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UConn looks to beat Cincinnati, remain perfect in Big East

Nov 10, 2007 - 11:31 AM No. 16 Connecticut (8-1) at Cincinnati (7-2) 3:30 pm EST

CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- No matter what happens Saturday, Connecticut will remain atop the Big East Conference standings. Huskies coach Randy Edsall naturally would prefer his team to remain without a league loss.

Edsall's surprising 16th-ranked Huskies look to remain perfect in Big East play when they visit Cincinnati on Saturday.

Entering this week, Connecticut (8-1, 4-0 Big East) has a 1 1/2-game lead over second-place No. 6 West Virginia, which hosts Louisville on Thursday night. The Huskies end their regular season in Morgantown on November 24.

UConn has won three straight Big East games following a 17-16 non-conference setback at Virginia on October 13. Last week, the Huskies crushed visiting Rutgers, 38-19.

Running back Donald Brown, who had fallen out of favor, ran for a season-high 155 yards and a touchdown for the Huskies, who won easily despite being outgained, 511-396.

Cincinnati (7-2, 2-2) had dropped back-to-back games before downing then-No. 18 South Florida on the road last week, 38-33.

Ben Mauk tossed three TDs for the Bearcats, who scored 31 points in the first quarter and forced eight turnovers but only won when Matt Grothe threw an incomplete pass in the end zone on the final play.

Cincinnati has won both meetings since joining the Big East two years ago.