Nick Tiano's 2 TD passes lead Chattanooga over W. Carolina

Oct 14, 2019, 07:55 am

CULLOWHEE, N.C. -- Nick Tiano completed 22 of 28 passes for 204 yards and two touchdowns to help Chattanooga beat Western Carolina 26-6 on Saturday.

Tyrell Price ran 29 times for 135 yards and scored on a 3-yard run late in the third quarter for the Mocs (5-2, 3-2 Southern Conference).

Chattanooga opened the scoring with Jerrell Lawson sacking Western Carolina's Tyrie Adams for a 2-0 lead with 10:59 left in the first quarter.

Tiano's 28-yard pass to Joseph Parker made it 9-0 later in the first, Victor Ulmo kicked a 39-yard field goal early in the second and Tiano threw a 3-yard TD pass to Parker for a 19-0 lead with 9:27 left in the second quarter.

Will Horton got the Catamounts (3-3, 1-3) on the board with a 47-yard field goal with 43 seconds left in the half and capped the scoring with a 39-yarder with 11:50 to play.