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UConn holds off No. 11 USF

East Hartford, CT (Sports Network) - Tyler Lorenzen passed for 194 yards and a touchdown and the Connecticut defense made a goal-line stand in the final stages of the contest as the Huskies upset 11th-ranked South Florida, 22-15, at Rentschler Stadium.

With Connecticut holding a seven-point lead with 5:19 left in the fourth quarter, South Florida had a golden opportunity to tie the contest. Beginning from their own 38, Matt Grothe guided the offense down the field, setting up a first-and-goal at the UConn five. However, the visitors were unable to punch it in. After Grothe rushed for four yards, moving the ball to the one, Moise Plancher was stopped for no gain and the USF signal-caller was sacked for an 11-yard loss on the next play, setting up a fourth-and-goal from the 12. Following a Bulls timeout with one minute to play, Grothe's pass intended for Dontavia Bogan in the end zone sailed over the receiver's head and the Huskies took over on downs and ran out the clock.

"That was a tremendous victory out there this evening," UConn head coach Randy Edsall said. "Im so proud and happy for the players for how they just hung in there for 60 minutes and really played the kind of game that we talk about to them all the time."

Lorenzen finished 13-of-25 passing with one interception and Andre Dixon rushed for 168 yards on 32 carries and also pulled in three catches for 42 yards for Connecticut (7-1, 3-0 Big East), which has sole possession of first place in the conference.

D.J. Hernandez contributed with three grabs for 60 yards for the Huskies, who have won two straight after dropping a 17-16 contest to Virginia on October 13. Scott Lutrus returned an interception 23 yards for a touchdown in the win.

Grothe had a bittersweet game, passing for 189 yards on 16 of 30, but threw two key interceptions. He also rushed for 146 yards on 25 carries. Jamar Taylor carried the ball five times for 52 yards for South Florida (6-2, 1-2), which was trying to rebound from a 30-27 setback to Rutgers on October 18.

"We wasted too many opportunities,"USF head coach Jim Leavitt said. "Were proud of our guys. We battled our tails off. You didnt see any quit in this football team. I promise you. We didnt play good enough for 60 minutes of football, thats for sure."

With UConn holding a 16-0 advantage heading into the second half, both teams had difficulty moving the ball in the early stages of the third quarter. After both teams exchanged punts, South Florida appeared to having something going offensively. Grothe keyed the attack, leading the troops to a first-and-goal situation on the Huskies nine-yard line, but after a false-start penalty and two short gains, the USF quarterback was picked off in the end zone by Robert McClain.

After a three-and-out by the Connecticut offense, the Bulls got on the board when they blocked a punt by Dahna Deleston into the end zone. The ball was recovered by the Huskies, giving USF two points.

With South Florida starting on its own 37 after the free kick, Grothe rumbled for 53 yards on the second play of the set, taking it to the UConn 10, then finished off the drive when he rushed for 10 more, taking it into the end zone and cutting the Huskies lead to 16-9 with 5:38 left in the third.

Tony Ciaravino's 27-yard field goal on UConn's ensuing drive made it a 19-9 game.

Delbert Alvardo's field goal from 47 yards out early in the fourth quarter cut UConn's lead to 19-12.

Following a three-and-out by Connecticut, the Bulls went back to the offensive attack starting on the Huskies 47. Grothe hit Bogan for a 22-yard gain and two plays later, rushed for 13 more, taking it to the UConn 12. The drive stalled after USF was called for offensive holding and the Bulls had to settle for a 27-yard field goal by Alvardo, making it 19-15.

The field-goal battle continued when the Huskies answered with three of their own after Ciaravino booted a 20-yarder to extend their lead to seven prior USF's last offensive series.

South Florida won the coin toss and elected to defer and Connecticut moved the ball with ease down the field in a steady rain behind the arm of Lorenzen and solid running by Dixon. However the drive stalled at the Bulls four and the Huskies had to settle for a 22-yard field goal by Ciaravino.

USF tried answering on its first offensive possession. With the intensity of the rain increasing, Taylor ripped off a 54-yard run on the second play of the drive, moving the ball to the UConn three-yard line, but the drive came to a halt after two failed run plays and a fumble by Grothe, who recovered on the eight. Alvardo then missed a 26-yard field goal wide right and the Huskies maintained a slim 3-0 lead midway through the opening quarter.

Following a failed set by the UConn offense, the Bulls put together another good looking drive, but it failed again when Alvardo missed another field goal attempt, this one sailing wide left from 44 yards away.

Both teams continued to struggle throughout the first quarter and the early stages of the second, but UConn managed to find the end zone with just over nine minutes remaining in the first half. Starting at their own 20, the Huskies converted a key third-and-10 from its own 33 when Lorenzen connected with Larry Taylor for a 21-yard pass and two plays later found Dixon for 27 more taking it to the USF 33. Three plays later the UConn signal-caller hit Donald Brown for 14 yards, giving the Huskies the ball at the three. Lorenzen then found a wide open Steve Brouse in the back of the end zone, making it a 9-0 game. The extra point attempt failed.

The Huskies upped their lead to 16-0 on USF's next offensive series when Lutrus intercepted Grothe at the Bulls 23 and took it the distance for another score with 8:25 left in the second stanza.

UConn had a chance to tack on three more right before the half, but Ciaravino's 50-yard attempt missed wide left and the Huskies took a 16-0 advantage into the intermission.

Game Notes

USF wide receiver Amarri Jackson left the game in the first quarter with a right knee injury and didn't return...Connecticut is now 2-3 all-time versus the Bulls...UConn will host Rutgers on November 3, while USF will host Cincinnati.

10/27/2007 11:24:24 PM

 

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