Here are the highlights of the UConn Huskies football team’s 16-10 win over the South Florida Bulls on Homecoming Saturday at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, CT.
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You can’t blame fans of the UConn Huskies if they were a little uneasy in the fourth quarter on Saturday as their team held a 16-10 lead. After all, we’d seen them blow leads in the fourth earlier in the season.
But this time they found a way to hold on and in the process picked up their first Big East win of the season as they beat the South Florida Bulls 16-10 in front of 37,162 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, CT.
With the win, the Huskies end a two-game losing streak to improve to 3-4 (1-1, Big East). It’s the second straight loss for South Florida as they fall to 4-2 (0-2).
This was the second straight week that UConn didn’t score an offensive touchdown. At least this time, they came away with the win. And like last week, their lone touchdown came from the defense.
And this one was huge as it put the Huskies in front for good.
UConn had USF deep in their own territory in the third quarter after an offensive holding penalty pushed the ball back to the USF 10. Instead of passing on 2nd and 16, former Huskies and now Bulls coach Skip Holtz called a run play for Darrell Scott. Unfortunately for him, Twyon Martin forced a fumble and Byron Jones scooped it up and brought it back 10 yards for the touchdown.
It’s not like the offense didn’t have their chances. But their inability to push it in there while in the red zone could have been costly.
In the first quarter, they had ball first and goal as the USF 1 but had to settle for a field goal. The other two times they got inside USF’s 20 they settled for field goals as well.
Most of the credit in this one goes to the defense. Yes they didn’t give up over 400 yards passing (B.J. Daniels had 164) but their sixth ranked nationally defense came in allowing just 74.67 yards, gave up 175 yards. Fortunately, the defense forced four turnovers (two fumble recoveries and two interceptions) and that was good enough for a UConn win.
Lyle McCombs had a good game in the back field for UConn as he finished with 130 yards rushing. Johnny McEntee only had 103 yards passing but the key was the fact that he didn’t throw any interceptions. He along with McCombs both lost fumbles though.
The Huskies still have a long way to go as there were too many mistakes (offensive line allowed seven sacks). They kept their penalties to a minimum (3 for 25 yards).
But a win is a win at this point and UConn definitely needed it. Otherwise, it probably would have been a long rest of the season.
Scoring:
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| South Florida Bulls | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| UConn Huskies | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
1st quarter
USF – 09:34 – Maikon Bonani 23 Yard Field Goal
CON – 00:35- Dave Teggart 18 Yard Field Goal
2nd quarter
CON – 00:09 – Dave Teggart 46 Yard Field Goal
3rd quarter
USF – 12:05 – B.J. Daniels 22 Yd Run (Maikon Bonani Kick)
CON – 08:13 – Dave Teggart 28 Yard Field Goal
CON – 07:06 – Byron Jones 10 Yd Fumble Return (Dave Teggart Kick)
4th quarter
NONE
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Offensive Player of the Game:
Dave Teggart. Once again Teggart used his right leg to help the Huskies beat the Bulls. He was a perfect 3-of-3 on field goals as he hit from 18, 46 and 28 yards. He had been struggling with kicks between 40-49 yards and even with the big winds at the Rent, he had no issues.
Defensive Players of the Game:
Jory Johnson and Sio Moore. Johnson led the Huskies with 11 tackles (three solo, eight assisted) while Moore had eight tackles (three solo, five assisted) to go along with an interception and a pass breakup.
Turning Point(s) of the Game:
With the Huskies trailing by one in the third quarter, Twyon Martin forced a fumble of Darrell Scott that Byron Jones scooped up and brought it back 10 yards for a UConn touchdown.
Offensive Notes:
Johnny McEntee was 13-of-23 for 103 yards with one lost fumble on a sack. Scott McCummings was 1-of-2 for 32 yards and also ran for 18 yards on four carries. Lyle McCombs carried the ball 32 times for 130 yards. He did have a fumble too. Isiah Moore had five catches for 48 yards while Ryan Griffin had three catches for 38 yards. Kashif Moore had two catches for 36 yards.
