▁Bry ant ' s ▁defense ▁held ▁M err im ack ' s ▁run - and - sh oot ▁off ense ▁to ▁ 2 7 8 ▁yards ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁Le one ▁finished ▁the ▁game ▁comple ting ▁ 1 2 ▁of ▁ 3 6 ▁passes ▁for ▁ 1 4 3 ▁yards . ▁ ▁Back up ▁Mike ▁S arn ese ▁came ▁on ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁to ▁replace ▁Le one ▁and ▁completed ▁ 4 ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁attempts ▁for ▁ 8 4 ▁yards ▁but ▁was ▁intercept ed ▁three ▁times ▁including ▁once ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁zone ▁by ▁Andre ▁Why te ▁( Ben ning ton , ▁V T ). ▁ ▁Mon mouth ▁( Se pt . ▁ 2 0 th ) ▁ ▁Senior ▁running ▁back ▁David ▁Sin isi ▁r ushed ▁for ▁ 1 7 1 ▁yards ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁car ries ▁and ▁scored ▁twice ▁as ▁visit ing ▁Mon mouth ▁earned ▁its ▁first ▁victory ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁defe ating ▁Bry ant ▁University ▁ 3 0 - 1 7 ▁in ▁non - con ference ▁football ▁action ▁Saturday ▁before ▁ 4 , 1 0 7 ▁at ▁Bul ld og ▁Stadium . ▁ ▁Mon mouth ▁( 1 - 3 ) ▁got ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁first ▁as ▁quarter back ▁Bre tt ▁Bur ke ▁found ▁John ▁N al bone ▁for ▁a ▁ 6 ▁yard ▁score ▁on ▁the ▁Haw ks ' ▁second ▁drive ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁But ▁Bry ant ▁would ▁come ▁right ▁back ▁as ▁quarter back ▁Jay ▁Gra ber ▁engine ered ▁a ▁ 1 2 - play ,