Smith’s 3 total TDs help Miami (Ohio) beat N. Illinois 29-23

DeKALB, In poor health. (AP) — Aveon Smith threw a 47-yard landing go to Mac Hippenhammer and added two TD runs about 4 minutes aside that gave Miami (Ohio) the lead for good simply earlier than halftime because the Redhawks beat Northern Illinois 29-23 within the snow Wednesday night time.

Smith accomplished 11 of 23 passes for 180 yards and ran for 105 yards on 20 carries for Miami (5-6, 3-4 Mid-American Convention).

John Richardson kicked a 31-yard discipline aim and Nevan Cremascoli threw a 15-yard TD go to Liam Soraghan that gave Northern Illinois (3-8, 2-5) a 10-0 lead with 4:39 left within the first quarter. The Redhawks ensuing drive stalled at midfield and Dom Dzioban’s 47-yard punt pinned NIU at its personal 3 and two performs later Harrison Waylee fumbled the ball and kicked it out of the tip zone for a touchback that received Miami on the scoreboard lower than 3 minutes later.

Smith had 4 carries for 28 yards — together with a 10-yard TD run — and went 1-for-1 passing for 13 yards on a six-play, 49-yard drive that made it 10-9 with 4:39 left within the second quarter and, after the Huskies went three-and-out, Tom Foley’s punt was blocked and went simply 17 yards, giving Miami the ball at its personal 49 and 6 performs later Smitch scored on a 15-yard run to make it 16-10 at halftime.

Cremascoli threw a 53-yard landing go to Kacper Rutkiewicz to place Northern Illinois again in entrance simply 96 seconds into the second half however Graham Nicholson kicked a 44-yard discipline aim 5 minutes later and Hippenhammer’s TD catch with 48 seconds left within the third quarter made it 26-17.

Antario Brown raced untouched for and 86-yard rating 42 seconds later to trim the Huskies’ deficit to 26-23 and Nicholson capped the scoring with a 24-yard discipline aim within the fourth quarter.

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