UConn upended the facility construction of faculty soccer in New England with a 13-3 upset victory over Boston College on Saturday afternoon at Rentschler Field.
UConn improved to 4-5 with their first win over Boston College within the 15-game historical past of the collection.
BC fell to 2-6 general and 1-3 towards nonconference opponents whereas struggling its worst loss in coach Jeff Hafley’s tenure on the Heights. BC resumes ACC play towards Duke at Alumni Stadium whereas UConn hosts fellow unbiased UMass. Both video games will probably be performed on Friday evening.
“This has been a tough season as you can see,” stated junior linebacker Cam Arnold. “But at the end of the day we have to stick together and keep pushing onto the next game now,”
BC was transferring the ball on its second possession of the third quarter when the Eagles’ recreation plan obtained violently waylaid. Starting quarterback Phil Jurkovec took a tough higher physique hit on his 14th run and left the sport with 6:49 to play. Jurkovec had accomplished 12-of-19 passes for 155 yards with two interceptions and three sacks.
Emmett Moorhead took over and accomplished ineffectual 7-of-16 for 75 yards and a decide. BC had 286 yards of whole offense to 281 for UConn, a slim benefit offset by 5 turnovers and 4 sacks allowed.
“The were too may turnovers,” stated Hafley. “The protection stopped them again and again and we had possibilities however we simply didn’t execute and make the performs that had been there.
“We never got the run game going but I thought we hit some explosives. Then we turned the ball over too many times which killed us. The turnovers in crucial situations were obviously costly.”
The Eagles went down 10-0 at 8:43 of the primary quarter attributable to egregious breakdowns on offense and protection. The Huskies went up 7-0 on a 62-yard catch and run from freshman quarterback Zion Turner to tight finish Justin Joly at with 13:55 to play. Joly broke two tackles on his path to paydirt.
The Eagles first possession ended when Jurkovec was stuffed on a fourth down keeper on the BC 34. The Huskies moved the ball the BC 5-yardline earlier than a mix of penalties and a foul snap stymied the drive. Place kicker Noe Ruelas made it 10-0 with a 31-yard subject aim.
The BC discovered traction on its opening possession of the second quarter. The Eagles superior to the UConn seven, however settled for a 19-yard subject aim by Connor Lytton with 9:57 to play.
“We were sleep-walking on their first drive and it didn’t look like who we are normally,” stated Hafley. “We just had missed tackles on that first drive and then we regrouped and got it going a little bit.”
UConn recorded its third turnover at 8:35 of the fourth quarter and transformed it to a 13-3 lead. Moorhead accomplished a five-yard cross to freshman tight finish Jeremiah Franklin, however the ball was stripped by linebacker Jackson Mitchell and recovered on the BC 32. UConn took the 10-point lead on a 43-yard subject aim by Ruelas.
Mitchell utilized the dagger with two turnovers late within the fourth. Mitchell intercepted Moorhead with 5:07 to play and later recovered a fumbled punt by Zay Flowers.
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