RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Ty Reasnor passed for 330 yards and three touchdowns, Seth Culp made 15 tackles and D'Vonta Derricott added 11 as the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys (2-1) held off a late charge from the Arkansas-Monticello Boll Weevils (1-2), winning 38-31 on Saturday at Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field.
 
SCORING PLAYS

• UAM 3, Tech 0 – 7:19 1^st quarter – John Marini 26 yard FG – 15 plays, 70 yards, 7:35.
• Tech 3, UAM 3 – 4:28 1^st quarter – Eric Perez 36 yard FG – 8 plays, 43 yards, 2:43.
• Tech 10, UAM 7 – 1:55 1^st quarter – Kristian Thompson 2-yard run (Perez kick) – 3 plays, 7 yards, 0:55.
• Tech 10, UAM 10 – 10:53 2^nd quarter – Wesley Bullock 10-yard run (Marini kick) – 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:32.
• Tech 17, UAM 10 – 5:48 2^nd quarter – Justin Bailey 81 yard pass from Ty Reasnor (Perez kick) - 1 play, 81 yards, 0:12.
• Tech 17, UAM 17 – 14:03 3^rd quarter – Jordan Stargell 23 yard interception return (Marini kick)
• Tech 24, UAM 17 – 13:09 3^rd quarter – Jabyes Cross 56 yard pass from Ty Reasnor (Perez kick) - 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:48.
• Tech 31, UAM 17 – 7:51 3^rd quarter – Bryan Allen 2 yard run (Perez kick) - 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:55.
• Tech 38, UAM 17 – 4:31 3^rd quarter – Luke Starks 12 yard pass from Ty Reasnor (Perez kick) – 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:24.
• Tech 38, UAM 24 – 0:04 3^rd quarter – Imani Riley 8 yard run (Marini kick) – 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:21.
• Tech 38, UAM 31 – 11:35 4^th quarter – Jalen Tolliver 70 yard pass from Cole Sears (Marini kick) – 3 plays, 80 yard, 1:11

NOTABLES

• Reasnor's 81-yard pass to Bailey was the longest completion since the 2004 season when Dennis Robertson and Jermaine Murdock hooked up on a 98-yard connection.
• Tech's first two scoring drives of the contest took advantage of excellent field position, with the first drive starting on the UAM 43 and the second drive starting at the UAM seven-yard line.
• In a relatively even statistical contest, UAM controlled the ground, outgaining Tech 160-117 on the strength of a 140-yard rushing effort from Imani Riley.
• While the Boll Weevils controlled the ground game, it was the Wonder Boys who established supremacy in the air, outgaining UAM 330-224 over the air.
• Tech took advantage of three long passes in the contest – Justin Bailey and Jabyes Cross both had catches of over 50 yards. Cross' 56-yard reception and Bailey's 81-yard reception both went for scores, while Chris Eastburn was stopped just short of the goal line on a 46-yard catch.
• Tech was 7-of-16 on third downs while UAM was 5-of-17.
• The two teams combined to go 7-for-8 in the red zone – UAM was 3-of-3 while Tech was 4-of-5.

NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech heads south to Magnolia for a matchup with Southern Arkansas on Saturday, Sept. 24. Kickoff from Wilkins Stadium is set for 6 p.m.