Courtesy of WKU Athletics
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – WKU Football lost 21-20 in a close contest against Boston College on Saturday at Alumni Stadium.
The Hilltoppers (3-2 overall, 1-0 Conference USA) led the Eagles (4-1 overall, 1-0 ACC) for much of the game, before eventually falling to the power conference team on the road in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Boston College scored the go-ahead touchdown with 3:33 left in the game. WKU led by as many as 13 points, 20-7, with 8:44 to go in the third quarter.
WKU got on the board first with a 3-yard touchdown reception by Kisean Johnson on a pass from Caden Veltkamp with 3:05 to play in the first quarter. The Hilltoppers made it a 14-0 lead with a 7-yard touchdown reception by Easton Messer on a pass from Veltkamp 2:59 into the second quarter.
Boston College got on the board with 2:08 remaining in the first half with a 3-yard touchdown run, making it 14-7. Lucas Carneiro made a pair of field goals from their to give the Hilltoppers the 13-point lead. His first was from 22 yards as time expired in the first half. The second was from 35 yards in the third period. The second was set up by a forced fumble by Kent Robinson that was recovered by Devonte’ Mathews.
Boston College scored on a 1-yard rush with 11:36 to play to make it a 20-14 game. The drive was set up by an interception off of a deflected pass. The Eagles took the lead with 3:33 remaining on an 8-yard touchdown pass after a strip sack gave them the ball back.
Caden Veltkamp threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns on 25-of-39 passing. He also rushed for 16 yards on nine attempts. Former Glasgow standout Dalvin Smith caught three passes for 30 yards.
“Tough one. Hats off to Boston College. They found a way to win. Proud of our guys. They kept battling and they made plays,” WKU head coach Tyson Helton said. “We needed to find a way to win there at the end, but we didn’t get it done. But we’ll bounce back. We’ll get back home and get ready for conference play. Our guys fought hard.”
The Hilltoppers will be off until Thursday, Oct. 10, when they face UTEP at 7 p.m. CT at Houchens-Smith Stadium. WKU will encourage fans to wear red for the Red Out Game to kick off 2024 weekday CUSA action.
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