BIRMINGHAM – The UAB soccer staff returns to motion this Saturday, Nov. 1, with its ultimate non-conference recreation of the season. Kickoff at Pratt & Whitney Stadium is about for 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT on CBS Sports Network.
The Blazers are coming off a bye and final time they have been on the sector, that they had a marquee win over then No. 22 Memphis. UAB enters the UConn recreation with a file of 3-4 total, whereas UConn is 5-3 and most just lately fell 37-34 at Rice. All three of UConn’s losses have are available in additional time.
Who: UAB (3-4) at UConn (5-3)
Where: Pratt and Whitney Stadium – East Hartford, Conn.
When: Saturday, Nov. 1
Watch: CBS Sports Network
On The Call: Fran Charles (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst), Hailey Sutton (sideline)
Listen: WJOX 94.5 FM
On The Call: David Crane (play-by-play), Bryant Turner (analyst), Landrum Roberts (sideline)
Series: UConn leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: Nov. 9, 2024 – UConn, 31-23
WHAT TO WATCH FOR:
The Blazers are coming off a bye and final time they have been on the sector, that they had a marquee win over then No. 22 Memphis. UAB enters the UConn recreation with a file of 3-4 total, whereas UConn is 5-3 and most just lately fell 37-34 at Rice. All three of UConn’s losses have are available in additional time.
Who: UAB (3-4) at UConn (5-3)
Where: Pratt and Whitney Stadium – East Hartford, Conn.
When: Saturday, Nov. 1
Watch: CBS Sports Network
On The Call: Fran Charles (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst), Hailey Sutton (sideline)
Listen: WJOX 94.5 FM
On The Call: David Crane (play-by-play), Bryant Turner (analyst), Landrum Roberts (sideline)
Series: UConn leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: Nov. 9, 2024 – UConn, 31-23
WHAT TO WATCH FOR:
- Saturday marks the return recreation of a home-and-home collection. UConn received the primary recreation between the 2 packages final yr in Birmingham by erasing a 20-3 halftime deficit for a 31-23 victory.
- UAB’s protection is coming off its greatest efficiency of the season by holding Memphis to 362 yards and 17 factors (excluding Memphis’ kickoff return TD). The Blazers can have to be stout in opposition to a UConn staff that ranks seventeenth nationally in whole offense.
- Leading the best way for UConn is veteran quarterback Joey Fagnano who has thrown for this sixth most yards nationally this yr (2,262) with 18 touchdowns and has not thrown an interception. Fagnano is 260 yards away from 10,000 passing yards for his profession which spans seven seasons at Maine and UConn. Overall, he has 84 profession passing touchdowns to simply 17 interceptions.
- Iverson Hooks appears to be like to preserve his momentum going after a profession efficiency in opposition to Memphis by which he set profession highs in catches (11), yards (172) and touchdowns (3). He is now main the American Conference in receiving yards per recreation (80.0) and for the season has 41 catches for 560 yards and 5 touchdowns.
- Running again Solomon Beebe can be placing collectively a really sturdy season as he ranks tenth nationally in all-purpose yards per recreation (126.0). Beebe is a weapon all around the area with 216 dashing yards, 239 receiving yards and 428 kickoff return yards with six whole touchdowns. His 81-yard landing vs. Memphis was the longest dashing rating in program historical past.
- A key to UAB’s success in opposition to Memphis was profitable the time of possession by changing 9-of-13 on third downs (.692). The Blazers are 44 % on third down for the season which ranks them thirty seventh nationally in that class.
- The Blazers will look to snap a 15-game highway dropping streak this weekend in opposition to a UConn staff that’s 35-18 in non-conference video games at dwelling since changing into impartial in 2020.
Following the sport at UConn, UAB stays on the highway to face Rice in an American Conference contest on Nov. 8 at Rice Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. on ESPN+.
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