Eastern Michigan rolls past Massachusetts in Saturday road victory

AMHERST, Mass. (Interstat) — Eastern Michigan defeated Massachusetts 38-14 on Saturday in a Bowl Division game at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium. Noah Kim completed 21 of 30 passes for 219 yards and two touchdowns and added 16 rushing yards for the Eagles. Amareon Blue ran 11 times for 66 yards and a score, Joey Mattord totaled 54 rushing yards and a touchdown plus 22 receiving yards, and Braydon Bennett added 42 rushing yards and a touchdown. Joshua Long caught five passes for 37 yards and a score. Minutemen quarterback William Watson III completed 20 of 27 passes for 210 yards and one touchdown and rushed for 13 yards. Curtis Kimmons IV gained 73 yards on 14 carries and scored, while Jabari Lewis caught six passes for 102 yards and Max Dowling had three receptions for 48 yards and a touchdown. Davion Williams made 10 tackles for Eastern Michigan, Zach Mowchan added seven and Joseph Oluwayemi five. Kendall Bournes recorded eight tackles for the Minutemen, Tyler Martin seven and Joshua Iseah, Timmy Hinspeter and Zeraun Daniel six apiece. Eastern Michigan improved to 3-3; Massachusetts fell to 4-1.