MONROE, La. -- ULM
(4-2, 2-0) used a strong defensive performance and some timely offense to roll
past Florida Atlantic (1-5, 0-3), 35-14, Saturday evening at Malone Stadium. It
marked ULM's third straight victory overall and moved the Warhawks to 2-0 in
the Sun Belt for the first time since 2009.
Junior quarterback Kolton Browning continued his stellar
play this season as he finished 10 of 23 for 147 yards with two touchdown
passes to pace the ULM offensive attack. Junior running back Monterrell
Washington rushed for two touchdowns and the Warhawks' special teams came up
with a touchdown on a muffed FAU punt attempt in the second quarter.
ULM outgained FAU on the night 341 to 307. The Owls were
held to 36 rushing yards on 37 carries. R.J. Young led the defense with 8 total
tackles including two for loss.
ULM struck first on a 3-yard touchdown pass from Browning to
Leonard to cap a 10-play 65-yard drive to go up 7-0.
Washington broke free around the left side and sprinted for
a 36-yard touchdown run to extend ULM's lead to 14-0 with 12:35 left in the
second quarter.
A high snap for the Owls led to a special teams touchdown
for ULM as Mitchell Bailey recovered the football in the endzone to give ULM a
21-0 lead with 5:35 left in the half.
The Owls got on the board with a 13-play, 76-yard drive that
ate up 4:46. Jonathon Wallace scored from three yards out to bring FAU within
two scores at 21-7 with 39 seconds left before intermission.
At the break the Warhawks led 21-7 powered by 114 rush
yards. The Owls were plagued by seven penalties totaling 63 yards. Florida Atlantic
outgained ULM 157 to 133.
Browning found Harley Scioneaux for a nine-yard touchdowns reception to extend ULM's lead to 28-7 with 12:03 left in the third quarter. The score capped a nine-play, 75-yard drive.
Washington collected his second touchdown of the night on a three-yard sprint to give the Warhawks a 35-7 advantage with 10:55 left in the fourth quarter.
The Owls found the endzone late to move the score to 35-14 with 24 seconds left in the game as Graham Wilbert hit Marcus Cunningham for a 15-yard touchdown. Wilbert finished 26-of-39 for 261 yards and one touchdown while being sacked five times. William Dukes paced the FAU attack with five grabs for 96 yards.
The Warhawks will play at Western Kentucky (5-1, 2-0) on
Oct. 20 at 3 p.m.
Scoring
Summary
1st Quarter
ULM - 3-yard pass from K. Browning to B. Leonard (J. Manton XP), 10-65-3:11 ULM
7-0
2nd Quarter
ULM - 36-yard run by M. Washington (J. Manton XP), 5-52-1:29 ULM 14-0
ULM - Fumble recovery by M. Bailey in the end zone (J. Manton XP) ULM 21-0
FAU - 3-yard run by J. Wallace (M. Anderson XP), 13-76-4:56 ULM 21-7
3rd Quarter
ULM - 9-yard pass from K. Browning to H. Scioneaux (J. Manton XP), 9-75-2:57
ULM 28-7
4th Quarter
ULM - 3-yard run from M. Washington (J. Manton XP), 4-62-1:59 ULM 35-7
FAU - 15-yard pass from G. Wilbert to M. Cunningham (M. Anderson XP),
9-51-2:09 ULM 35-14
