College Football
BOXSCORE
Holy Cross 38, Connecticut 28
When: 12:00 PM   ET ,  Saturday, September 4, 2021
Where: Rentschler Field at Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East Hartford, Connecticut
Attendance: 18782
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Holy Cross 7 17 7 7 38
Connecticut 14 7 7 0 28
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 10:36
Holy Cross   TD  Connecticut 0 - Holy Cross 7
Matthew Sluka 6 yd. run (Derek Ng kick)
1st Quarter - 4:23
Connecticut   TD  Connecticut 7 - Holy Cross 7
Keelan Marion 50 yd. pass from Jack Zergiotis (Joe McFadden kick)
1st Quarter - 2:22
Connecticut   TD  Connecticut 14 - Holy Cross 7
Jack Zergiotis 1 yd. run (Joe McFadden kick)
2nd Quarter - 14:44
Holy Cross   TD  Connecticut 14 - Holy Cross 14
Jason Modak 29 yd. interception return (Derek Ng kick)
2nd Quarter - 6:54
Holy Cross   TD  Connecticut 14 - Holy Cross 21
Ayir Asante 24 yd. pass from Matthew Sluka (Derek Ng kick)
2nd Quarter - 2:57
Connecticut   TD  Connecticut 21 - Holy Cross 21
Keelan Marion 3 yd. pass from Jack Zergiotis (Joe McFadden kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:03
Holy Cross   FG  Connecticut 21 - Holy Cross 24
Derek Ng 30 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 6:43
Holy Cross   TD  Connecticut 21 - Holy Cross 31
Tyler Purdy 3 yd. pass from Matthew Sluka (Derek Ng kick)
3rd Quarter - 3:18
Connecticut   TD  Connecticut 28 - Holy Cross 31
Jayce Medlock 8 yd. pass from Jack Zergiotis (Joe McFadden kick)
4th Quarter - 8:19
Holy Cross   TD  Connecticut 28 - Holy Cross 38
Tyler Purdy 14 yd. run (Derek Ng kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Holy Cross Connecticut
W‑L 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 2 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Holy Cross Connecticut
Score 38 28
1st Downs 19 18
3rd Down Efficiency 6-for-16
38%		 7-for-18
39%
4th Down Efficiency 2-for-2
100%		 1-for-2
50%
Total Yards 366 263
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 49-229 38-89
Average/Rush 4.7 2.3
Passing
Comp-Att 11-19 17-41
Passing Yards 137 174
Average/Pass Play 6.0 4.0
Penalties-Yards 8-85 4-30
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1
Interceptions Thrown 0 3
Time of Possession 33:13 26:47
PLAYER STATS
Holy Cross (1 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
M. Sluka 9/16 123 2 0
M. Siderman 2/3 14 0 0
Connecticut (0 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
J. Zergiotis 17/41 174 3 3
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
M. Sluka 14 112 8.0 1
P. Oliver 18 79 4.4 0
T. Purdy 10 42 4.2 1
J. Forrest 3 5 1.7 0
M. Siderman 2 -2 -1.0 0
J. Abrams 2 -7 -3.5 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
K. Mensah 21 66 3.1 0
N. Carter 5 22 4.4 0
R. Burns 2 1 0.5 0
J. Zergiotis 10 0 0.0 1
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
J. Coker 3 47 15.7 0
A. Asante 2 36 18.0 1
T. Ayeni 2 34 17.0 0
S. Gilliam 3 17 5.7 0
T. Purdy 1 3 3.0 1
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
K. Marion 3 60 20.0 2
C. Ross 3 23 7.7 0
C. Hairston 2 21 10.5 0
J. Medlock 2 19 9.5 1
C. Johnson 1 15 15.0 0
K. Mensah 2 14 7.0 0
J. Rose 1 10 10.0 0
H. Maurisseau 2 7 3.5 0
N. Carter 1 5 5.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
N. Harris 1.5 2.0
K. Jones 1.5 0.0
T. Jones 1.0 8.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
O. Fortt 6 6
J. Morrison 4 0
J. Ferrell 3 5
M. Bell 2 0
N. Harris 2 2
D. Jones 2 3
L. Uguak 2 5
K. Jones 2 7
T. Jones 2 7
J. Mitchell 2 9
M. Bell 1 0
D. Fogle 1 0
T. Faumuina-Brown 1 0
C. Haynes 1 0
T. Wortham 1 1
D. Gourdine 1 4
C. McCarthy 0 3
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
T. Jones 2.0 10.0
O. Fortt 2.0 5.0
K. Jones 2.0 1.0
D. Jones 1.5 6.0
N. Harris 1.5 2.0
L. Uguak 1.0 2.0
J. Mitchell 0.5 2.0
J. Ferrell 0.5 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
J. Zergiotis 1