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UAB Falls In C-USA Football Action At Marshall
10/29/2011 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 29, 2011
HUNTINGTON, W. Va. -- The UAB football team suffered a Conference USA road loss Saturday, falling to Marshall at Joan C. Edwards Stadium by a score of 59-14.
Senior receiver Nick Adams and freshman running back Darrin Reaves accounted for the UAB scoring with second-half touchdown runs for the Blazers (1-7, 1-4 C-USA), which now turn their attention to a home contest with league-leading Houston next week.
Marshall quarterback A.J. Graham threw for 239 yards and five touchdowns, three of which came in a big second quarter for the Thundering Herd. Marshall (4-5, 3-2 C-USA) managed four total second-quarter touchdowns, including an interception return for a score, as it built a 38-0 halftime lead.
Adams' touchdown, the first rushing score of his career, came on a reverse on the opening drive of the second half to put UAB on the scoreboard, but Marshall responded immediately with Graham's fifth touchdown toss of the game, a 38-yard pass to Troy Evans.
Evans caught two scoring passes on the day and led all receivers in the game with six catches for 106 yards.
UAB quarterback Jonathan Perry, who threw for a career-high 327 yards in last week's victory over UCF, completed 18 of 33 passes for 215 yards and a pair of interceptions against the Thundering Herd.
Perry completed passes to 10 different receivers, led by junior Patrick Hearn's four grabs for 45 yards. Jay Davis also caught four passes, a career-high for the UAB redshirt freshman.
Sophomore receiver Jackie Williams posted two catches for 20 yards and has now caught at least one pass in all 20 games of his UAB career, the fourth-longest streak in school history.
Reaves led UAB in rushing for the second straight week with 55 yards on 11 carries and added his first career touchdown run on the Blazers' next-to-last possession. Tron Martinez paced the Marshall ground attack with 54 yards on eight carries.
Gator Hoskins caught two touchdown passes in the game for Marshall, which also scored twice on the defensive side of the ball. In addition to the second-quarter interception return, the Thundering Herd defense also scored in the third quarter on a fumble return.
UAB's game next weekend with Houston is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 5 at 6 p.m. CT at Legion Field. It will be Homecoming for the Blazers, and the game will be televised by CBS Sports Network.
