Florida Atlantic rolls past Louisiana-Monroe behind Veltkamp’s big day

MONROE, La. (Interstat) — Caden Veltkamp completed 29 of 38 passes for 314 yards and two touchdowns as Florida Atlantic beat Louisiana-Monroe 45-17 on Saturday at Malone Stadium. Veltkamp also rushed for 2 yards, helping the Owls improve to 3-1. Aidan Armenta completed 23 of 29 passes for 278 yards and two touchdowns for the Warhawks, who dropped to 0-4. Florida Atlantic built its win with AJ Johnson’s 8-yard touchdown run, Veltkamp’s two scoring passes to Dominique Henry, E. Messer’s punt return for a score, E. Ervin’s 2-yard run, L. Farrow’s 1-yard run and Collin Rogers’ field goal. Jayden Sweeney made six tackles for the Owls, while Jonathan Bax added four and CJ Doggette Jr., Bo Simpson-Nealy, Jay Crable and Blake Burris each had three. Louisiana-Monroe’s RJ Hall recorded eight tackles, Gavin Howard and Chris Payne each had six, and Noah Flemmings had five tackles and one quarterback hurry. Abram Murray kicked a 39-yard field goal and missed a 48-yard attempt. Makenzie Ryan punted seven times for 299 yards, and Jase Hoath caught a 1-yard touchdown pass.