LYNCHBURG, Va. - Liberty rolled up 321 yards of total offense in the first half en route to a 42-0 victory over Charleston Southern for the Flames' homecoming game, Saturday. It was the second-straight week that CSU has served as the homecoming opponent, after doing so at Stony Brook.

The Flames finished the game with 492 total yards to the Bucs' 191. Brock Smith finished 17-27 for 269 yards and two touchdowns and one interception, which came on a long pass with time winding down in the first half. Rashad Jennings added 127 yards on the ground with two scores of his own to pace the rushing attack.

For CSU, Tribble Reese completed 15 of his 34 pass attempts for a total of 129 yards, but two interceptions. Reese had his best rushing game of the season, though, carrying it six times for 21 yards. Defensively for CSU, it was Josh Warrior with 11 stops, while Chris Kuzdale forced a fumble, his second of the season. CSU also had four tackles for loss on the day and one sack by Dorein Perkins.

"My hat goes off to Coach Rocco and the Flames," said CSU Head Coach Jay Mills. "They have really got things rolling here and played extremely well. Pair that with the fact that we really hurt ourselves and it leads to a very unfavorable score for us. Aside from football, though, I am so pleased to be associated with two teams that are here for more than just football, but really are about advancing the Kingdom of God and doing things for His glory."

It was a 69-yard pass from Smith to Jonathan Crawford that gave the momentum to Liberty on their first possession of the game, finishing a quick five-play, 89-yard drive. The first blocked punt of the season for CSU set up Liberty on a short field and a reverse to Dominic Bolden went the distance for a 25-yard touchdown to make it 14-0, quickly.

After a successful onside kick bought an extra possession for CSU to start the second half, Ivey caught a pass in the backfield and scampered 35 yards to set up CSU first and goal. The Flames defense was up to the challenge, making a stop on the first two attempts for CSU to ruin the shut out. On third down, a pitch to B.J. Hackworth came in high and Hackworth fumbled the ball into the end zone, giving the ball back to Liberty at the 20 yard line.

The Buccaneer defense got a stop of their own as Liberty moved into the red zone, but Matt Bevins' 31-yard field goal sailed wide, giving it back to CSU. The stop helped CSU keep Liberty off the scoreboard for the duration of the third quarter.

Liberty added a touchdown to their lead on their first drive of the fourth quarter as they worked it down 84 yards on nine plays to go up 42-0.

A muffed punt return by Aaron Hewlett was recovered by Fred Godfrey to set up CSU inside the red zone for the second time in the game. Reese found Markus Murry on the second play from scrimmage, going for 16 yards and setting up a first-and-goal. Again, it was a CSU miscue that hurt the scoring opportunity as a bad snap resulted in a 28-yard loss.

Charleston Southern will host their own Homecoming and Hall of Fame Weekend next week as they host VMI for a 1:30 p.m. kickoff.