Massachusetts
Field goal lifts Massachusetts Pirates to 23-22 win over Tulsa in Lowell
A 24-yard field goal by Calu Sutherland lifted the Massachusetts Pirates to a 23-22 come-from-behind victory over the Tulsa Oilers at the Tsongas Center in Lowell on Saturday night.
The hard-fought win ended a two-game skid by the Pirates (6-3).
Alejandro Bennifield was 12-for-20 through the air for 92 yards and one interception. Jimmie Robinson led the ground attack, gaining 58 yards on 14 carries.
The Pirates overcame deficits of 15-6 and 22-14 to pull out the victory.
Bennifield opened the scoring with a 7-yard TD run in the first quarter, but Tulsa (3-6) went ahead on a 6-yard pass from Andre Sale to Montero Dubose. A safety by Noah Lyles added to Tulsa’s lead and then the visitors made it 15-6 on a touchdown by Harvey Bennett.
But Robinson pulled the Pirates to within 15-14 at halftime with a 4-yard run. Another Sale TD throw, this one of 17 yards to Jonathan Nance, put the Oilers on top 22-14 in the third quarter, but the Pirates would not allow another point.
Quenic Patterson bowled in from the 1 later in the third and Sutherland’s kick won it in the fourth.