting Black Bears (3-3, 1-2) scored 17 unanswered points in the final 12 minutes to down the Blue Hens (2-4, 0-2).

Jerron McMillian's interception at the Black Bears' 46 led to Brian Harvey's 31-yard field goal that pushed Maine's lead to 20-10 with 3:42 left and Jordan Stevens then stripped Robby Schoenhoft as he was being sacked and returned the fumble 35 yards for a touchdown with 1:29 remaining.

Maine quarterback Adam Farkes left with an apparent shoulder injury in the second quarter and didn't return. Brusko replaced him and completed 5 of 7 passes for 65 yards, and rushed for 40 yards on nine carries.

Towson 37, Rhode Island 32 - Senior Sean Schaefer completed 25 of 34 passes for 373 yards and four touchdowns to lead the host Tigers over the Rams.

Schaefer became the 20th quarterback in the history of the Football Championship Subdivision to pass for 10,000 yards. His 64-yard TD pass to David Newsom was the longest play of the season for the Tigers (3-4, 1-2).

Freshman Brandon Johnson-Farrell had eight kickoff returns for 198 yards and a touchdown for URI (2-5, 0-3). Derek Cassidy was 22 of 45 for 265 yards and two TDs for the Rams.

James Madison 38, Richmond 31 - Scotty McGee scored on a 69-yard punt return with one second remaining to lift the top-ranked Dukes past the No. 5 Spiders in Richmond.

The Dukes (6-1, 4-0) tied the game at 31 with 59 seconds remaining on an 8-yard run by Eugene Holloman and Rodney Landers's conversion pass to Griff Yancey. Richmond (4-3, 2-2) took a 31-23 lead on Josh Vaughan's second touchdown, a 3-yard run with 3:21 left.

Hofstra 45, Bucknell 31 - Freshman Brock Jackolski rushed for 170 yards and three touchdowns, leading the Pride (3-3) past the Bison (3-2) in Lewisburg, Pa.