Connecticut 27, Massachusetts 10
Associated Press
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Victor Rosa ran for a pair of touchdowns in the second half as UConn pulled away to beat UMass 27-10.
UConn (5-5) has won four of its last five games that includes its first-ever win against Boston College while UMass (1-8) lost its sixth straight.
Rosa pushed a group of defenders into the end zone for a 5-yard TD late in the third quarter and then broke one tackle on his way to a 12-yard score midway through the fourth. Rosa finished with 87 yards rushing on 17 carries. Devontae Houston added 84 yards on the ground that included a 75-yard touchdown run in the first quarter for UConn.
Brady Olson tossed a 53-yard touchdown pass to Cameron Sullivan-Brown for UMass that tied the game 10-10 with about seven minutes remaining before halftime. Olson was 19-of-34 passing for 266 yards and threw one interception. Sullivan-Brown made five catches for 124 yards.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
UMass | UConn |
| UMass |
FG |
4:43 |
Cameron Carson 23 yd FG |
3 |
0 |
| UConn |
TD |
4:32 |
Devontae Houston 75 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick) |
3 |
7 |
| Second Quarter |
UMass | UConn |
| UConn |
FG |
9:23 |
Noe Ruelas 23 yd FG |
3 |
10 |
| UMass |
TD |
6:51 |
Cam Sullivan-Brown 53 yd pass from Brady Olson (Cameron Carson kick) |
10 |
10 |
| UConn |
FG |
0:59 |
Noe Ruelas 26 yd FG |
10 |
13 |
| Third Quarter |
UMass | UConn |
| UConn |
TD |
4:55 |
Victor Rosa 5 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick) |
10 |
20 |
| Fourth Quarter |
UMass | UConn |
| UConn |
TD |
6:54 |
Victor Rosa 12 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick) |
10 |
27 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Massachusetts |
Connecticut |
| First downs |
18 |
18 |
| Rushing |
6 |
11 |
| Passing |
9 |
3 |
| Penalty |
3 |
4 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
4-13, 31% |
4-12, 33% |
| 4th down efficiency |
1-2, 50% |
0-0, -% |
| Rushes-Yards |
32-85 |
45-274 |
| Passing Yards |
266 |
60 |
| Return Yards |
134 |
34 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
19-34-1 |
6-13-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
1-0 |
2--7 |
| Punts |
4 |
5 |
| Punts-Average |
31.8 |
39.4 |
| Fumbles Lost |
4-1 |
1-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
6-70 |
8-60 |
| Time of Possession |
29:46 |
30:14 |
| Massachusetts Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| B. Olson |
19 |
34 |
266 |
1 |
1 |
| Connecticut Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| Z. Turner |
6 |
13 |
60 |
0 |
0 |
| Massachusetts Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| E. Merriweather |
12 |
33 |
2.8 |
0 |
| G. Desrosiers Jr. |
2 |
24 |
12.0 |
0 |
| I. Ross |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
0 |
| B. Olson |
8 |
11 |
1.4 |
0 |
| K. Adams |
6 |
11 |
1.8 |
0 |
| G. Campiotti |
2 |
7 |
3.5 |
0 |
| Connecticut Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| V. Rosa |
17 |
87 |
5.1 |
2 |
| D. Houston |
7 |
84 |
12.0 |
1 |
| R. Burns |
10 |
59 |
5.9 |
0 |
| Z. Turner |
7 |
15 |
2.1 |
0 |
| C. Millen |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
0 |
| A. Turner |
2 |
12 |
6.0 |
0 |
| C. Edwards |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Massachusetts Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| C. Sullivan-Brown |
5 |
124 |
24.8 |
1 |
| I. Ross |
2 |
44 |
22.0 |
0 |
| J. Johnson |
5 |
39 |
7.8 |
0 |
| G. Johnson III |
3 |
38 |
12.7 |
0 |
| J. Orlando |
2 |
17 |
8.5 |
0 |
| E. Merriweather |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| G. Desrosiers Jr. |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Connecticut Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Joly |
2 |
33 |
16.5 |
0 |
| K. Clercius |
2 |
18 |
9.0 |
0 |
| A. Turner |
2 |
9 |
4.5 |
0 |
| Massachusetts Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Connecticut Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| T. Wortham |
1 |
0 |
| Massachusetts Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| C. Kolodziey |
4 |
127 |
31.8 |
| Connecticut Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| G. Caratan |
5 |
197 |
39.4 |
| Massachusetts Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| I. Ross |
2 |
13 |
6.5 |
| Connecticut Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| V. Rosa |
2 |
17 |
8.5 |
| Massachusetts Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| G. Desrosiers Jr. |
5 |
121 |
24.2 |
| Connecticut Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| V. Rosa |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
| Massachusetts Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| C. Carson |
27 |
| C. Carson |
52 |
| Connecticut Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| N. Ruelas |
32 |
