Harris collects CAA award

UNH logo.jpgRICHMOND, Va. - University of New Hampshire wide receiver/kick returner R.J. Harris was named the CAA Football Rookie of the Week and the CAA Player of the Week on Monday for his performance in the Wildcats' 30-27 win against Maine on Saturday at Cowell Stadium.

Harris registered six receptions for 106 yards, which marked his fourth 100-yard receiving game of the season. The redshirt freshman collected a pair of touchdown receptions, a 34-yard TD in the first quarter and a 5-yard scoring grab in the fourth period that put UNH ahead to stay. His long catch of the day went for 49 yards, and he totaled 136 all-purpose yards.

This marks the second career CAA award for Harris, who was previously tabbed as the Rookie of the Week following his 12-catch, 120-yard, two-TD performance in a victory at Richmond on Sept. 24.

The 6-foot, 194-pound receiver leads the Wildcats with 46 receptions for 658 yards and a CAA-leading seven touchdown catches in 10 games. His 65.8 receiving yards/game are ranked fifth in the CAA, his 4.6 receptions/game are sixth-best in the league and he is No. 10 in scoring among non-kickers at 4.8 points/game.

No. 11 UNH (8-3, 6-2 CAA), which qualified for the NCAA Division I Football Championship tournament for a nation-leading eighth straight season, will tangle with seventh-ranked Montana State (9-2, 7-1 Big Sky) in a second-round game Saturday, Dec. 3, at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Mont. Ticket information and game time will be announced at a later time.