Sept 13, 2003

Box Score

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) - Joe Casamento threw for three touchdowns and scored one and Martin Gibson ran for three more as Villanova beat New Hampshire 48-14 Saturday.

Villanova (3-0, 1-0 Atlantic 10) took a 6-0 lead when Gibson returned the opening kickoff 90 yards. His 1-yard run gave Villanova a 19-0 lead at 7:40 of the first quarter and his 42-yard run capped the scoring in the fourth quarter.

He finished with 100 yards rushing on 11 carries.

Casamento completed 22 of 31 passes for 245 yards and ran for 36 yards. His quarterback sneak gave Villanova a 12-0 lead. He later threw touchdown passes of 14 yards to Noble Champen, 2 yards to Matt Chila and 10 yards to John Dieser.

UNH (1-2, 0-1) scored two touchdowns in the second quarter to pull within 26-14 when David Bailey ran four yards and Mike Granieri passed 14 yards to David Ball.

But Casamento's pass to Chila with 7 seconds left in the half made it 34-14 and ended the threat.

Granieri completed 25 of 45 passes for 212 yards, but was intercepted twice.