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Football Edged at Eastern Michigan, 31-23
October 01 | Football
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YPSILANTI, Mich. – Dominique White ran for 164 yards and three touchdowns to lead Eastern Michigan to a 31-23 victory over Akron in a Mid-American Conference matchup on Saturday at Rynearson Stadium. The gametime temperature was 50 degrees with winds ranging from 20-30 mph.
Akron (1-4, 0-2 MAC) created the final margin when Jawon Chisholm's 1-yard rush completed an 11-play, 55-yard drive with 3:18 to play. The Zips regained possession with 2:04 remaining, but were unable to find the endzone and Eastern Michigan (3-2, 1-0) ran out the clock on its final drive.
Chisholm had his third-straight 100-yard rushing performance, posting 122 yards on 25 carries. He was responsible for the one touchdown and threw for another, connecting on a trick play with quarterback Clayton Moore from eight yards out to make the score 24-16 with 3:09 left in the third quarter.
Moore completed 14 of 28 passes for 155 yards and one TD – a 36-yard strike to Keith Sconiers to cut the EMU lead to 14-7 with 5:24 remaining in the second quarter. That 1-play scoring drive was set up when John Griggs recovered a fumble by Alex Gillett.
T.J. Marchese converted a 29-yard field goal with 1:57 left before halftime to pull the Zips to within 14-10, but Kody Fulkerson made a 26-yard field goal as time expired to give the Eagles a 17-10 cushion at the break.
White had runs of 14 and 1 yards to give EMU an early 14-0 lead, and had a 2-yard scamper early in the third quarter. Gillett supplied the Eagles' final score of the day, a 4-yard run with 12:43 left in the fourth quarter.
UA's Brian Wagner led all players with career-high 17 tackles and forced the second quarter fumble that Griggs recovered. Blake Poole had 10 tackles for EMU.
Akron competes in its final non-league game of the season when it plays host to FIU next Saturday (Oct.8) at 2 p.m. ET at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field as part of Homecoming.
Visit UA's 2011 Homecoming central page.
Tickets can be purchased online anytime at GoZips.com/tickets, or from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays by either calling 1-888-99-AKRON (25766) or visiting the C.P. and Cornelia S. Chima Athletics Ticket Office at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field (located at 375 E. Exchange Street, near Gate 1 at the southwest corner of the venue, at the intersection of E. Exchange and S. Union streets).
Zips Notebook: RB Jawon Chisholm has rushed for over 100 yards in each of the last three games ... DE John Griggs recorded his second fumble recovery of the season (Cincinnati) in the second quarter, setting up Akron's first touchdown. He also deflected a pass with less than one minute to go before halftime ... LB Brian Wagner forced the fumble that Griggs recovered. It was Wagner's first FF of the season and fifth of his career ... The Zips three-game win streak versus Eastern Michigan ended. UA leads the all-time series with EMU, 17-12.
