Here's the latest from this weekend's games in the Liberty Conference.

UConn 48, Tufts 26

UConn opened its first Liberty Conference matchup of the season with a victory over Tufts on Saturday at home.

The Huskies jumped out to an early lead 28-0 at the 30-minute mark, but the Jumbos fought back and managed to get a try before the break. UConn added a penalty at the end of the half to pull ahead 31-7. 

The Huskies made several substitutes to begin the second half, but Tufts was more than ready after the break and scored quickly on a misplayed kickoff reception by the host team. The Jumbos put their second try on the board two minutes into the second period to make it 31-12. In its first D1A effort, Tufts continued to play tough and began to gain momentum as the teams traded tries to make the score 38-19 for the Huskies. 

Hard running by UConn backs, led by senior captain Joe Phillips (who scored two tries) and freshmen Shane Palmer (who also bagged a brace), resulted in another for the hosts. A penalty kick gave the Huskies a 48-19 lead with 10 minutes left to play.

UConn emptied the bench and almost scored. However, a decision to tap and run on a penalty led to a turnover, and Tufts ran the ball all the way back for a bonus-point try as time expired.

"We were happy to see our open running game and ball possession working well while building a first half lead," UConn coach Bob Merola said. "Knowing Tufts, we knew game was far from over, and we had to work hard in second half to hold back a more determined Tufts team. We need to continue striving for the hard, quick pace of an 80-minute D1 game, but our overall fitness wasn't where we need to be so it looks like little fitness work in training sessions will be one goal over next two weeks before we tackle next Liberty Conference opponent UMass."

Fairfield 26, UMass 24

Fairfield defeated visiting UMass in a nail-biter Saturday. UMass led early with tries from Matt McCarthy, Terry Cullen, Evan Burke, and Karl Preza, but Fairfield came back and scored its final try with no time left to make it 24-24. Then Fairfield slotted the conversion to win the game.

Iona 62, Rutgers 17

The Gaels continued to roll in their road win over the Scarlet Knights on Friday night. Iona center Mike Scarcella scored three tries and John D'Allara, Nadipha Dube, Colby Marshall, John Powers, Bryce Stanback, LaVar James, and Tyler Ringwood all added tries.

Iona led 47-0 at halftime.

"When Iona plays as a team, we are very difficult to beat," Gaels head coach Bruce McLane said. "When we play as individuals, we are average."

Syracuse 43, SUNY Brockport 15

The Hammerheads beat the host Doggies in SU's Liberty Conference opener on Saturday. Syracuse scored two tries within the first 20 minutes through Andrew Burdsall and Anthony Pugliese, before Brockport scored a penalty to make the score 14-3. The Hammerheads regained control of the game soon after, with Jake Smith adding one more before halftime. In the second, Syracuse continued its dominance. Tries from Joe Lombardo and Sam Low were sandwiched with two more scores from Anthony Pugliese to complete his hat-trick.

Fordham 37, Delaware 24

Fordham defeated Delaware in a key Liberty clash on Friday at home. Finn McCarrick was named player of the game, going a perfect 7 of 7 on his kicks for goal. Delaware held a lot of possession early but couldn't convert that into points.

Binghamton 66, Colgate 14

Binghamton looked very impressive in its win over visiting Colgate on Saturday.

For all Liberty Conference scores and standings, go here.