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University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
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Charlotte
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UMass Football Falls On The Road At Charlotte
September 14, 2019 | Football
Lebeau records career-high eight tackles, Johnson scores first collegiate touchdown
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Junior Andrew Brito started at quarterback and finished 18-of-27 for 127 yards passing with one touchdown and one interception. His most frequent target was Johnson, who ended with five catches for 38 yards and one touchdown.
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Redshirt junior Bilal Ally and junior Cam Roberson split time at running back, amassing 132 rushing yards on 24 carries in the game, an average of 5.5 per carry.
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In addition to his eight tackles, Lebeau posted his first collegiate sack in the game when he dropped 49ers reserve quarterback Brett Kean for a five-yard loss in the second quarter. Junior linebacker Cole McCubrey also made eight stops.
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On special teams, Rodgers made an impact on kick and punt return.
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Rodgers became only the 18th player in program history and the first of the team's FBS era (2012-present) with a punt return touchdown when he brought back a fourth quarter punt 42 yards for a score. It came on only his 13th-ever punt return.
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Prior to his touchdown, Rodgers moved into third all-time at UMass in kick return yardage when he broke through the middle of the Charlotte kick coverage unit for a 51-yard gain during the third quarter. He ended the game with 53 returns for 1,237 yards and trails only Courtney Robinson (1,388; 2006-08) and Tim Berra (1,295; 1971-73) in the category.
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Charlotte scored on its opening four drives of the game and built a 28-0 lead as a result. It included two Chris Reynolds touchdown passes, an Ishod Finger one-yard TD run and a Henry Segura interception returned for points.
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The Minutemen cut into the deficit with back-to-back scoring series. Redshirt senior kicker Cooper Garcia converted a 26-yard field goal with 10 minutes, 36 seconds remaining in the second quarter ā his 10th career field goal.
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On the next drive, the Minutemen covered a season-long 88 yards over 16 plays for a touchdown. Brito and Johnson extended the series with a 23-yard pass-and-catch on 4th-and-13 at the Charlotte 37 yard line before Brito again connected with Johnson from three yards away for Johnson's first collegiate TD.
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The 49ers took a 31-10 lead into the break after Johnathan Cruz pushed a 53-yard field goal attempt through the uprights as time expired on the quarter.
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Charlotte put up two more scores in the third before Rodgers' special teams touchdown in the fourth made it 45-17. The 49ers added a fourth quarter score of their own to reach the final tally.
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Benny Lemay ran for 113 yards on 16 carries for Charlotte. Chris Reynolds finished 10-of-12 for 155 yards and two touchdowns. Marquavis Gibbs had a game-high nine tackles for the home squad.
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The Minutemen return home for their next game, a Sat., Sept. 21 meeting with Coastal Carolina (2-1) at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Ticket information is available through 866-UMASS-TIX.
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Team Stats
UMASS 0, CLT 7
CLT - DOLLAR, Cameron 46 yd pass from REYNOLDS, Chris (CRUZ, Jonathan kick) 3 plays, 60 yards, TOP 1:38
UMASS 0, CLT 14
CLT - FINGER, Ishod 1 yd run (CRUZ, Jonathan kick), 14 plays, 84 yards, TOP 7:04
UMASS 0, CLT 21
CLT - SEGURA, Henry 49 yd interception (CRUZ, Jonathan kick)
UMASS 0, CLT 28
CLT - RINGWOOD, Tyler 5 yd pass from REYNOLDS, Chris (CRUZ, Jonathan kick) 5 plays, 56 yards, TOP 2:43
UMASS 3, CLT 28
UMASS - GARCIA, Cooper 26 yd field goal 10 plays, 66 yards, TOP 3:21
UMASS 10, CLT 28
UMASS - JOHNSON, Je. 3 yd pass from BRITO, Andrew (GARCIA, Cooper kick) 16 plays, 88 yards, TOP 5:56
UMASS 10, CLT 31
CLT - CRUZ, Jonathan 53 yd field goal 2 plays, 26 yards, TOP 0:17
UMASS 10, CLT 38
CLT - FINGER, Ishod 3 yd run (CRUZ, Jonathan kick), 7 plays, 69 yards, TOP 3:02
UMASS 10, CLT 45
CLT - RINGWOOD, Tyler 41 yd pass from KEAN, Brett (CRUZ, Jonathan kick) 4 plays, 69 yards, TOP 1:35
UMASS 17, CLT 45
UMASS - RODGERS, Isaiah 42 yd punt return (GARCIA, Cooper kick)
UMASS 17, CLT 52
CLT - MCALLISTER, A. 69 yd run (CRUZ, Jonathan kick), 1 plays, 69 yards, TOP 0:19
