UConn error helps UC hold on
CINCINNATI— Haden Moore scored on a 4-yard run with 1:28 left to lead Cincinnati to a 22-21 win over Connecticut on Saturday.
Cincinnati (4-8, 2-6 American Athletic Conference) got the ball on its 36-yard line with 3:13 left before driving to break a 15-all tie.
Connecticut scored with no time on the clock when David Pindell threw a 2-yard TD pass to Hergy Mayala. Connecticut (3-9, 2-6) opted for a two-point conversion attempt but was penalized 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct. The Huskies then attempted an extra point kick, but Michael Tarbutt missed the 36-yard attempt.
Pindell scored on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line and Michael Tarbutt kicked three field goals to give the Huskies a 15-7 lead after three quarters.
Pindell threw for 273 yards and rushed 22 times for 95 yards.
Moore completed two touchdown passes to Kahlil Lewis and a two-point conversion to Mike Boone and got the Bearcats even early in the fourth quarter.
The Bearcats led 7-6 at halftime. An interception by Carter Jacobs set up a 41-yard scoring drive, ending with 13-yard scoring pass from Moore to Lewis with 43 seconds left in the first half.
The one-point win is a morale booster heading into the offseason, Bearcats coach Luke Fickell said.
“You’re disappointed you don’t get to play in a bowl game,” he said. “You’re disappointed you don’t have those 14 practices. But I know this team is going to get a hell of a lot better.”
MOUNT UNION 45, CASE WESTERN RESERVE 16: D’Angelo Fulford threw for four touchdowns and ran for another to lead host Mount Union (12-0) to a rout of Case Western Reserve (11-1) in the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs. The Purple Raiders advance to the national quarterfinals for the 26th straight year and take on Frostburg State, a 46-23 winner over Washington & Jefferson, next Saturday at a site to be announced Sunday.
HARDING 34, ASHLAND 24: Cole Chancy rushed for 165 yards and four touchdowns and Harding (10-3) knocked host Ashland (11-1) out of the Division II playoffs. After Chancey scored on a 33-yard run late in the second quarter, Harding recovered the ensuing onside kick and added a 22-yard field goal by Tristan Parsley for a 17-7 lead. Harding led the rest of the way.
ASSUMPTION 45, FINDLAY 26: Deonte Harris returned two kickoffs for touchdowns and caught two touchdown passes, and host Assumption (11-1) beat Findlay (10-3) in the Division II playoffs in Worcester, Massachusetts.