AMHERST, Mass. – The Old Dominion University Football defense set a single-game Monarch record with eight sacks as the Monarchs defeated UMass 17-7 Saturday evening at McGuirk Stadium in Amherst.
Jordan Hoy capped a nine play, 34-yard drive with a seven-yard touchdown run with four minutes to play to make the score 17-7 and ice the game for the Monarchs.
Miles Fox had two sacks, while Pat Toal had 1.5 to lead the defense, while Marvin Branch had a team-high and career-best 15 tackles.
The Monarchs took the opening kickoff and drove 64-yards capped off by a 28-yard field goal from Nick Rice.