Massachusetts 37, Northeastern 7

 

 

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	10	24
Total Yards	145	452
Passing	69	202
Rushing	76	250
Penalties	4-47	7-45
3rd Down Conversions	1-11	5-14
4th Down Conversions	1-1	2-2
Turnovers	2	1
Possession	22:08	37:52

Air/Ground Leaders
Northeastern Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Dulski 12/25 69 0 1	Massachusetts Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Havens 15/21 187 1 0 Woodward 2/3 15 0 1
Northeastern Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Griffin 11 58 0 17 Torres 4 13 0 8	Massachusetts Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Nelson 20 116 3 32 Gonnet 13 58 0 16
Northeastern Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Lott 2 30 0 19 Batts 4 20 0 16	Massachusetts Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Cruz 5 88 1 32 Horne 4 40 0 25

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				NE	MASS
	FG	06:31	Armando Cuko 30 Yd	0	3
SECOND QUARTER				NE	MASS
	TD	14:20	Tony Nelson 1 Yd Run (Armando Cuko Kick)	0	10
	TD	10:10	Tony Nelson 1 Yd Run (Armando Cuko Kick)	0	17
	TD	02:57	Victor Cruz 11 Yd Pass From Kyle Havens (Armando Cuko Kick)	0	24
	FG	00:04	Armando Cuko 36 Yd	0	27
THIRD QUARTER				NE	MASS
	TD	06:33	Tony Nelson 9 Yd Run (Armando Cuko Kick)	0	34
FOURTH QUARTER				NE	MASS
	TD	14:46	Chad Hunte 51 Yd Interception Return (Mat Johnson Kick)	7	34
	FG	08:34	Armando Cuko 35 Yd	7	37

AMHERST, Mass. -- Tony Nelson ran for 116 yards and three touchdowns to lead Massachusetts to a 37-7 win over Northeastern on Saturday.

Nelson, who finished with 20 carries, scored on two 1-yard runs to give the Minutemen (5-4, 3-3 Colonial Athletic Association) a 17-0 lead in the second quarter. He also scored on a 9-yard run in the second half.

Kyle Havens connected with Victor Cruz on an 11-yard touchdown to extend Massachusetts' margin to 24 points in the second quarter. Haven was 15-for-21 for 187 yards for the Minutemen. Cruz caught five passes for 88 yards.

The Minutemen totaled 452 yards on offense compared to 145 by the Huskies (1-8, 1-5).

Northeastern was held scoreless through the first three quarters until defensive back Kyle Hunte picked off Massachusetts backup quarterback Scott Woodward's pass, returning the interception 51 yards for a touchdown.