Defensive Notes:
Jory Johnson led the Huskies with 11 tackles (three solo, eight assisted) while Sio Moore had eight tackles (three solo, five assisted) to go along with an interception and a pass breakup. Ty-Meer Brown had eight tackles as well (one solo, seven assisted) and an interception. Jerome Junior had seven tackles (four solo, three assisted) and one pass breakup. Byron Jones also had seven tackles (three solo, four assisted) to along with a fumble return for a touchdown. Dwayne Gratz had the other fumble recovery for the Huskies.
Special Teams Notes:
Dave Teggart made his only extra point try and also hit three field goals (18, 46, 28). Cole Wagner averaged 44.5 yards on six punts with one of them downed inside the 20. His longest punt went for 50 yards. Good news for Chad Christen as none of his five kickoffs went out of bounds. Nick Williams had two kickoff returns for 33 yards and had no punt returns on three tries.
Injuries:
There were no injuries for UConn that I saw.
Officials:
Referee: Jeff Maconaghy; Umpire: Jim Eckl; Linesman: Tommy Walsh; Line judge: Todd LaPenta; Back judge: Bryan Platt; Field judge: Rick Santilli; Side judge: George Liotus
Game Notes:
South Florida Bulls @ UConn Huskies 10-15-11 box score
Here are some quotes from UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni and his players as well as USF head coach Skip Holtz and some of his players.
The rest of the game notes are courtesy of the UConn Sports Information Department:
Big East Games and Results:
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Utah 26
Pittsburgh 14
Louisville 16
Cincinnati 25
Navy 20
Rutgers 21
Things to Work On:
Up Next:
The Huskies are off next Saturday and return to action on October 26th when they travel to the Steel City to take on the Pittsburgh Panthers at 8 p.m.
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On Saturday afternoon the New England Patriots released DT Marcus Harrison who was just signed 24 hours before to provide defensive line help.
The release of Harrison leads to speculation that DT Kyle Love and DT Albert Haynesworth will play on Sunday vs. Dallas.
Taking the spot on the 53-man roster is practice squad member CB Sterling Moore.
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You know the collapse at the end of the 2011 season for the Boston Red Sox was pretty serious because now there’s a Taiwanese animation of it. And I must say, it’s pretty dang funny.
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Courtesy of UConn Today, here are the highlights from the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team during the First Night festivities on Friday night.
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Courtesy of UConn Today, here’s UConn Huskies men’s basketball sophomore shooting guard Jeremy Lamb teaching new UConn president Susan Herbst the Lamb Shake.
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Courtesy of UConn Today, here is the dance the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team did during Friday night’s “First Night” festivities.
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Pardon my French here but I just have to say that I’m sick of all the he said, she said bullshit that’s coming out of the Boston Red Sox organization right now.
We learned earlier in the week that some anonymous sources in the Red Sox front office had leaked the personal information about former skipper Terry Francona. And with the Boston media having a field day with it, Red Sox owner John Henry decided to take matters into his own hands by showing up on the show hosted by Tony Massarotti and Michael Felger on 98.5 The Sports Hub on Friday.
The gist of what I want to talk about here is the fact that Henry said anything personal that came out on Tito didn’t come from the owners. Well obviously it came from somewhere in that organization and it’s what Henry said that bothers me.
He doesn’t plan on finding out who said it.
“It seems like there’s nothing that doesn’t get out in sports,” said Henry. “When it comes to who’s giving personal information from the Red Sox, you can’t really go on a witch hunt and start accusing people.”
Again, that’s a bullshit excuse.
If you’re a free agent or even the next manager of the Red So,why on God’s green earth would you even want to come here when you know if there’s anything going on in your personal life that someone in the Red Sox organization is going to betray you and leak the information anyways.
Even though I had been away the past month, then traveling and recovering from the jet lag, I’ve been pretty quiet about things going on with the Red Sox. I broached the subject of what was said about Tito but haven’t said anything about Theo Epstein’s departure to the Chicago Cubs.
The main reason for that is the fact that it’s not official yet. They are still trying to figure out the compensation.
The main reason though as to why I’ve been quiet is the fact that I’ve lost respect for the Red Sox organization as a whole. I’m guessing I’m not the only one out there who thinks that. There’s really no sense in me wasting my time talking about them when it was obvious a good portion of them didn’t care the last few weeks.
So I’ll leave you with these parting words.
If you’re planning on having a party, make sure you have some fried chicken and beer on hand. That way, the Red Sox pitchers might want to join you.
