EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Aidan Armenta threw two touchdowns passes and Braylon McReynolds had a long touchdown run to lead UL Monroe to a 31-25 victory over UTEP on Saturday night.
Dorian Lewis' 72-yard run set up Armenta's 12-yard touchdown toss to Jake Godfrey as UL Monroe (2-1) went 96 yards in three plays to grab a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter.
UTEP (1-3) answered on first down with Malachi Nelson's 73-yard scoring strike to Trevon Tate to tie it 17 seconds later.
McReynolds raced the final 40 yards in a two-play 77-yard drive to put the Warhawks up 14-7 after one quarter.
Armenta connected with Jonathan Bibbs for a 35-yard touchdown and Luke Stagg kicked a 44-yard field goal to give UL Monroe a 24-7 lead at halftime.
Hunter Herring scored on a 1-yard plunge for a 31-7 advantage midway through the third quarter.
Nelson had fourth-quarter touchdown passes covering 44 and 20 yards to Wondame Davis Jr. to get the Miners within six, but David Godsey Jr. intercepted Nelson on a pass from the UTEP 43-yard line on the final play to end it.
Armenta completed 8 of 14 passes for 136 yards. McReynolds carried 18 times for 107 yards.
Nelson finished with 404 yards on 22-for-46 passing with three interceptions for the Miners. Tate had six receptions for 126 yards while Davis has six catches for 119.
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