GREENSBORO (Interstat) — Kevin White ran for a touchdown and passed for 139 yards as North Carolina A&T defeated Rhode Island 22-18 in an NCAA Football Championship Division game Saturday at Truist Stadium. The Aggies improved to 1-4. The Rams dropped to 2-3. North Carolina A&T scored 12 points in the first quarter and 7 in the second, then added 3 in the fourth. Rhode Island scored 3 in the first, 8 in the second and 7 in the third. The Rams’ final push came up short.

Asher Holland opened the scoring with a 41-yard field goal in the first quarter. White’s 2-yard run in the second quarter gave the Aggies a touchdown, but Holland’s extra-point attempt failed. Josh Hamel answered with a 45-yard field goal for Rhode Island. Holland later made field goals of 31 and 21 yards before halftime. In the third quarter, Gabe Winowich scored on a 2-yard run for the Rams. Terrence Campbell added a 13-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, and Hamel kicked the extra point.

White, a 6-foot, 180-pound quarterback from Newport News, Virginia, completed 11 of 20 passes for 139 yards. He ran seven times for 2 yards, made one tackle and scored on the ground. Jayvonne Dillard, a 6-2, 205-pound wide receiver from Lithonia, Georgia, caught three passes for 39 yards. Michael Carlock-Williams, a 6-4, 190-pound wide receiver from Jacksonville, North Carolina, had three catches for 21 yards. Elijah Kennedy, a 5-11, 180-pound wide receiver from High Point, North Carolina, added one reception for 20 yards and returned two punts for 22 yards. Jayden White had one catch for 10 yards and one kick return for 11 yards. DJ Page, a 6-0, 185-pound punter from Lithia, Florida, punted six times for 216 yards.

Alex McClelland, a 6-2, 215-pound quarterback from Barrington, Rhode Island, completed 12 of 23 passes for 119 yards and ran nine times for 38 yards. Tyler Budge, a 6-3, 205-pound quarterback from Matthews, North Carolina, completed 10 of 19 passes for 79 yards and ran five times for 49 yards. Marquis Buchanan, a 6-4, 175-pound wide receiver from Providence, Rhode Island, caught four passes for 35 yards. Marvin Landy, a 6-4, 235-pound tight end from Lakeland, Florida, had three receptions for 30 yards. Sean Byrd, a 6-4, 210-pound wide receiver from Flint, Michigan, had one catch for 29 yards. Jamall Mensah, a 5-11, 180-pound wide receiver from Episcopal, Virginia, caught four passes for 27 yards. Aboraa Kwarteng, a 6-2, 190-pound wide receiver from Gaithersburg, Maryland, had three receptions for 25 yards. Kevin Green Jr., a 5-11, 170-pound wide receiver from Mission Hills, California, caught one pass for 13 yards and returned one punt for 10 yards. Brayden Richardson had one reception for 5 yards. Rian Black, a 6-0, 210-pound wide receiver from Rockledge, Florida, caught one pass for 4 yards. Brendon Barrow, a 5-8, 182-pound running back from Etobicoke, Canada, had one reception for 4 yards, one kick return for 25 yards and one punt return for 19 yards. C.J. Hawkins, a 6-5, 230-pound tight end from Tampa, Florida, had one reception for 0 yards.

Gabe Winowich, a 6-1, 217-pound running back from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, ran 10 times for 31 yards, caught one pass for 19 yards, recorded one tackle and scored a touchdown. Terrence Campbell, a 6-1, 220-pound running back from Providence, Rhode Island, rushed 16 times for 85 yards, caught one pass for 7 yards and scored a touchdown. Rohan Davy, a 5-10, 205-pound linebacker from Briggs Chaney, Maryland, led Rhode Island with seven tackles. Moses Meus, a 6-3, 230-pound linebacker from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, added six tackles. Tyson Grimm, a 6-1, 215-pound defensive back from Akron, Ohio, Ethan McCann-Carter, a 6-0, 200-pound defensive back from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Dane Picariello, a 6-3, 230-pound defensive lineman from Bristol, Pennsylvania, Tosin Akinsulire, a 6-4, 277-pound defensive lineman from Providence, Rhode Island, and Case Mankins, a 6-3, 245-pound defensive lineman from Attleboro, Massachusetts, each had five tackles. Mankins recorded one sack. Trey Lubin, a 6-0, 188-pound defensive back from Orlando, Florida, D.J. Cureton, a 6-2, 180-pound defensive back from Wake Forest, North Carolina, and Andre DePina-Gray, a 6-1, 216-pound defensive back from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, each made four tackles. Mitchell Garner, a 6-3, 220-pound linebacker from Glen Burnie, Maryland, had two tackles. Gage Hinkley, a 6-1, 230-pound linebacker from Colchester, Connecticut, and Patrick Conserve, a 6-3, 255-pound defensive lineman from Cumberland, Rhode Island, each had one tackle. Jermel Bynum had one kick return for 0 yards and one tackle. Toddrick Brewton, a 6-3, 234-pound defensive end from Miami, Florida, intercepted a pass. Marquese Avery, a 6-1, 210-pound linebacker from Lynn, Massachusetts, recorded one quarterback hurry.

Donavan Frederick, a 6-2, 230-pound linebacker from Fayetteville, North Carolina, paced North Carolina A&T with 13 tackles and one sack. Steven Davis II, a 6-1, 170-pound cornerback from Greensboro, North Carolina, made seven tackles and intercepted a pass. Tyrek Brown, a 6-0, 210-pound linebacker from Charlotte, North Carolina, had six tackles. Amondi James, a 6-5, 290-pound defensive lineman from Oxon Hill, Maryland, made five tackles and half a sack. Kamari Blankumsee, a 5-10, 190-pound safety from Dixie, Georgia, had five tackles and an interception. Jonathan Kimbrough-Campbell, a 5-11, 190-pound safety from Daytona Beach, Florida, and Cameren Dalrymple, a 6-0, 174-pound running back from Rose Hill, North Carolina, each had five tackles. Tycorien Gist added four tackles. DeAndre Nance had three tackles. Randy Leavitt, a 5-11, 180-pound kicker from Burlington, Massachusetts, punted four times for 139 yards for Rhode Island. Alvarez Baker, a 5-9, 180-pound wide receiver from Melbourne, Florida, returned three kickoffs for 27 yards for the Rams.

North Carolina A&T entered after a loss at Campbell and had also fallen at North Carolina Central, at Georgia State and to Morgan State. Rhode Island entered after a loss at Stony Brook and had beaten Elon and Merrimack while losing at Temple. The Rams are scheduled to host Brown next. The Aggies are set to visit Bryant next.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of North Carolina A&T 39, Rhode Island 24. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Rhode Island with a 96.2 percent probability to win. North Carolina A&T had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -24.5. The total score of 40 went over the over/under line of 52.5.