UAB Falls at UConn, 38-19

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – The UAB soccer group sustained a 38-19 loss at UConn on Saturday afternoon at Pratt and Whitney Stadium.

Brandon Hawkins Jr. scored two of the three UAB touchdowns, however the Blazers (3-5) had robust sledding on either side of the ball as UConn (6-3) turned UAB over 3 times whereas including 5 sacks. UConn’s Cam Chadwick had all three of the Huskies interceptions together with seven tackles, a sack and a compelled fumble.

UAB trailed 7-0 on the finish of the primary quarter, then discovered itself down 24-0 at halftime. UConn quarterback Joey Fagnano would throw his fourth landing go of the sport within the third quarter to extend the Huskies result in 31-0. Fagnano completed 20-of-30 for 267 yards and 4 touchdowns, and within the course of went over 10,000 profession passing yards.

Hawkins Jr. bought UAB on the board with a 68-yard landing reception within the third quarter and added a 32-yard speeding rating on a damaged play early within the fourth. Kaleb Brown scored UAB’s third landing on a 13-yard go with seven seconds remaining within the contest.

Ryder Burton noticed nearly all of the taking part in time at quarterback for UAB after changing starter Jalen Kitna on the third sequence. Burton was 21-of-30 for 209 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.

The Blazers return to motion subsequent Saturday with an American Conference contest at Rice. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. on ESPN+.