Score: UAlbany 20, Monmouth 28 

Location: Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, N.Y. 

Records: UAlbany (2-2, 1-1 CAA) | Monmouth (2-2, 2-0 CAA)

Short Story: The University at Albany football team battled late, but ultimately fell to Monmouth, 28-20 on Saturday afternoon.

Key Stat Lines 

• Rahshan La Mons led UAlbany with 86 rushing yards and 5.7 yards per carry, and recorded a touchdown run.
• Joey Koch added 50 rushing yards and a touchdown run. 
• Kai Colón collected 139 yards through the air, including a 21-yard touchdown pass to Matthew Iuvara. 
• Dana Johnson Jr. led the squad with nine total tackles, including six assisted tackles. 
• Jeremiah Pruitt and Donny Jones each recorded an interception.  
• The Great Danes led the First-down battle, picking up 22 first downs, compared to Monmouth's 14. 

• On the opening drive of the game, a pass from Kai Colón was intercepted by Monmouth linebacker Ryan Russo and returned for a touchdown to make it 7-0 less than a minute in. 
• The Hawks added to the lead when quarterback Frankie Weaver connected with wide receiver Gavin Nelson for a 46-yard touchdown pass, making it 14-0 with 4:43 left in the first. 
• Facing a fourth and seven, UAlbany lined up to punt the ball away but instead snapped the ball directly to defensive lineman Christian Santiago, who took the ball and ran for the first down to keep the drive going. 
• The fake punt led to the Great Danes' first points of the day, when Joey Koch capped off the drive with a 10-yard touchdown run to cut the lead in half, 14-7, with 12:52 remaining in the half. 
• Monmouth answered back less than two minutes later when wide receiver Tra Neal hauled in a 60-yard touchdown pass from Weaver to push the lead to 21-7. 
• With less than two minutes left in the half, Colón threw a pass that was intercepted in the end zone by Monmouth's Jaeden Jones, killing the UAlbany drive. 
• The Hawks opened the second half with a 10-play, 80-yard drive that was capped off with a rushing touchdown from Nazir Treadwell to make it 28-7. 
• The Great Danes answered back on the next drive when Matthew Iuvara hauled in a 21-yard touchdown pass from Colón to make the score 28-14 with 5:00 left in the third quarter.  
• As the third came to a close, Weaver dropped back to pass but was pressured by Cole Sisson, which led to a Donny Jones interception at the UAlbany five-yard line.  
• Rahshan La Mons got the Great Danes back within a score when he found the end zone on a two-yard rush with 5:06 left in the game. The PAT was no good, and the score sat at 28-20. 
• On the ensuing drive, Weaver threw his second interception of the day, this time to Jeremiah Pruitt who returned it to the Monmouth four-yard line. 
• The UAlbany offense was unable to punch it on from the four-yard line and turned the ball over on downs. 
• The Great Dane defense was unable to stop the Hawks late as UAlbany fell to Monmouth, 28-20. 

   
Next: The Great Danes are set to travel south to New Jersey next weekend to take on Ivy League opponent Princeton at 3:00 p.m. Keep up with all of the latest news, highlights, and insights on UAlbany football by following the team on X, Instagram, and Facebook.