Williams lifts Husson past Norwich 25-19

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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Julius Williams rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns as the Husson University Eagles beat Norwich 25-19 for their second straight college football victory Saturday.

Williams scored on runs of 20 and 26 yards and Darren Gauthier added a 28-yard field goal as Husson built a 16-6 halftime lead,

Gauthier added a 34-yard field goal and James McCandless passed for a 15-yard TD as the Eagles extended their lead to 25-6 early in the fourth quarter.

Justin Lindie added 97 yards on 22 carries for Husson, while McCandless completed 6 passes for 103 yards.

Husson (2-1) 0 16 3 6 – 25

Norwich (0-3) 0 6 0 13 – 19

H-Williams 20 run (Gauthier kick)

N-Stroffolano 12 pass from Jean-Gilles (kick failed)

H-Williams 26 run (kick blocked)

H-Gauthier 28 field goal

H-Gauthier 34 field goal

H-Dobson 15 pass from McCandless (kick failed)

N-Stroffolano 22 pass from Jean-Gilles (kick failed)

N-Martinez 14 pass from Jean-Gilles (Kane kick)

Maine Maritime 42, WNEC 35

At Springfield, Mass., Jim Bower rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns, including two in the fourth quarter, as the Mariners earned their first win of the season.

Nick Bourassa added 123 rushing yards on seven carries as well as an 84-yard kickoff return for a touchdown on the opening play of the game, while Jonathan Farrin rushed for 79 yards as MMA amassed 420 rushing yards.

Tyler Angell also hit Alex Coulombe with a 35-yard touchdown pass for the Mariners.

Justin Walz led Western New England College, setting three school records by completing 43 of 62 passes for 438 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Walz also rushed for two touchdowns.

The teams combined for 1,058 yards of total offense.

Me. Maritime (1-2) 14 14 0 14 – 42

WNEC (0-3) 7 0 7 21 – 35

MMA-Bourassa 84 kickoff return (Brennan kick)

MMA-Bourassa 86 run (Brennan kick)

WNEC-Vaillant 3 pass from Walz (Farrell kick)

MMA-Coulombe 35 pass from Angell (kick failed)

MMA-Bower 5 run (Bourassa pass from Angell

WNEC-Capitanio 29 run (Farrell kick)

WNEC-Walz 10 run (Farrell kick)

MMA-Bower 36 run (kick failed)

WNEC-Bartus 6 pass from Walz (Farrell kick)

MMA-Bower 4 run (Bourassa rush)

WNEC-Walz 2 run (Farrell kick)

Williams 28, Colby 0

At Williamstown, Mass., Patrick Moffitt completed 19 of 28 passes for 244 yards and two touchdowns as the Ephs pulled away from a scoreless halftime tie.

Colby (0-1) 0 0 0 0 – 0

Williams (1-0) 0 0 14 14 – 28

W-Morrissey 5 pass from Moffitt (Sobolewski kick)

W-Caro 54 pass from Moffitt (Sobolewski kick)

W-Morrissey 4 run (Sobolewski kick)

W-Tysse 64 pass from Coyne (Sobolewski kick)

Middlebury 42, Bowdoin 28

At Middlebury, Vt., Donald McKillop completed 27 of 31 passes for 344 yards as the Panthers opened defense of their 2007 NESCAC title by outscoring the Polar Bears 28-9 after intermission.

Bowdoin (0-1) 6 13 6 3 – 28

Middlebury (1-0) 7 7 13 15 – 42

B-Kell 4 run (kick blocked)

M-Rostad 10 pass from McKillop (Kuchan kick)

B-Tom 5 run (McNair kick)

B-Kell 10 run (kick blocked)

M-Bohling 1 run (Kuchan kick)

M-Bohling 1 run (kick failed)

B-Vieira 2 run (pass failed)

M-Bohling 2 run (Kuchan kick)

M-Rostad 3 run (Kuchan kick)

B-McNair 30 field goal

M-Rostad 1 run (Beilin pass from McKillop)