CONWAY, S.C. (Interstat) — Liberty defeated Coastal Carolina 34-17 on Thursday in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Brooks Stadium. The visiting Flames improved to 3-1, while the Chanticleers fell to 1-3. Liberty pulled away after halftime. Makai Jackson caught five passes for 149 yards and two touchdowns, including a 58-yard score in the first quarter and a 33-yard touchdown in the third. Kam Davis rushed 18 times for 166 yards and a touchdown and added two receptions for 7 yards. Ethan Vasko completed his only pass for 6 yards and a touchdown and rushed once for 8 yards and another score. Deuce Bailey paced Coastal Carolina, completing 17 of 34 passes for 213 yards and two touchdowns while rushing 15 times for 31 yards. Defensively, Ronald Moore Jr. made eight tackles for Liberty, Brenton Williams recorded three tackles, one sack and one quarterback hurry, and Jeremiah Vessel intercepted a pass. Marcellius Pulliam had 12 tackles for Coastal Carolina, and Ibrahim Diawara added six tackles and two sacks.