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T.Y. Harding gets UMass off to fast start as Minutemen win consecutive games for 1st time since 2023
Harding scored two touchdowns and UMass added a defensive return score, giving the Minutemen their first back-to-back wins since 2023.
On Saturday, T.Y. Harding scored on a 49-yard reception and 82-yard punt return as UMass defeated Sacred Heart 37-10 at McGuirk Alumni Stadium, marking the Minutemen's first back-to-back victories since 2023.
Massachusetts improved to 2-0 for the first time since 2011, when the program competed in the Football Championship Subdivision, snapping a 16-game losing streak with a 37-21 win over Rutgers of the Big Ten.
Quarterback William Watson III completed 9-of-10 passes for 152 yards and rushed for 40 yards, while Jahmad Harmon recorded a 34-yard interception return for a touchdown and two picks in the Rutgers opener.
Cole Snider scored the only touchdown for the Pioneers late in the final quarter on a 1-yard run, while Reece Adkins added a 1-yard rushing touchdown set up by Harding's 59-yard punt return.
Next Saturday, the Minutemen host Stonehill while Sacred Heart travels to face Elon in a Coastal Athletic Association matchup on the same day.