Sept. 26, 2009

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EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - The Rhode Island football team (1-2) dropped a 52-10 decision to Connecticut Saturday afternoon at Rentschler Field.

Junior quarterback Chris Paul-Etienne finished the game with 108 yards through the air, completing 12-of-19 passes.

Defensively for the Rams, junior linebackers Rob Damon and Matt Hansen combined 32 tackles (19 - Damon; 13 - Hansen) and five tackles for loss. Damon's 19 tackles were a career-high, surpassing his previous mark of 16, which he set last week against Massachusetts (Sept. 19).

Sophomore kicker Louis Feinstein scored the Rams' only points of the second half as he connected on a 28-yard field goal.

UConn jumped out to an early lead as it scored on its first two possessions to take a 14-0 lead in the first quarter.

The Huskies got the ball back after a Rhody three and out, but URI got the ball right back after Hansen forced his first fumble of the year in sacking UConn quarterback Cody Endres.

Rhody capitalized on the turnover as Paul-Etienne connected with sophomore wide receiver Ty Bynum for a 66-yard touchdown pass on third down to cut the Huskies lead in half at 14-7.

Paul-Etienne's 66-yard touchdown pass was the longest completion of his career. It was also the longest reception of Bynum's career.

Rhody got the ball back just one play later after senior Rodney Mitchell forced the Rams' second turnover of the afternoon.

In the second quarter, Rhody was outscored 10-0 as the Huskies took a 24-7 halftime lead.

The Rams return to action on Oct. 3 against Brown. Kickoff is slated for 12:30 p.m. The game can be heard live on the Rams Radio Network WHJJ 920 AM.