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First Conference Win

Posted on October 29, 2013 at 12:06 AM.

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Jeff Highfill had another achievement in this game as the Thundering Herd defeated the UTSA Roadrunners 17-14 which gave Highfill his first Conference USA win. The game was all Marshall's from the get go as they scored 14 points in the first half and started to cruze. Then UTSA made a huge comeback and tied it at 14 with 5:30 to go in the fourth. As time expired Justin Haig kicked the game winning field goal. Rakeem Cato played a conservative game as he went 12-17 for 143 yards and a touchdown. Remmi Watson had 18 carries for 63 yards as the running game was really nonexistent.

For UTSA their offense looked a little rough at times as if it were the beginning of the year. Eric Soza had a pretty good game as he went 11-14 for 76 yards and one touchdown. He also had 77 yards on the ground has he got free on a couple of read option plays. The UTSA defense looked great as they held one of the top 25 offenses in the country to only 247 yards of total offense.

Up next for the Thundering Herd(3-2) they have a defeated (0-6) Florida Atlantic team that really has not produced very well as their closest defeat was by 10 to ECU. This is a good thing the Herd play FAU because they lost their starting quarterback for this game and one more with an ankle sprain that is holding him for 2 weeks.

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