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West Virginia Remains Alone In First Place With Win At Connecticut
Courtesy: BIG EAST Conference
          Release: 11/01/2008
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EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Pat White ran for two touchdowns and threw for another to help West Virginia beat No. 25 Connnecticut 35-13 Saturday to remain undefeated in the Big East.

The Mountaineers (6-2, 3-0) won for their fifth consecutive game and snapped an 11-game home winning streak for UConn (6-3, 2-2).

White had 109 yards rushing on 21 carries, including touchdown runs of 24 and 36 yards, to move past the 4,000-yard mark for his career. He also completed 11 of 18 passes for 121 yards to go past 5,000 yards in the air.

Connecticut's Donald Brown, who came in as the nation's leading rusher with more than 165 yards per game, had 77 yards in the first half, but finished with just 82, his lowest total of the season.

West Virginia was trailing 13-7 before slotback Jock Sanders scored three touchdowns in the final 6:13 of the third quarter to help the Mountaineers take control of the game.

White began the rally by taking the Mountaineers 56 yards in six plays, hitting Sanders for a 6-yard touchdown that gave West Virginia a 14-13 lead.

UConn quarterback Cody Endres then overthrew D.J. Hernandez on UConn's next drive, and Brandon Hogan intercepted the ball, returning it to the UConn 33. It took the Mountaineers just four plays to make it 21-13 on a 3-yard run by Sanders.

West Virginia was in the end zone again less than 3 minutes later after Chris Neild stripped UConn tailback Donald Brown of the ball and Scooter Berry picked it up, rumbling 18 yards to the UConn 21. Sanders scored again from 3 yards out four plays later. He had seven rushes for 45 yards, and caught three balls for 21.

Endres, a redshirt freshman making his second start, completed 17 of 37 passes for 166 yards, but threw three interceptions for Connecticut.

Noel Devine, who came in averaging over 121 yards rushing for West Virginia, was held to 60 yards on 17 carries, and had just 4 yards in the first half, which was controlled by UConn.

The Huskies took an early 7-0 lead when Brown stutter-stepped up the middle then broke several tackles on a 21-yard touchdown run with 4:18 left in the first quarter.

After a shanked punt by Pat McAfee, redshirt freshman David Teggart hit a 36-yard field goal to give the Huskies a 10-0 lead after a quarter.

A 44-yard kickoff return by Mark Rodgers set up the Mountaineers' first touchdown drive, a 9-play, 54-yard march capped by a 24-yard scramble from White, who walked the final 3-yards into the end zone with 11:23 left in the first half.

Teggart hit a 38-yarder and the Huskies led 13-7 at the break.

West Virginia has won all five of its meetings with Connecticut, including A 66-21 blowout in Morgantown a year ago.