College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Connecticut 27, North Carolina 14
When: 11:00 AM   ET ,  Saturday, December 28, 2024
Where: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 27900
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Connecticut 10 14 3 0 27
North Carolina 7 0 0 7 14
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 10:46
Connecticut   FG  North Carolina 0 - Connecticut 3
Chris Freeman 32 yd. field goal
1st Quarter - 3:45
Connecticut   TD  North Carolina 0 - Connecticut 10
Skyler Bell 38 yd. pass from Joe Fagnano (Chris Freeman kick)
1st Quarter - 3:24
North Carolina   TD  North Carolina 7 - Connecticut 10
Chris Culliver 95 yd. kickoff return (Lucas Osada kick)
2nd Quarter - 14:10
Connecticut   TD  North Carolina 7 - Connecticut 17
Alex Honig 4 yd. pass from Joe Fagnano (Chris Freeman kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:54
Connecticut   TD  North Carolina 7 - Connecticut 24
Camryn Edwards 2 yd. run (Chris Freeman kick)
3rd Quarter - 7:40
Connecticut   FG  North Carolina 7 - Connecticut 27
Chris Freeman 24 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 6:46
North Carolina   TD  North Carolina 14 - Connecticut 27
John Copenhaver 17 yd. pass from Caleb Hood (Noah Burnette kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Connecticut North Carolina
W‑L 9 - 4 - 0 6 - 7 - 0
Conference 1 - 0 - 0 3 - 5 - 0
Team Stats
  Connecticut North Carolina
Score 27 14
1st Downs 20 10
3rd Down Efficiency 8-for-16
50%		 0-for-9
0%
4th Down Efficiency 1-for-1
100%		 1-for-3
33%
Total Yards 361 206
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 46-210 28-96
Average/Rush 4.6 3.4
Passing
Comp-Att 16-24 11-14
Passing Yards 151 110
Average/Pass Play 5.8 6.1
Penalties-Yards 4-30 9-55
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Time of Possession 34:50 25:10
PLAYER STATS
Connecticut (9 - 4)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
J. Fagnano 16/23 151 2 0
N. Evers 0/1 0 0 0
North Carolina (6 - 7)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
M. Merdinger 9/12 86 0 1
C. Hood 1/1 17 1 0
J. Criswell 1/1 7 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
M. Brown 11 96 8.7 0
C. Edwards 17 74 4.4 1
V. Rosa 7 21 3.0 0
N. Evers 2 11 5.5 0
J. Fagnano 8 10 1.2 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
C. Hood 11 78 7.1 0
D. Barlow 5 37 7.4 0
D. Gause 5 12 2.4 0
J. Criswell 1 7 7.0 0
T. Stewart 1 -7 -7.0 0
M. Merdinger 5 -31 -6.2 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
S. Bell 3 77 25.7 1
T. Sheffield 5 31 6.2 0
J. Gathings 3 22 7.3 0
A. Honig 2 10 5.0 1
L. Hansen 2 6 3.0 0
M. Brown 1 5 5.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
J. Copenhaver 4 44 11.0 1
K. Paysour 2 35 17.5 0
J. Jones 2 12 6.0 0
D. Barlow 1 9 9.0 0
C. Hood 1 8 8.0 0
J. Shipp 1 2 2.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
T. Faumuina-Brown 1 3 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
D. Branch 1.0 10.0
M. Hoffman 1.0 9.0
A. Key 1.0 7.0
P. Yates 1.0 4.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
B. Atkinson 1.0 7.0
C. Law 1.0 6.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
P. Yates 6 0
J. McDonald 4 2
M. Dixon-Williams 4 3
T. Faumuina-Brown 3 0
A. Key 3 1
J. Wright 2 0
J. Barton 2 1
C. Chadwick 2 1
C. Edwards 1 0
M. Hoffman 1 0
D. Brinson 1 0
D. Branch 1 1
D. Jones 0 1
S. Cross 0 1
O. Diomande 0 1
J. Larson 0 2
J. Stafford 0 2
J. Neider 0 2
M. Mclean 0 2
Tackles
  Tk Ast
C. LaVallee 7 2
K. Cost 6 1
B. Atkinson 5 1
J. Harris 4 2
W. Hardy 4 3
K. Hester Jr. 3 1
T. Shaw 3 1
A. Campbell 3 1
M. Ziglar 2 0
T. Stewart 2 0
M. Short 2 0
T. Miller 2 0
D. Boykins 2 0
M. Allen 2 0
T. Adams 2 0
A. Lane 1 0
T. Thompson 1 0
C. Hood 1 0
J. Cowan 1 0
C. Law 1 0
A. Huzzie 0 1
J. Harvey 0 1
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
P. Yates 3.0 12.0
J. Barton 2.0 2.0
D. Branch 1.0 10.0
M. Hoffman 1.0 9.0
A. Key 1.0 7.0
J. McDonald 1.0 2.0
J. Wright 1.0 2.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
B. Atkinson 1.0 7.0
C. Law 1.0 6.0
C. LaVallee 1.0 2.0
T. Shaw 1.0 1.0
T. Stewart 1.0 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
M. Brown 1
Fumbles
  NO.
M. Merdinger 1