Liberty Flames at Old Dominion Monarchs
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Joseph throws 3 TD passes and Old Dominion shuts down Liberty in the 4th for a 21-7 victory
Joseph was 18-of-26 passing for 271 yards. He connected with Ja'Cory Thomas twice for scores and once with TJ Johnson. Thomas finished with five receptions for 114 yards. Tre' Brown III also caught four passes for 81 yards for Old Dominion (3-1).
Joseph hit Johnson with a 22-yard touchdown pass with 1:54 left in the second quarter, and following a three-and-out by the Flames, connected with Thomas on a 31-yard touchdown pass to give the Monarchs a 14-0 lead heading into the break.
Julian Gray ran for a 4-yard touchdown for the Flames midway through the third quarter before Joseph's 55-yard touchdown pass to Thomas ended the scoring early in the fourth.
Michael Merdinger completed 6 of 11 passes for 77 yards for Liberty (1-4). Caden Williams had 85 yards rushing on 18 carries.
Old Dominion racked up 489 yards of offense and held Liberty to 203. The Flames punted twice, turned the ball over on downs and lost a fumble following Gray's score.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 2nd Period 7:34 | TJ Johnson 22 Yd pass from Colton Joseph (Riley Callaghan Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 4:01 | Ja'Cory Thomas 31 Yd pass from Colton Joseph (Riley Callaghan Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 9:11 | Julian Gray 4 Yd Run (Jay Billingsley Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 13:17 | Ja'Cory Thomas 55 Yd pass from Colton Joseph (Riley Callaghan Kick) |
Statistics
 LIB |
 ODU |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1st Downs | 25 |
| 4-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-14 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
| 210 | Total Yards | 489 |
| 77 | Passing | 271 |
| 6/12 | Comp/Att | 18/26 |
| 6.4 | Yards per pass | 10.4 |
| 133 | Rushing | 218 |
| 44 | Rushing Attempts | 45 |
| 3.0 | Yards per rush | 4.8 |
| 10-70 | Penalties | 4-25 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 2 | Fumbles lost | 3 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 28:33 | Possession | 31:27 |
Game Information
Location: Norfolk, VA
Attendance: 18,435 · Capacity:
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