OXFORD, Ohio - A solid offensive showing led by Jack Sorenson and AJ Mayer helped the Miami University football team claim victory against Akron 34-21. The win moves the RedHawks to 3-4 overall and 2-1 in the Mid-American Conference while Akron falls to 2-5 overall and 1-2 in the MAC.
 
How it Happened:

• Sorenson reeled in five passes for 113 yards during the game, including a first-quarter touchdown grab.
• Mayer passed for 186 yards and two scores in the first half, completing 14 of his first 17 pass attempts.
• Miami's balanced offensive attack rolled up its highest rushing total of the season with 245 yards on the ground to go along with Mayer's 229 passing yards.
• Miami's defense held Akron to just 138 yards in the first half, also picking up a sack and a fumble recovery.
• Miami sacked Akron three times, gaining one apiece for Ivan Pace Jr., Lonnie Phelps and Nasir Washington.
• Miami earned its first two touchdowns on back-to-back drives in the first quarter. Both came on Mayer throws, with a 23-yard pass to Andrew Homer and a 57-yard pass to Sorenson giving the RedHawks a 14-0 lead.
• A Miami fumble in the second quarter led to Akron scoring its first touchdown of the game, making the score 14-7.
• The RedHawks immediately responded with another touchdown, with a 29-yard pass from Mayer to Sorenson setting up Jaylon Bester to run the ball in from five yards out for a 21-7 lead.
• Miami started the second half with another set of back-to-back touchdown drives. Keyon Mozee ran the ball 46 yards for the first, and the second came after a 41-yard run from Jalen Hooks set up Mayer's third touchdown pass of the game, the second to Homer, bringing the score to 34-7.
• Akron ended the game with two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, accounting for a 34-21 final score in Miami's victory. 

Game Notes:

• This is Miami's 12th straight win at home. The RedHawks remain unbeaten in Yager Stadium since Sept. 29, 2018.
• Sorenson posted his second consecutive 100-yard receiving game and the eighth of his career, moving past Chris Givens and Trevor Gaylor into sixth place on Miami's all-time list with 2,229 receiving yards. His 15th career touchdown catch also moves him into a tie with three other players for 10th place in RedHawks history.
• Jaylon Bester scored his first touchdown since the Lending Tree Bowl at the end of the 2019 season.
• Andrew Homer had the first multi-touchdown game of his career.
• Mayer completed a career-high 19 passes; the 57-yard scoring strike to Sorenson was the longest completion of the quarterback's career.

Up Next:
Miami will travel to take on Ball State next Saturday (Oct. 23). Kickoff is slated for 3:30 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.