HUNTINGTON, W. Va. (AP) — Ethan Payne ran for two touchdowns and Braylon Braxton threw for another and Marshall took control in the fourth quarter and went on to beat Louisiana-Monroe 28-23 on Saturday.

The Warhawks broke a tie at 14 with Max Larson’s 29-yard field goal to start the fourth quarter. On Marshall’s (5-3, 3-1 Sun Belt) following drive, Braxton threw a 33-yard touchdown to Christian Fitzpatrick to end a two-play, 78-yard drive that lasted40 seconds. The score was set up when Jordan Houston ran 45 yards to start the brief drive.

Each team traded punts before the Thundering Herd posted a six-play, 48-yard drive that lasted three-and-a-half minutes and ended when Payne ran it in from the 8 with 3:17 left for a 28-17 lead.

Louisiana-Monroe (5-3, 3-2) got back in it when Aiden Armenta threw a 26-yard touchdown to pass to Artis Cole with 1:48 left. On the four-play drive, Armenta completed 4-of-4 passes for all 75 yards on the drive.

Marshall recovered the onside kick attempt and ran out the clock in four plays.

Ahmad Hardy ran for 207 yards on 25 carries for a touchdown for ULM.

Louisiana-Monroe	7	7	0	9	=	23
Marshall	7	7	0	14	=	28

First Quarter

MRSH–Turner 6 run (Verhoff kick), 6:47.

ULM–Ja.Jones 41 pass from Armenta (Larson kick), 3:39.

Second Quarter

ULM–Hardy 80 run (Larson kick), 10:33.

MRSH–E.Payne 1 run (Verhoff kick), 3:52.

Fourth Quarter

ULM–FG Larson 29, 14:03.

MRSH–Fitzpatrick 33 pass from Braxton (Verhoff kick), 13:20.

MRSH–E.Payne 8 run (Verhoff kick), 3:17.

ULM–Cole 26 pass from Armenta (pass failed), 1:48.

A–21,478.

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	ULM	MRSH
First downs	17	20
Total Net Yards	388	364
Rushes-yards	45-239	43-198
Passing	149	166
Punt Returns	0-0	1-12
Kickoff Returns	0-0	4-78
Interceptions Ret.	0-0	1-3
Comp-Att-Int	9-13-1	10-19-0
Sacked-Yards Lost	3-25	2-17
Punts	4-38.25	3-47.333
Fumbles-Lost	1-0	1-0
Penalties-Yards	5-40	2-20
Time of Possession	32:37	27:23

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING–Louisiana-Monroe, Hardy 25-207, Jones 9-50, Herring 1-3, B.Galloway 2-3, D.Wells 1-1, Nixon 1-1, Armenta 6-(minus 26). Marshall, Houston 9-80, E.Payne 8-51, Turner 12-49, Braxton 12-25, (Team) 2-(minus 7).

PASSING–Louisiana-Monroe, Armenta 9-13-1-149. Marshall, Braxton 10-19-0-166.

RECEIVING–Louisiana-Monroe, D.Wells 3-27, Jones 2-43, T.Griffin 1-31, Cole 1-26, W.Campbell 1-16, Godfrey 1-6. Marshall, C.Montgomery 4-68, Fitzpatrick 2-44, Houston 2-29, Chester 1-22, Chapman 1-3.

MISSED FIELD GOALS–Louisiana-Monroe, Larson 54. Marshall, Verhoff 37, Verhoff 33.