FINAL SCORE
New Hampshire 31 (5-5, 3-4 CAA)
Monmouth 24 (4-6, 3-4 CAA)

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – New Hampshire scored three fourth quarter touchdowns to defeat the Monmouth University football team by a 31-24 final score on Saturday afternoon at Kessler Stadium.

A record setting receiving day by Dymere Miller and 402 yards passing from quarterback Marquez McCray were overshadowed by the loss. Monmouth held a 17-10 lead going into the fourth quarter and was up 24-17 before the Wildcats scored the final two touchdowns to secure the victory. 

Miller finished with 11 catches for 333 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while McCray completed 21-of-32 pass attempts in the game. Miller's 333 yards were the most in a game in the FCS this season and the second-most in CAA history. He broke Miles Austin's previous single-game record of 235 yards set in 2005. 

Coming into the game with high-powered offenses on both sides and dynamic running backs, the defenses were able to keep Monmouth's Jaden Shirden and New Hampshire's Dylan Laube in check. Shirden, the nation's leading rusher, was held to 85 yards, ending a string of five-straight 100-yard games, while Laube finished with 68 total yards, including 47 on the ground. 

Eddie Morales III recorded an interception in the end zone for the second straight game, Jake Brown led Monmouth in tackles with 12 for the third game in a row, while Antonio Colclough had two sacks to lead the defensive effort. 

NOTES AND QUOTES
"I think the result of that game is really on me, one hundred percent. I think we had fourth and three in field goal range in the fourth quarter, if we kick a field goal there we probably walk away with a win. I think I got a little greedy there going for the first down, we didn't get it, and they go down and score a touchdown to take the lead. We tried to answer at the end, but there just wasn't enough time."
Head Coach Kevin Callahan 

"I thought offensively we would be able to move the ball. I thought our offensive coaches had a really good plan. We thought going in that we could put Dymere in some positions inside where he could take advantage of their coverages. We thought he could win some of those matchups against their quarters coverage and that is what happened, he had a great game."
Callahan on the offensive gameplan

"We just connected as soon as he got here. When you have a good quarterback who can throw the ball and me, I am going to get open, it's not hard to build that chemistry."
Dymere Miller on his chemistry with Marquez McCray

Monmouth celebrated Senior Day in a pregame ceremony.
New Hampshire leads the all-time series 2-0.
Monmouth's three-game Kessler Stadium winning streak was snapped. 

NUMBERS CRUNCH
Dymere Miller totaled 333 yards receiving to set the Monmouth single-game record. It was the most in a game in the FCS this season and the second-most in CAA history. Miller broke Miles Austin's record of 235 yards set in 2005 against Sacred Heart. 
Miller tied his career high with 11 catches, the third time he has had 11 catches in a game this season and his fifth double-digit catch performance of the year. 
Miller's 85 catches and 1,243 yards are both single-season program records. 
Miller is up to 10 touchdown catches this season, tied for fourth on the single-season TD receptions list. 
Miller moved into fifth in Monmouth history in receiving yards with 2,337.
Miller recorded the 10th 100-yard game and the first 200-yard game of his career. 
Marquez McCray threw for a season-high 402 yards. His performance is the most passing yards for a Monmouth quarterback in a game since Kenji Bahar had 407 yards passing at Gardner-Webb in 2018. 
Eddie Morales III registered his fourth interception of the season and the 10th of his career. Morales became the fifth player in program history to have 10 career interceptions. 
Jake Brown led Monmouth in tackles for the third straight game with 12. Brown leads Monmouth with 66 tackles on the year.
Antonio Colclough had two sacks, the most in a game for a Monmouth player this season. Colclough has a team-high 4.5 sacks this season.
Jaden Shirden is up to 1,429 rushing yards on the year and 3,648 for his career. 
Sone Ntoh scored his team-high 14th touchdown of the season. His 14 touchdowns are tied for sixth on Monmouth's single-season list.
Mike Reid had two pass breakups, giving him 27 for his career, the fourth most in Monmouth history.

UP NEXT
Monmouth will close its 2023 season next Saturday at UAlbany in a 1 p.m. kickoff on FloSports.