EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Aidan Armenta threw two touchdowns passes and Braylon McReynolds had a long touchdown run to lead UL Monroe to a 31-25 victory over UTEP on Saturday night.

Dorian Lewis’ 72-yard run set up Armenta’s 12-yard touchdown toss to Jake Godfrey as UL Monroe (2-1) went 96 yards in three plays to grab a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter.

UTEP (1-3) answered on first down with Malachi Nelson’s 73-yard scoring strike to Trevon Tate to tie it 17 seconds later.

McReynolds raced the final 40 yards in a two-play 77-yard drive to put the Warhawks up 14-7 after one quarter.

Armenta connected with Jonathan Bibbs for a 35-yard touchdown and Luke Stagg kicked a 44-yard field goal to give UL Monroe a 24-7 lead at halftime.

Hunter Herring scored on a 1-yard plunge for a 31-7 a

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