LYNCHBURG, Va. – After a combined 39-point, 60 minute first quarter, the homestanding Liberty Flames pulled away from Hampton for a 62-27 win in front of just under 19,000 at Williams Stadium.

Following a pair of Liberty rushing touchdowns, Hampton got on the board with 4:26 left in the first as an Ivan Oraha punt bounced off a Liberty player and into the end zone where Damon Woodcock recovered for the first points of the night as Hampton trailed 13-6.

Deondre Francois found his connection with Jadakis Bonds on a 28-yard scoring pass with 2:18 left in the first to bring the Pirates 20-12.

Hampton wouldn't get on the board again until the 11:57 mark of the third quarter when Francois connected with Alec Dana on a 25-yard scoring pass to the back corner of the end zone as Hampton trailed 41-20. 

They scored again with 10:05 remaining as Francois found Bonds again on a 53-yard scoring strike down the middle of the field as the Pirates trailed 55-27.

Francois was 19-of-25 for 288 yards and three touchdowns for Hampton, while Bonds caught half of that yardage total (144) on a career best eight receptions.

Defensively, Oral Varcciann and Tyler Frazier were the leading tacklers with six apiece.  Varcciann had four solo stops, while Frazier had a tackle for loss.

Hampton is now off until October 5 when they open Big South Conference action against North Alabama at 2 pm inside Armstrong Stadium.

Numbers Of Note
288 – Yards passing for Deondre Francois against Liberty marking a season high
46.2 – Ivan Oraha's punting average for the game which is a career best.  His previous high was 45.13 against Charleston Southern last year.
15 and 7 – The number of receptions and touchdown receptions for Jadakis Bonds through the first four games
10 – Number of Deondre Francois touchdown passes through first four games
5 – Dating back to the 2018 season finale, number of games that Jadakis Bonds has caught a touchdown pass in a row.
4 – Number of games that Bonds has had a touchdown reception in to tie the Big South record for most consecutive games to start a season with a touchdown.