ries . ▁ ▁Soph om ore ▁Add ison ▁Lyn ch ▁( B raint ree , ▁MA ) ▁recorded ▁a ▁career - best ▁ 1 2 ▁tack les ▁to ▁lead ▁Bry ant ▁def ens ively . ▁ ▁Junior ▁line back er ▁Paul ▁Pol om ski ▁( Fran k lin , ▁MA ) ▁added ▁ 1 0 ▁tack les ▁as ▁the ▁Bul ld og ▁defense ▁recovered ▁three ▁U M ass ▁f umb les , ▁all ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half . ▁ ▁P unter ▁Brian ▁D onn elly ▁( E ast ▁Dennis , ▁MA ) ▁punt ed ▁a ▁school - record ▁ 1 2 ▁times ▁for ▁ 4 4 1 ▁yards . ▁ ▁Du ques ne ▁( Nov . ▁ 1 st ) ▁ ▁Bry ant ▁University ▁running ▁back ▁Jer ell ▁Smith ▁r ushed ▁for ▁ 1 2 9 ▁yards ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁car ries ▁while ▁the ▁defense ▁used ▁two ▁fourth ▁quarter ▁inter ception s ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁game ▁away ▁as ▁the ▁host ▁Bul ld ogs ▁pulled ▁away ▁for ▁a ▁ 2 4 - 1 0 ▁win ▁over ▁Du ques ne ▁here ▁Saturday ▁afternoon . ▁ ▁Du ques ne ▁quarter back ▁Con nor ▁D ixon ▁engine ered ▁a ▁solid ▁ 1 0 - play ▁scoring ▁drive ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁game ▁as ▁the ▁D uk es ▁jump ed ▁out ▁in ▁front ▁first . ▁A ▁D ixon ▁ 2 0 - yard ▁pass ▁to ▁Brian ▁L ay h ue ▁on ▁the ▁D uk es ' ▁second - play ▁moved ▁the ▁ball ▁to ▁mid field . ▁ ▁D