Jacory Croskey-Merritt scored on a 2-yard run in overtime and New Mexico survived a late rally to beat Massachusetts 34-31.
AMHERST, Mass. — Jacory Croskey-Merritt scored on a 2-yard run in overtime and New Mexico survived a late rally to beat Massachusetts 34-31 on Saturday.
Freshman backup quarterback Ahmad Haston threw a 65-yard scoring strike to Anthony Simpson with 45 seconds remaining in regulation and the Minutemen added the two-point conversion to knot the score at 28 and force overtime. UMass got the ball first but had to settle for Cameron Carson’s 34-yard field goal, setting the stage for the Lobos .
New Mexico took a 14-0 lead after one quarter on Dylan Hopkins’ 12-yard touchdown pass to Caleb Medford and Croskey-Merritt’s 21-yard scoring run.
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