Highlights
YOUTUBEWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: MCNS 72% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 30 PTS
Scoring plays
13 SCORES
Trent Manuel 29 Yd Field Goal
3-0
Damion Jeanpiere Jr. 62 Yd pass from Chase Fourcade (Lorran Fonseca Kick)
3-7
Trent Manuel 21 Yd Field Goal
6-7
Trent Manuel 25 Yd Field Goal
9-7
Tavarious Battiste 30 Yd pass from James Tabary (Trent Manuel Kick)
16-7
Jonavon Lewis 67 Yd Interception Return (Lorran Fonseca Kick)
16-14
Darious Crawley 9 Yd pass from James Tabary (Trent Manuel PAT blocked)
22-14
Damion Jeanpiere Jr. 77 Yd pass from Chase Fourcade (Lorran Fonseca Kick)
22-21
Tavarious Battiste 28 Yd pass from James Tabary (Trent Manuel Kick)
29-21
Raheem Falkins 12 Yd pass from Chase Fourcade (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
29-27
Chase Fourcade 19 Yd Run (Lorran Fonseca Kick)
29-34
Nick Edwards 10 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
35-34
Lorran Fonseca 32 Yd Field Goal
35-37
What happened
ESPN RECAPFonseca's late FG gives Nicholls 37-35 win over McNeese
THIBODAUX, La. -- Lorran Fonseca kicked a 32-yard field goal as time expired to give Nicholls a 37-35 victory over McNeese in the Southland Conference opener on Thursday night. Trailing 35-34 with 2:57 remaining in the game, Chase Fourcade , who threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns, led the Colonels on a 53-yard drive to set up Fonseca's winning kick. Fourcade ran up the middle for 19 yards and a score with 5:43 remaining to give Nicholls a 34-29 lead. The Cowboys answered when Nick Edwards skirted around right end from the 10 to score and take a 35-34 advantage. The two-point conversion attempt failed, allowing the Colonels to snap their eight-game losing streak to McNeese with Fonseca's kick. Damion Jeanpiere Jr . caught three Fourcade passes for 145 yards and two touchdowns. James Tabary led the Cowboys, throwing for 238 yards and three scores.
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Team stats
MCNS · NICHJOHN L. GUIDRY STADIUM, THIBODAUX · ATTENDANCE 9,024
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