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10/23/04 - UMass Dartmouth 41, WNEC 15

Box Score

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. â€" Sophomore running back Jamison Humphries (Longmeadow, MA) ran for two touchdowns and senior quarterback Valdemeiro Teixeira (Dorchester, MA) passed for another to lead visiting University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth to a 41-15 victory over Western New England College in a New England Football Conference (NEFC) Boyd Division contest.

Humphries scored on a one-yard run to give the Corsairs a 7-0 lead with 8:13 remaining in the first quarter.

WNEC tied the contest on a one-yard pass from junior quarterback Jon Tallerico (Port Chester, NY) to freshman running back Mike Bishop (Belchertown, MA) with 28 seconds remaining in the opening period.

UMass-Dartmouth (5-3, 3-2) scored twice in the second quarter on a 74-yard pass from Teixeira (11-for-24, 203 yards) to freshman wide receiver Corey Williams (Billerica, MA) and a 20-yard interception return by junior linebacker Eric Meza (Leominster, MA) to take a 21-7 half-time lead.

Williams, the leading receiver in the NEFC, finished with eight catches for 178 yards.

Humphries (22 carries, 51 yards) scored on three-yard run to give Massachusetts-Dartmouth a 28-7 lead after three quarters. The Corsairs upped their margin to 35-7 following a one-yard run by sophomore running back Jon Tadeau (Fairhaven, MA) with 4:28 remaining in the game.

WNEC (4-3, 2-2) scored its second touchdown on an eight-yard run by senior running back Mike Laroche (Berlin, CT) at the 3:29 mark. He finished with a game high 84 yards on 22 carries. Senior Loren Estabrook (Sharon, NH) made an extra point to become the school's all-time leading scorer (88 points) for a kicker breaking the old mark of 87 set by Rick Phelps (1990-93).

Freshman running back Bobby Sullivan (Dudley, MA) added a 39-yard touchdown run with 41 seconds left in the contest to complete the scoring for the Corsairs. UMass-Dartmouth out-gained WNEC by a 423-249 margin.

Tallerico completed only 11-of-26 passes for 78 yards. He was sacked four times and suffered his first interception of the season.

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Players Mentioned

Mike Bishop

#42 Mike Bishop

Running Back
5' 10"
Redshirt
Loren Estabrook

#12 Loren Estabrook

Placekicker
6' 1"
Senior
Mike Laroche

#11 Mike Laroche

Running Back
5' 10"
Senior
Jon Tallerico

#5 Jon Tallerico

Quarterback
6' 1"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Mike Bishop

#42 Mike Bishop

5' 10"
Redshirt
Running Back
Loren Estabrook

#12 Loren Estabrook

6' 1"
Senior
Placekicker
Mike Laroche

#11 Mike Laroche

5' 10"
Senior
Running Back
Jon Tallerico

#5 Jon Tallerico

6' 1"
Sophomore
Quarterback