Maine Black Bears at Liberty Flames
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Liberty's fourth quarter rally enough to pull away, defeating Maine 28-7
Vasko, a Coastal Carolina transfer, finished 19 of 33 for 197 yards and rushed for 63 yards on 13 carries. His 9-yard pass to Reese Smith seven seconds before halftime tied the score at 7.
In the fourth quarter Evan Dickens had a 24-yard touchdown reception and Donte Lee Jr. had a 16-yard TD catch. Vasko iced it was a 13-yard scoring run with 2:38 to play.
Sincere Baines broke free for a 77-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter to open the scoring but the Black Bears had two turnovers, three fourth-down failures and four punts after that.
Baines carried 11 times for 118 yards. Carter Peevy went 13 of 31 for 132 yards and an interception. The Black Bears converted only two of 11 third downs.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 2nd Period 13:58 | Sincere Baines 77 Yd Run (Samuel Tremblay Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:07 | Reese Smith 9 Yd pass from Ethan Vasko (Jay Billingsley Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 10:24 | Evan Dickens 24 Yd pass from Ethan Vasko (Jay Billingsley Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 4:33 | Donte Lee Jr. 16 Yd pass from Ethan Vasko (Jay Billingsley Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 2:38 | Ethan Vasko 13 Yd Run (Jay Billingsley Kick) |
Statistics
 ME |
 LIB |
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|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1st Downs | 22 |
| 2-11 | 3rd down efficiency | 11-19 |
| 2-5 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 316 | Total Yards | 391 |
| 132 | Passing | 197 |
| 13/31 | Comp/Att | 19/33 |
| 4.3 | Yards per pass | 6.0 |
| 184 | Rushing | 194 |
| 32 | Rushing Attempts | 40 |
| 5.8 | Yards per rush | 4.9 |
| 2-20 | Penalties | 4-40 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 26:26 | Possession | 33:34 |
Game Information
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 20,337 · Capacity:
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