Thursday, September 03, 2015
 
BLACKWATER DRAW — The Eastern New Mexico University football team (1-0) opened the 2015 season with a 40-10 win over visiting New Mexico Highlands (0-1)
 
The Matchup: Eastern New Mexico University 40, New Mexico Highlands 10?Thursday, September 3, 2015

• Blackwater Draw, Greyhound Stadium
• Eastern earned its second straight win over New Mexico Highlands and moved to 32-13 in the series
• ENMU has won five of the last eight meetings
• The Hounds last home win in the series was in 2003

 
How it Happened:
•The Cowboys drove to the ENMU 16-yard line, before Lawrence Hall forced a fumble, which enabled Eastern to drive 79 yards on 10 plays, to take the lead on Cameron Mikell's 12-yard run
•After Highlands tied the game, a bad snap to punter resulted in a kick that went 10 yards back to the NMHU 29-yard line. The Hounds took the lead for good on a 10-yard run from Mickell
•Leading only 14-10 at halftime, the Hounds scored three touchdowns less than five minutes into the second half to pull away for the win. Kamal Cass' 61-yard run staked ENMU to a 33-10 lead
•The Greyhounds limited NMHU to just 29 yards of offense in the third quarter
 
Inside the Statistics
•Highlands' Vincent Venegas rushed for 110 yards in the first half, but Eastern limited him to just 26 yards in the second half
•Eastern held a 352-125 yard rushing advantage and a 39.8-25.2 yards per punt advantage
•Cass paced Eastern's ground game with 95 yards
•Trevor Gooden registered three of ENMU's nine quarterback pressures, while three players had sacks
 
Side Notes
•The last time Eastern hosted a Thursday night game, a timely fumble also led to victory. David Reed registered a fourth-quarter sack, which Kenneth Odie returned for a score. Eastern won 14-10, which was the halftime score tonight.
•ENMU has registered 26 winning seasons when winning their opener
 
Up Next
The Greyhounds will visit Adams State next Saturday, while New Mexico Highlands will travel to Northern Arizona.