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UConn tries to respond to bad loss vs. Syracuse

Nov 17, 2007 - 12:01 PM Syracuse (2-8) at No. 25 Connecticut (8-2) 12:00 pm EST

EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut (Ticker) -- Connecticut coach Randy Edsall certainly is not complaining about his team's opponent this week.

After being shut down last week, Edsall's 25th-ranked Huskies look to remain on top of the Big East Conference standings with a victory over lowly Syracuse on Saturday.

Last weekend, the Huskies (8-2, 4-1 Big East) absorbed their first conference defeat with a 27-3 setback at Cincinnati.

Tyler Lorenzen completed just 18-of-37 passes fore 182 yards with an interception for UConn, which has a half-game lead over No. 5 West Virginia and a one-game edge over No. 21 Cincinnati atop the standings.

The Huskies, who were limited to 22 rushing yards on 22 attempts, conclude their regular season next Saturday at West Virginia, which visits the Bearcats this week.

Luckily for the Huskies, they will be facing a Syracuse (2-8, 1-4) team that is last in the Big East.

The Orange are coming off a 41-10 home loss to South Florida, a squad that fell to the Huskies here three weeks ago. Syracuse mustered just 15 rushing yards in the defeat.

The home team has won each of the three meetings between the basketball powers.