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UConn Picks Up Conference Win Over Cincinnati, 20-9

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AP - EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Arkeel Newsome ran for 116 yards and Bryant Shirreffs threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns to lead UConn to a 20-9 win over Cincinnati on Saturday.

Noel Thomas made nine catches for 108 yards and a touchdown as the Huskies (3-3, 1-2 American) scored 20 unanswered points and snapped a two-game losing streak.

.@UConnFootball holds the Bearcats to just 2 rushing yards pic.twitter.com/0xQTowV4Nx

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Hayden Moore, coming back from an ankle injury, threw for 315 yards for the Bearcats (3-3, 0-3), who were held to just two rushing yards.