Oct 12, 2002
Final Stats
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) - Shawn Brady threw five touchdown passes to lead
Northeastern past Rhode Island 38-13 on Saturday.
Northeastern (4-1, 3-1 Atlantic 10) outgained Rhode Island 543-137 in total
yards and improved to 5-1 for the first time since 1967.
Rhode Island (2-4, 0-3) took a 10-7 lead on a 39-yard field goal from Shane
Laisle early in the second quarter. But Brady hit Cory Parks for a TD pass to
give Northeastern a 14-10 lead with 2:15 left in the second quarter, and pushed
the lead to 21-10 with a 6-yard scoring pass to Eric Thomas with 2 seconds in
the first half.
Following another Laisle field goal on the opening drive of second half,
Brady found Thomas for a 31-yard touchdown pass that gave Northeastern a 28-13
lead. Brady's fifth TD pass of the day, a 7-yard completion to Tyler Grogan,
put the Huskies ahead 35-13.
Brady completed 17-of-23 passes for 223 yards, and rushed for 41 yards.
William Griffin led the Huskies rushing with 101 yards on 15 carries, and
Anthony Riley gained 80 yards in 16 tries.
