University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
1-7 , 0-0
Liberty
7-2 , 0-0
Massachusetts Falters At Liberty, 62-17
October 30, 2021 | Football
The Minutemen return home to host Rhode Island for Homecoming at McGuirk Alumni Stadium next Saturday.
In addition to the touchdown, Cameron Carson converted a 38-yard field goal earlier at the 11:07 mark of the first quarter.
Brady Olson was nine for 25 for 74 yards and ran for 14 yards on four attempts. Ellis Merriweather led the team with 24 carries for 149 yards, including a career best 39-yard rush. Donte Lindsey was the Minutemen's leading tackler with eight.
For the Flames, Malik Willis completed 19 of 27 passes for 307 yards on the day. T.J. Green rushed for 60 yards with five carries and registered two of Liberty's three rushing touchdowns. Noah Frith, Kevin Shaa and CJ Daniels all tallied three catches for 69, 68 and 44 yards, respectively.
A Liberty interception on the first play of the game, allowed the Flames to score a 26-yard touchdown on their first drive to open the scoring. Liberty added another score at the 13:40 mark in the first quarter, a six-yard pass from Willis to Demario Douglas, before a 60-yard pass complete to DJ Stubbs from Willis brought the total up to 20-3.
The Flames put up 21 in the second quarter, seven in the third quarter and 14 more in the fourth.
The Minutemen will return to McGuirk Alumni Stadium for a two-game homestand on Saturday, November 6, against Rhode Island. Kickoff is slated for 3:30 p.m.
Team Stats
MAS 0, LIB 7
LIB - Green,TJ 26 yd run (Beck,Brayden kick), 1 plays, 26 yards, TOP 00:08
MAS 0, LIB 14
LIB - Douglas,Demario 6 yd pass from Willis,Malik (Beck,Brayden kick) 1 plays, 6 yards, TOP 00:06
MAS 3, LIB 14
MAS - Carson,Cameron 38 yd field goal 9 plays, 55 yards, TOP 02:33
MAS 3, LIB 21
LIB - Stubbs,DJ 60 yd pass from Willis,Malik (Beck,Brayden kick) 5 plays, 76 yards, TOP 02:13
MAS 3, LIB 27
LIB - Green,TJ 29 yd run (), 7 plays, 99 yards, TOP 02:30
MAS 3, LIB 34
LIB - Frith,Noah 49 yd pass from Willis,Malik (Beck,Brayden kick) 2 plays, 72 yards, TOP 00:58
MAS 3, LIB 41
LIB - Huntley,Johnny 4 yd pass from Willis,Malik (Beck,Brayden kick) 9 plays, 72 yards, TOP 02:05
MAS 10, LIB 41
MAS - Arnold,Rico 30 yd pass from Olson,Brady (Carson,Cameron kick) 8 plays, 63 yards, TOP 04:09
MAS 10, LIB 48
LIB - Louis,Shedro 9 yd run (Beck,Brayden kick), 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:23
MAS 10, LIB 55
LIB - Brumm,Brody 39 yd pass from Salter,Kaidon (Beck,Brayden kick) 5 plays, 86 yards, TOP 01:40
MAS 10, LIB 62
LIB - Coleman,Khaleb 63 yd pass from Hampton,Nate (Beck,Brayden kick) 5 plays, 92 yards, TOP 03:19
MAS 17, LIB 62
MAS - Chisari,Jared 8 yd run (Carson,Cameron kick), 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 06:58