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It’s game day for the UConn Huskies football team as they’ll host the South Florida Bulls this afternoon at 3:30 p.m. at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, CT. If you missed my South Florida-UConn preview, be sure to check that out.
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UConn Football links
QB Daniels, South Florida pose big threat to UConn [CT Post]
Connecticut profile: CB Darius Butler (UConn), Panthers [CT Post]
UConn Hopes To Exploit South Florida’s Run Defense [Hartford Courant]
Huskies look to get back to winning against South Florida [New Haven Register]
Dave Teggart makes it count against Bulls [Norwich Bulletin]
UConn defense needs to stack up [The Day]
Huskies aim to slow Bulls [The Hour]
USF Bulls have score to settle in visit to UConn Huskies [Bradenton Herald]
UConn Men’s Basketball links
Oh, what could’ve been had these underclassmen returned [Andy Katz – ESPN.com]
Boatright, Drummond Dunk Contest [David Borges – New Haven Register]
This Boat Can Fly [David Borges – New Haven Register]
For UConn Men: The Work Begins Now … [Dom Amore – Hartford Courant]
First Night a rousing success [Gavin Keefe – The Day]
Huskies Host First Night In Gampel Pavilion [UConnHuskies.com]
Excitement Builds For 2011-12 Campaign [UConnHuskies.com]
UConn’s First Night crowd abuzz about Drummond [CT Post]
Ryan Boatright Shocks Andre Drummond To Win Dunk Contest [Hartford Courant]
Freshman Ryan Boatright steals show in dunk contest [New Haven Register]
UConn basketball programs start season together [Norwich Bulletin]
Gampel draws 10,000 maniacs on basketball’s First Night [The Day]
First look at UConn’s Andre Drummond [The Day]
Defending champion UConn opens practice [The Hour]
Dunk contest highlights from UConn’s First Night [CBSSports.com]
What you need to know about the UConn Huskies [CBSSports.com]
UConn Women’s Basketball links
Auriemma react to latest Big East rumors [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]
Wrapping up First Night [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]
So You Think You Can Dance? [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]
First Night A Big Hit; First Practice Thoughts; Geno’s On Twitter [Rich Elliott – CT Post]
Huskies Host First Night In Gampel Pavilion [UConnHuskies.com]
UConn women’s notebook: No First Night predictions from Geno [CT Post]
Geno Auriemma Thanks The UConn Fans [Hartford Courant]
First night was fun, but now work begins [New Haven Register]
UConn basketball programs start season together [Norwich Bulletin]
Other UConn related links
Source: Big East invites 5 schools [ESPN.com]
M. Cross Country. Huskies Set To Compete At Conn College Cross Country Championship [UConnHuskies.com]
W. Volleyball. Volleyball Takes on St. John’s, Saturday at Gampel [UConnHuskies.com]
W. Cross Country. Huskies Finish Ahead Of Two Nationally Ranked Teams [UConnHuskies.com]
M. Soccer. Moving Around and Growing Up – Tony Cascio On The Move [UConnHuskies.com]
Field Hockey. No. 4 Field Hockey Set to Square-Off Against Princeton on Sunday [UConnHuskies.com]
W. Soccer. Ruutu and Dulski Lead Huskies To 1-0 Shutout Over Pittsburgh [UConnHuskies.com]
W. Ice Hockey. Huskies Battle in 5-4 Loss to No. 5 Minnesota-Duluth [UConnHuskies.com]
M. Ice Hockey. Huskies Trounce Army in AHA Opener, 5-0. [UConnHuskies.com]
M. Ice Hockey. Huskies Have Good Chance For More Recognition [College Hockey News]
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By Brian Ring
Albany, NY, October 14, 2011 – The Connecticut Whale fell to the Albany Devils Friday night, 3-2 in a shootout, at the Times-Union Center. Andre Deveaux and Carl Hagelin both scored for the Whale and Kris Newbury assisted on both goals, to give him five points in three games (3-2-5).
Joe Whitney and Matt Anderson scored for Albany, who received a game-winning shootout goal from Matt Taormina to seal the come-from-behind victory.
“We stopped going to them,” said Whale head coach Ken Gernander. “I didn’t like the way we started the [third] period. We stopped forcing the issue or attacking them and I thought we made some plays that were a little bit lax.”
