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Defense Dominant in Home Opener

Posted on September 7, 2013 at 01:43 PM.

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Defense Dominant in Home Opener
Anna Fiction | OSPN Online Contributor | September 8, 2013

Mt. Pleasant, MI - On the heels of a brutal opener in Ann Arbor, the Chippewas rebounded in front of a home crowd. They picked up the win over the visiting New Hampshire Wildcats, 21-0.

A dominating defensive effort by the Chippewas prevented the Wildcats from putting a point on the board, and held their offense to 165 total yards. New Hampshire QB Andy Vailas was sacked six times and intercepted once in the loss.

"Winning at home, in our opener, really showed what we're made of," coach Jonathan Boyd said. "I think we need to clean up some of our sloppiness still, but this was a good win."

CMU's Cody Kater settled down in the pocket a bit from the week prior, this time throwing for 217 yards, 2 touchdowns and an interception. Zurlon Tipton was absent in last week's loss to Michigan, but he exploded for 114 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries.

CMU continues their season next week against UNLV.

---- Key Leaders ----

C. Kater - 17/31 217 YDs, 2TDs, 1 INT
Z. Tipton - 22 CAR 114 YDs, 1 TD
C. Odykirk - 4 REC, 68 YDs, 0 TDs
C. Williams - 2 REC, 6 YDs, 2 TDs

A. Vailas - 13/25 143 YDs 0 TDs
N. Sterti - 20 CAR/ 22 YDs, 0 TDs
J. Mello - 5 REC, 79 YDs, 0 TDs