SPARTANBURG — Eric Breitenstein ran for three touchdowns and 247 yards on Saturday as Wofford opened the FCS playoffs with a 23-7 victory against New Hampshire.
Breitenstein broke free for a 54-yard TD run on the Terriers’ first possession and Wofford’s defense kept the Wildcats (8-4) of the Colonial Athletic Association out of synch throughout. Breitenstein also scored on a 6-yard run before halftime and a 26-yard burst in the third quarter that sealed things for the Terriers (9-3).
Wofford will take on North Dakota State in next week’s quarterfinals.
| New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 7 |
| Wofford | 7 | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | 23 |
FIRST QUARTER
Wof—Breitenstein 54 run (Redfern kick), 11:51.
SECOND QUARTER
Wof—Breitenstein 6 run (kick failed), 1:13.
THIRD QUARTER
UNH—Muller 14 fumble return (MacArthur kick), 12:15. Wof—Breitenstein 26 run (Redfern kick), 9:58. Wof—FG Redfern 33, 2:57.
Att.—6,346 (at Wofford).
| UNH | Wof | |
| First downs | 17 | 25 |
| Rushes-yards | 34-73 | 71-454 |
| Passing | 165 | 25 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 21-39-2 | 4-6-0 |
| Return Yards | 0 | 6 |
| Punts | 6-34.3 | 2-47.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 5-1 | 5-3 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-27 | 4-31 |
| Time of Possession | 24:33 | 35:27 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—New Hampshire, Steriti 11-51, Setian 5-18, Owens 1-9, A.Vailas 6-2, Harris 2-0, Goldrich 9-(minus 7). Wofford, Breitenstein 22-247, Nocek 8-65, Johnson 14-45, Kass 2-38, Irwin 1-18, Redfern 1-13, Youman 1-12, R.Smith 2-9, Lawson 12-7, Flowers 2-2, Harden 4-2, Team 2-(minus 4).
PASSING—New Hampshire, Goldrich 17-29-2-113, A.Vailas 4-9-0-52, Orlando 0-1-0-0. Wofford, Lawson 4-6-0-25.
RECEIVING—New Hampshire, Harris 11-78, Orlando 4-53, Setian 2-6, Ciccone 1-21, Mello 1-7, Steriti 1-1, Goldrich 1-(minus 1). Wofford, Ashley 2-13, Greene 1-6, Youman 1-6.
OLD DOMINION 63, COASTAL CAROLINA 35
At Norfolk, Va., Taylor Heinicke threw for six touchdowns and rushed for two more to lead Old Dominion.
Heinicke completed 32 of 44 passes for 497 yards. His six touchdown passes tied an FCS playoff record and his 542 yards total offense established another mark.
Aramis Hillary passed for 352 yards and three touchdowns for the Chanticleers (8-5).
| Coastal Carolina | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | — | 35 |
| Old Dominion | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | — | 63 |
FIRST QUARTER
CCar—Hillary 3 run (Catron kick), 11:48. —Roberts 2 pass from Heinicke (J.Brown kick), 8:16. —Heinicke 7 run (J.Brown kick), 1:01.
SECOND QUARTER
—Heinicke 8 run (J.Brown kick), 12:22. CCar—Hazel 14 pass from Hillary (Catron kick), 9:39. CCar—Hazel 1 pass from Hillary (Catron kick), 4:34. —Roberts 35 pass from Heinicke (J.Brown kick), 3:29.
THIRD QUARTER
—Pinkard 50 pass from Heinicke (J.Brown kick), 12:39. CCar—Bennett 11 pass from Hillary (Catron kick), 6:28. CCar—Small 18 run (Catron kick), 3:00. —Pinkard 6 pass from Heinicke (J.Brown kick), 1:01.
FOURTH QUARTER
—Pinkard 73 pass from Heinicke (J.Brown kick), 14:50. —Mayers 13 pass from Heinicke (J.Brown kick), 11:01. —Goodwyn 5 run (J.Brown kick), 6:37.
Att.—20,068 (at OldDominion).
| CCar | ||
| First downs | 28 | 29 |
| Rushes-yards | 49-188 | 32-175 |
| Passing | 352 | 497 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 21-39-2 | 32-44-0 |
| Return Yards | 2 | 0 |
| Punts | 2-40.5 | 2-41.5 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 2-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 3-24 | 5-30 |
| Time of Possession | 33:04 | 26:56 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Coastal Carolina, Height 12-89, Hillary 20-45, Whitener 11-30, Small 3-17, Taliaferro 3-7. Old Dominion, Lee 14-89, Heinicke 7-45, Goodwyn 8-35, Ong 1-5, H.Taylor 2-1.
PASSING—Coastal Carolina, Hillary 21-39-2-352. Old Dominion, Heinicke 32-44-0-497.
RECEIVING—Coastal Carolina, Hazel 9-155, Mastromatteo 4-71, Presley 2-40, Bennett 2-20, Blanks 2-8, Height 1-59, K.Jones 1-(minus 1). Old Dominion, Pinkard 6-154, Mayers 6-103, Roberts 4-54, Goodwyn 4-36, Vaughan 3-66, Lee 3-31, Spellman 3-27, Thomas 3-26.
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