Trey Cornist rushes for 114 yards and a TD to power UConn to 34-20 victory over Temple

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Trey Cornist rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown, helping the University of Connecticut (UConn) defeat Temple 34-20 in an NCAA football game on Saturday. UConn also scored three other rushing touchdowns from Kenji Christian, Kalieb Osborne, and Cyncir Bowers. Despite trailing at one point, UConn took control after Cornist’s second-quarter touchdown run and maintained the lead to secure the win.
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On Saturday, Trey Cornist rushed for 114 yards and scored one touchdown to help UConn defeat Temple by a score of 34-20. The Huskies' victory came despite a strong start from Temple's Ajani Sheppard, who tied the game with a 79-yard pass to JoJo Bermudez. However, UConn took control with multiple rushing touchdowns: Cornist and Kenji Christian each scored on long runs, while quarterback Kalieb Osborne added another touchdown run of his own. With this win, UConn improved to 3-3, while Temple fell to 2-4.

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Connecticut Huskies Owls Temple UConn

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Huskies ORG · 4× Temple ORG · 4× UConn ORG · 3× Connecticut ORG · 2× Cornist PERSON · 2× Owls ORG · 2× Kalieb Osborne PERSON · 1× Kenji Christian PERSON · 1× PHILADELPHIA GPE · 1× Trey Cornist PERSON · 1×

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Trey Cornist totaled 114 yards and one of Connecticut’s four rushing touchdowns and the Huskies beat Temple 34-20 on Saturday.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Trey Cornist totaled 114 yards and one of Connecticut’s four rushing touchdowns and the Huskies beat Temple 34-20 on Saturday. asserted
Huskies → total → Saturday
Cornist did his damage on seven carries for UConn (3-3). asserted
Cornist → do → UConn
The Huskies also had touchdown runs from Kenji Christian, quarterback Kalieb Osborne and Cyncir Bowers, who had 84 yards on 18 rushes. asserted
who → have → rushes
Osborne had a 12-yard touchdown run to give UConn a 7-0 lead to start the game and finished with 257 yards on 17-for-23 passing. asserted
Osborne → have → passing
Temple’s Ajani Sheppard connected with JoJo Bermudez for a 79-yard touchdown on the next play from scrimmage to tie it. asserted
Sheppard → connect → it
Christian broke free for a 39-yard touchdown run on his only carry of the game and the Huskies moved back in front. asserted
Huskies → break → front
The Owls (2-4) answered with a trick-play touchdown, tying it 14-all on wide receiver Colin Chase’s 29-yard touchdown pass to Peter Clarke. asserted
Owls → answer → Clarke
Carl Hardin’s 26-yard field goal gave Temple a 17-14 second-quarter lead. asserted
goal → give → lead
Cornist had a 51-yard run before scoring from a yard out as the Huskies took a 21-17 lead and never trailed again. asserted
Huskies → have → lead
UConn turned an Owls turnover into a 21-yard field goal by Jack O’Connor on the final play of the half. asserted
UConn → turn → half
Hardin’s 29-yard field goal accounted for the only points of the third quarter and cut it to 24-20. asserted
goal → account → 24
Bowers ran it in from 8 yards out on the 10th play of a 62-yard drive to stretch the lead to 11 with 7:52 remaining. asserted
Bowers → run → 7:52
O’Connor capped the win with a 27-yard field goal with 1:05 left. asserted
O’Connor → cap → 1:05
Sheppard finished with 260 yards on 19-for-25 passing. asserted
Sheppard → finish → passing
Up next Connecticut: Hosts Massachusetts on Oct. 23. asserted
Connecticut → host → Oct.
Temple: Hosts Charlotte on Saturday. asserted
Temple → host → Saturday
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