The first period did not see either goaltender face very many quality chances, but Deveaux helped the Whale get the game’s first power-play opportunity when he was taken down by Mike Sislo at 18:33. With newcomer Brendan Bell and Newbury quarterbacking the power-play, Deveaux deflected Newbury’s pass from the boards past Devils goaltender Keith Kinkaid (30 saves) for the 1-0 lead. The goal was the first with the Whale for Deveaux. Bell also assisted on the play.
Carl Hagelin extended the Whale’s lead to 2-0 midway through the second period, scoring his first regular season professional goal off of another excellent pass from Newbury at 7:23. Newbury dangled through the circle on Kinkaid’s left before sliding the puck to a wide-open Hagelin for an easy one-timer.
The Devils closed their deficit to one with 4:04 left in the third, as Whale defenseman Tomas Kundratek was stripped of the puck in front of goaltender Chad Johnson (28 saves) by Joe Whitney. Whitney then beat Johnson glove-side high for his first pro goal. The goal came unassisted.
Albany tied the game with their first power-play goal of the season when Matt Anderson’s shot found its way underneath Johnson. Anderson’s second of the year was assisted by Sislo and Vladimir Zharkov.
Johnson kept the game tied for the Whale and eventually forced overtime after a period that was largely carried by the Devils. The Whale goaltender made multiple saves on Stephane Veilleux, including a stellar glove save that preserved the stalemate.
Neither team could break through in overtime, resulting in the Whale’s second straight shootout, after Connecticut beat Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in their first of the year, 1-0, on Sunday.
The goalies were sharp again in the shootout, but Taormina managed the only goal of the tie-breaker, as Johnson could not hold on to his bid. Taormina’s goal proved the shootout and game-winner, as Kinkaid stopped all five Whale shooters.
“You’ve got to get up for tomorrow and get two points out of that game,” said Johnson. “We’re going to be pretty excited for the home opener, so it should be a good game and I’m looking forward to it.”
Connecticut will host the first Whale home opener Saturday, in a GEICO Connecticut Cup battle against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at the XL Center at 7:00. Five-thousand fans at that game will receive a free Whale magnetic schedule, sponsored by Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. Tickets to the home opener, and all 2011-12 Whale home games, are on sale now at the Public Power Ticket Office at the XL Center, as well as on-line at www.ctwhale.com and through TicketMaster Charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000.
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Connecticut Whale 2 at Albany Devils 3 (SO)
Friday, October 14, 2011 – Times Union Center
Connecticut 1 1 0 0 – 2
Albany 0 1 1 0 – 3
1st Period-1, Connecticut, Deveaux 1 (Newbury, Bell), 18:46 (PP). Penalties-Nightingale Ct (fighting), 8:33; Veilleux Alb (fighting), 8:33; Sislo Alb (interference), 18:33; Bickel Ct (cross-checking, fighting), 19:56; Zharkov Alb (fighting), 19:56.
2nd Period-2, Connecticut, Hagelin 1 (Newbury), 7:23. 3, Albany, Whitney 1 15:56. Penalties-McKelvie Ct (elbowing), 9:54; Bickel Ct (fighting), 13:48; Corrente Alb (cross-checking, fighting), 13:48; Kundratek Ct (interference), 17:44.
3rd Period-4, Albany, Anderson 2 (Sislo, Zharkov), 5:40 (PP). Penalties-Anderson Alb (high-sticking), 2:16; Tanski Ct (holding), 5:15; Veilleux Alb (slashing), 10:36.
OT Period- No Scoring. Penalties-Bell Ct (misconduct – abuse of officials), 5:00; Sestito Alb (misconduct – abuse of officials), 5:00.
Shootout – Connecticut 0 (Mitchell NG, Thuresson NG, Newbury NG, Audy-Marchessault NG, Deveaux NG), Albany 1 (Wiseman NG, Sislo NG, Whitney NG, Taormina G, Anderson NG).
Shots on Goal-Connecticut 8-12-9-3-0-32. Albany 6-9-13-2-1-31.
Power Play Opportunities-Connecticut 1 / 4; Albany 1 / 4.
Goalies-Connecticut, Johnson 1-0-1 (30 shots-28 saves). Albany, Kinkaid 1-1-0 (32 shots-30 saves).
A-2,318
Referees-Jarrod Ragusin (42).
Linesmen-Frank Murphy (29), Robert St. Lawrence (10).