Sat Dec 29 17:40:22 2007

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Wake Forest rallies to beat UConn in Meineke Car Care Bowl

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Charlotte, NC (Sports Network) - Riley Skinner threw for 268 yards and a touchdown, while Kenneth Moore had 112 yards receiving, and Wake Forest rallied to beat Connecticut, 24-10, in the Meineke Car Care Bowl at Bank of America Stadium.

Skinner went 29-of-38 but did also throw an interception for the Demon Deacons (9-4). Moore, playing in his final game, caught 11 passes and was named MVP. Josh Adams, ACC rookie of the year, rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown.

Tyler Lorenzen completed just 13-of-26 for 98 yards, and Donald Brown rushed for 78 yards for the Huskies (9-4).

UConn struck first when Larry Taylor returned a punt 68 yards down the right sideline for a touchdown with 2:38 left in the opening quarter.

Wake Forest drove down the field midway through the second quarter, but Robert Vaughn picked Skinner at the Huskies 9-yard line.

On the next play, Brown ran 58 yards leading to a 29-yard Tony Ciaravino field goal for a 10-0 lead with 5:00 minutes to go in the second quarter.

The Demon Deacons, trailing 10-0 at the half, took control in the second half. An Adams 38-yard touchdown run up the middle with 12:44 left in the third quarter, cut the UConn lead to 10-7.

Later in the third, the Demon Deacons went ahead for good. Skinner connected with tight end John Tereshinski in the corner of the end zone for a 14-10 lead with 3:27 left in the quarter.

Wake Forest Linebacker Stanley Arnoux made numerous big plays for the Demon Deacons the rest of the way.

On a fourth down, he stuffed a Brown rush attempt, leading to a 34-yard field goal by Sam Swank that pushed the Wake Forest lead to 17-10 with 11:53 left in the fourth quarter.

Arnoux then broke up a fourth-down pass attempt by Lorenzen from the Demon Deacons 39-yard line, all but sealing the win for Wake Forest.

Game Notes

Wake Forest outgained UConn 412-213...Taylor's TD punt return was his second this season and fourth of his career...Arnoux also had an interception...UConn's loss snapped the Big East's seven-game bowl winning streak dating back to 2005...Wake Forest's nine wins are the second-most in school history, behind only last year's 11 that included an ACC championship and an appearance in the Orange Bowl...UConn made its second bowl game appearance in school history...Attendance was 53,126.