Dom Dzioban
Lexie Cunningham
20
Massachusetts UMA 1-4 , 0-0
23
Winner Miami (OH) MIA 1-3 , 0-0
Massachusetts UMA
1-4 , 0-0
20
Final
23
Miami (OH) MIA
1-3 , 0-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT F
UMA Massachusetts 7 3 0 10 0 20
MIA Miami (OH) 7 3 7 3 3 23

Game Recap: Football |

Dzioban Lifts Miami Over UMass in OT Thriller

OXFORD, Ohio– Dom Dzioban hit a career-long 47-yard field goal on the final play of regulation to force overtime and followed it with a 43-yard kick in the extra session to lift the Miami University football team to a dramatic 23-20 win over Massachusetts Saturday afternoon.
 
Keyon Mozee led the RedHawks (1-3) offensively with 114 yards and a touchdown on nine carries. Jakobie Keeney-James finished with 150 receiving yards and a score for the Minutemen (1-4).
   
 HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Miami struck first, taking over in UMass territory midway through the first period after an exchange of punts. Four plays later, Mozee raced 27 yards up the middle for the game's opening touchdown and a 7-0 RedHawk lead.
  • The visitors responded with points on each of their next two drives, following a 64-yard touchdown catch by Keeney-James with a 45-yard field goal that made it 10-7 UMass.
  • The RedHawks came back to knot the score at 10-all with 2:58 left in the half, as Dzioban drilled a 37-yard field goal to cap a six-play, 47-yard drive and pull Miami even.
  • The home team had a chance to go ahead at the end of the half, but an interception near the goal line ended the scoring threat in the final seconds before intermission.
  • Another big run by Mozee set Miami up to reclaim the lead in the third quarter, as the senior got loose for a 66-yard burst that moved the ball to the UMass nine-yard line. Brett Gabbert then connected with Javon Tracy for a seven-yard touchdown pass to finish the drive and put the RedHawks ahead 17-10 with 3:11 remaining in the period.
  • The Minutemen found the end zone on their opening drive of the fourth quarter, marching 61 yards in eight plays for a one-yard plunge by CJ Hester to tie the game at 17 with 8:12 to go.
  • UMass re-took the lead with 40 seconds to play in the fourth quarter, as an 11-play scoring drive led to a 23-yard field goal. The RedHawks quickly marched back down the field and Dzioban buried a 47-yard kick with no time left to force overtime.
  • The visitors missed a 44-yard field goal in the first overtime, and Dzioban was good from 43 on fourth down to lift Miami to its first win of the season.

 NOTES
  • Mozee produced the second 100-yard rushing game of his career and the first since Sept. 24, 2022.
  • Matt Salopek made a game-high 10 tackles and moved into ninth place on Miami's all-time list for career tackles with 428, passing Terrell Jones (2000-03).
  • Mozee's first-quarter touchdown run was his first score since rushing for two touchdowns versus Delaware State back on Sept. 23, 2023.
  • Andre Johnson made a 44-yard reception for Miami, his longest since Sept. 18, 2021 with Arizona State.
  • Adam Trick made a career-high six tackles and recorded his first half-sack as a RedHawk.
  • Mychal Yharbrough made his first career start.
  • Dzioban had made four career field goals coming into the game, nearly equaling that total as he went 3-for-3 and added a pair of extra points to account for 11 of Miami's 23 points.

 
UP NEXT:
The RedHawks kick off Mid-American Conference play next Saturday, Oct. 5 at 3:30 p.m. at Toledo in a rematch of the 2023 MAC Championship Game. 
 
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