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Arizona State follows up Oregon loss at struggling UCLA

Nov 10, 2007 - 11:32 AM No. 9 Arizona St (8-1) at UCLA (5-4) 3:30 pm EST

PASADENA, California (Ticker) -- Arizona State now has to respond to a defeat for the first time under coach Dennis Erickson.

Erickson's ninth-ranked Sun Devils try to respond to a tough loss at Oregon with another Pac-10 Conference road game Saturday at struggling UCLA.

Last week, then-No. 6 Arizona State (8-1, 5-1 Pac-10) traveled up to Eugene for a matchup with No. 4 Oregon and came up short, 35-23.

Rudy Carpenter threw for 379 yards and two touchdowns but was sacked eight times for the Sun Devils, who fell behind, 21-3, less than a minute into the second quarter and never caught up.

UCLA (5-4, 4-2) has lost three of its last four games, the latest a 34-27 setback at Arizona last Saturday in which the Bruins nearly rallied all the way back from a 20-point third-quarter deficit.

Matt Slater had a 100-yard kickoff return in the first quarter for the Bruins, who had suffered their first conference loss the previous week, a 27-7 setback at middling Washington State.

Osaar Rasshan led the Bruins to three scoring drives after Pat Cowan exited with a concussion in the third quarter.

UCLA has won the last two meetings, including a 24-12 triumph in Tempe last year.