UNH preparing for road test

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  • When and where: Saturday (3:30 p.m.) at McGuirk Stadium, Amherst, Mass.
  • Team records: UNH is 5-0 (2-0 CAA). UMass is 3-2 (1-1 CAA).
  • 2008 result: UNH defeated UMass, 52-21.
  • Noteworthy: UNH moved up to No. 4 in both national polls after last week's 28-24 win over then-No. 2 Villanova. UMass is ranked 18th in the media poll and 20th in the coaches' poll following a 43-27 loss against Delaware. ... Four UMass players who had been suspended after being arrested on drug charges will be eligible for the game. Shane Viveiros (sophomore DB), Bob McLaughlin (junior DL), Michael Mele (junior LB) and James Carven (junior DB) missed the Delaware game and have been reinstated. ...UNH quarterback RJ Toman, sidelined by turf toe earlier this season, sprained an ankle in the win over Villanova. He missed practice this week but expects to play against UMass. Toman threw for 292 yards and a touchdown and also had a rushing TD against Villanova. ... UNH leads the CAA with 35.2 points per game. UMass is second at 32.4. ... UNH has the fourth-ranked defense in the country, allowing 238.4 yards per game. The Wildcats are first in turnover margin (2.60 per game). ... UMass leads the CAA with 407 yards per game, led by quarterback Kyle Havens (1,279 yards, seven TDs) and running back Tony Nelson (93.8 yards per game). ... UMass hasn't allowed a fourth-quarter touchdown this season. ... The game MVP will be presented with the 24th annual Bill Knight Award, named for the longtime UNH sports information director who passed away in 1985. ... UMass leads the all-time series 42-26-3. ... The game can be seen on Comcast Sportsnet New England. 

                                                                    -- Capsule compiled by Ed Flaherty