Long-distance touchdowns spark Toledo in 24-0 win over UMass

TOLEDO, Ohio -- , Connor Walendzak scored on a 69-yard touchdown run, Nicholas Thompson returned an interception 62 yards for a touchdown, and Toledo defeated Massachusetts 24-0 on Wednesday night. The Rockets (8-2, 5-1) remain in the pack at the top of the Mid-American Conference. Toledo, Western Michigan, Buffalo and Ohio are all 5-1 in the MAC. Walendzak, in his first action this month after being out with an undisclosed injury, capped a 90-yard drive with his long touchdown run, giving Toledo a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter. He finished with 117 yards on 14 carries. Thompson's interception of a Logan Inagawa pass made it 17-0 early in the second quarter and Toledo went on to a 24-0 halftime lead that stood up through the second half. CJ Miller added 83 yards rushing for the Rockets, who had a total of 239 yards on the ground. John Alan Richter had 197 yards passing for Toledo.