WASHINGTON, DC – Monmouth University (4-2, 0-1 Big South) outscored Howard University (1-5, 1-2 MEAC) 59-27 at Greene Stadium on Saturday afternoon to improve to 4-2 on the season.

The Hawks offense rolled up 562 yards with six different players scoring on the afternoon. Monmouth featured a pair of 100-yard rushers in the game, coming from senior Ed Royds' (Medford, NJ/Shawnee/Navy) 129 yards and junior Michael Jolly's (Leesburg, VA) 118. The offensive line led the way for 343 yards on the ground while Cody Williams (Springfield, MA/Springfield Central) threw for 118 yards and a pair of touchdowns in just one half of work.

With the Hawks lead 31-14 at halftime, redshirt freshman Kenji Bahar (Baltimore, MD/Calvert Hall) took over under center but needed to throw just five passes. Reggie White Jr. (Randallstown, MD/Milford Mill) had five receptions for a touchdown while Darren Ambush (Dickerson, MD/Urbana) had three catches for 37 yards.

The bulk of Howard's offensive production came from running back Anthony Philyaw who ran for 234 of the Bison's 372 yards and scored three of the four Bison touchdowns. Junior Kyle Gregory (Gaithersburg, MD/Quince Orchard) led the Hawks with a career high six tackles while Mike Basile (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial) had five.

Quotes and Notes

"I thought he did a tremendous job, he got out to a great start and we jumped out to a big lead. An outstanding effort on his part." Monmouth Head Coach

Kevin Callahan on the play of Cody Williams

"It was a game where we felt comfortable with the lead, we decided to get Kenji in and then Devin in the fourth quarter. It was a game where we could play a lot of different people and were able to do that today." Callahan on playing three quarterbacks and multiple players at every position

"We showed that we have a number of guys who can do great things with the ball in their hands. They showed why the position was so deep and why that positon is so important to us. I was happy with the success they were able to have today." Callahan on the depth at running back

"Today was a day when you saw our explosiveness as an offense, the ability to score long touchdowns and put the ball in the endzone. We were able to get some quick score points and that is always good as well." Callahan on the offensive explosiveness

"I just followed what Coach Dorsett told me, press the lanes. I feel that because (the running back unit) have a lot of experience, all four of us played last season. Lavon, Welch, Ed, they are older guys, they are able to help me out by giving me information as the game goes on, how the holes are hitting, how the defense is tackling. I just followed the blocking, the offensive line did a great job today." Running back Michael Jolly

·         Matt White hit his sixth field goal of the season with his 37 yarder in the first quarter

·         With his fourth catch (in the first quarter) Chaney set the Big South record for receptions by a running back with 79 career receptions

·         Ed Royds ran for back to back 100-yard games, it was his third 100-yard game

·         Monmouth blocked its sixth kick of the year, when Devin Phelps blocked a punt in the third quarter

·         The Hawks were a perfect 5-for-5 inside the redzone on offense, and 11-for-11 over the last two weeks

·         Monmouth's offense has scored 81 points in the last two contests

·         The 59 points were the most scored by Monmouth since defeating Columbia at home (61-28) in 2014

Crunching the Numbers

·         Michael Jolly's 129 yards was a career-high

·         The junior averaged 21.5 yards per carry, thanks in part due to a long run of 78 yards

·         Royds' 82 yard touchdown run is the Hawks' longest play from scrimmage this season

·         Teddie Martinez recorded an interception, a fumble recovery and recovered a blocked punt in the contest

·         Williams' 17 completions was a season high (16 vs Lehigh)

·         Monmouth had nine tackles for a loss in the game

·         The offensive line didn't allow a sack against the Bison

·         Adam Kakar recorded his first career sack when he and Kevin Butler converged on Howard's QB

·         Twenty Six different Hawks recorded a tackle in the contest

·         Freshman Matt Mosquera came in relief of Matt White, kicking six extra points and punting twice in his first career action

Up Next
Monmouth will have a short turnaround, heading to Presbyterian to pick up league action. That game will air on the Big South Network.