Western Carolina Catamounts at Montana Grizzlies
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Ah Yat runs for 4 touchdowns, Gillman runs for 175 yards as Montana tops Western Carolina 46-35
After falling behind 17-0 and trailing 27-21 in an offensive first half, Montana's defense held the Catamounts, who had 305 yards of offense at the break, to 172 in the second half.
Ah Yat scored his fourth touchdown, a Grizzly record for quarterbacks, to make it 35-27 with 3:01 to play in the third quarter but was shaken up earlier and didn't return after the TD.
That left the offense up to Logan Fife, and after the Catamounts (1-3) closed within 38-35 with 8:22 to go on Cole Gonzales' short TD pass and two-point conversion run, Fife came through. Fife led a 15-play, 75-yard drive that took up 6:38 with Nick Ostmo scoring on a 12-yard run. Fife flipped a two-point conversion for an 11-point lead with just 1:44 left.
Gonzales was 25-of-37 passing for 340 yards and two touchdowns, one to De'Andre Tamarez, who had eight receptions for 229 yards. Branson Adams had 91 yards rushing and two first-quarter touchdowns.
Gilman had a 66-yard touchdown run for the first score for the Grizzlies (3-1). Montana finished with 349 yards on the ground and 552 yards of total offense.
The 1,779-mile roadtrip was the second-longest ever for Western Carolina.
How To Watch
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 11:43 | Branson Adams 5 Yd Run (Christian Lowery Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 7:35 | Branson Adams 1 Yd Run (Christian Lowery Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 13:52 | Christian Lowery 33 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 13:20 | Eli Gillman 66 Yd Run (Ty Morrison Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 7:03 | Christian Lowery 30 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 3:05 | Keali'i Ah Yat 1 Yd Run (Ty Morrison Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:47 | De'Andre Tamarez 61 Yd pass from Cole Gonzales (Christian Lowery Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:53 | Keali'i Ah Yat 9 Yd Run (Ty Morrison Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 5:28 | Keali'i Ah Yat 6 Yd Run (Ty Morrison Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 3:01 | Keali'i Ah Yat 1 Yd Run (Ty Morrison Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 12:12 | Ty Morrison 34 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 8:22 | AJ Colombo 3 Yd pass from Cole Gonzales (Cole Gonzales Run for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 4th Period 1:44 | Nick Ostmo 12 Yd Run (Sawyer Racanelli Pass to Logan Fife for Two-Point Conversion) |
Statistics
 WCU |
 MONT |
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|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1st Downs | 29 |
| 6-15 | 3rd down efficiency | 8-16 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 2-3 |
| 477 | Total Yards | 552 |
| 374 | Passing | 203 |
| 26/48 | Comp/Att | 23/39 |
| 7.8 | Yards per pass | 5.2 |
| 103 | Rushing | 349 |
| 27 | Rushing Attempts | 48 |
| 3.8 | Yards per rush | 7.3 |
| 11-100 | Penalties | 12-101 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 27:30 | Possession | 32:30 |
Game Information
Location: Missoula, MT
Attendance: 25,720 · Capacity:
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