Connecticut 21
Vanderbilt 24
Saturday, September 10, 2011 07:30 PM
(ET)
Recap: Vanderbilt 24, Connecticut 21
SportsDirect Inc. staff
Sep 10, 2011
Paul Pasqualoni became the first coach in Connecticut history to win his coaching debut last week when the Huskies rolled over undermanned Fordham.
He found that things can be a bit tougher against the Southeastern Conference.
Casey Spear's 31-yard field goal with 2:56 left lifted Vanderbilt to a 24-21 victory over the visiting Huskies on Saturday.
UConn (1-1) rallied from a 14-3 deficit to take a 21-14 lead on a pair of defensive touchdowns.
Vanderbilt (2-0) got a 49-yard interception return for a touchdown by Robby Barbieri to tie the game midway through the fourth quarter and drove for the winning field goal on its next possession.
The Commodores got a couple of long scoring plays in the first half. Larry Smith connected with Chris Boyd on a 42-yard scoring pass. On the Commodores’ next possession, Jerron Seymour broke free for a 40-yard touchdown run.
The Huskies got a field goal early in the second half before Richard Kent blocked a punt and Byron Jones recovered it in the end zone to cut the deficit to 14-13, and Yawin Smallwood returned a fumble by Smith 62 yards to give UConn the lead.
UConn, which used three quarterbacks last week, went primarily with Johnny McEntee on Saturday. He went 10-for-27 with three interceptions.
Sep 10, 2011
Paul Pasqualoni became the first coach in Connecticut history to win his coaching debut last week when the Huskies rolled over undermanned Fordham.
He found that things can be a bit tougher against the Southeastern Conference.
Casey Spear's 31-yard field goal with 2:56 left lifted Vanderbilt to a 24-21 victory over the visiting Huskies on Saturday.
UConn (1-1) rallied from a 14-3 deficit to take a 21-14 lead on a pair of defensive touchdowns.
Vanderbilt (2-0) got a 49-yard interception return for a touchdown by Robby Barbieri to tie the game midway through the fourth quarter and drove for the winning field goal on its next possession.
The Commodores got a couple of long scoring plays in the first half. Larry Smith connected with Chris Boyd on a 42-yard scoring pass. On the Commodores’ next possession, Jerron Seymour broke free for a 40-yard touchdown run.
The Huskies got a field goal early in the second half before Richard Kent blocked a punt and Byron Jones recovered it in the end zone to cut the deficit to 14-13, and Yawin Smallwood returned a fumble by Smith 62 yards to give UConn the lead.
UConn, which used three quarterbacks last week, went primarily with Johnny McEntee on Saturday. He went 10-for-27 with three interceptions.
