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09/19 19:11 CDT Watson paces UMass in 36-14 win over Stonehill to get Minutemen
to 3-0 for first time since '07
Watson paces UMass in 36-14 win over Stonehill to get Minutemen to 3-0 for
first time since '07
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) --- William Watson III threw for a touchdown and ran for
another as UMass beat Stonehill 36-14 on Saturday.
With the win, the Minutemen started 3-0 for the first time since joining the
Bowl Subdivision in 2011.
UMass led 3-0 after Stonehill fumbled the ball away on the third play of the
game's first drive. Derek Morris kicked a 30-yard field three minutes in.
Stonehill of the Championship Subdivision responded on the next drive with a
six-play, 75-yard drive that ended when Jack O'Connell threw a 13-yard
touchdown to Alijah Turner for the Skyhawks' (1-3) only lead of the game.
UMass reclaimed the lead on the following drive when T.Y. Harding scored on a
56-yard run to end a five-play, 72-yard drive. Morris closed the first quarter
with a 55-yard field goal to extend the margin to 13-7.
After a scoreless second, Curtis Kimmons IV plowed in from the 1 with 9:31 left
in third for a 19-7 advantage after the two-point conversion attempt failed.
Morris added a 33-yard field goal near the end of the quarter to make it 22-7.
William Watson III crashed in from the 1 early in the fourth and later threw a
51-yard touchdown to Harding for 36-7 lead.
Up next
Stonelhill: Travels to face Ohio next Saturday.
UMass: Heads to the west coast to take on Sacramento State to begin
Mid-American Conference play next Saturday.
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