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09/12 18:12 CDT Malik Washington, Harry Dalton III lead Maryland to 38-14 win
over UConn
Malik Washington, Harry Dalton III lead Maryland to 38-14 win over UConn
GERRY deSIMAS JR.
Associated Press
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) --- Maryland is benefiting from an up-tempo offense
in 2026.
The Terps scored 62 points in their season opening win over Hampton and scored
38 in a 38-14 win over Connecticut on Saturday in front of 34,494 fans at Pratt
and Whitney Stadium.
After the host Huskies took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter, the Terrapins
(2-0) scored on six of their next eight drives with five touchdowns and a field
goal to end the first half.
Maryland sophomore QB Malik Washington completed 34-of-41 passes for 347 yards
with two touchdowns and Harry Dalton III ran for 24 yards with two touchdowns.
Washington, who completed 18 passes in a row at one point, completed passes to
eight receivers. Chris Durr, Jr. pulled in a career-high 10 receptions for 103
yards and a touchdown. Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding caught eight passes for a
game-high 130 yards and a touchdown.
UConn (1-1) was led by QB Kalieb Osborne, who completed 10-of-21 passes for 156
yards and two touchdowns. Osborne was UConn's leading rusher for 30 yards on 13
carries. Maryland gave up just 67 yards on 31 carries to the Huskies.
Washington completed 16 of his first 16 passes in the second half for 138 yards
and a touchdown as he marched the Terps up and down the field.
Maryland scored 17 unanswered points after the Huskies took a 7-0 lead on a
36-yard touchdown pass from Osborne to to JD Willoughby with 4:39 left in the
first quarter.
The Terps responded immediately. On a third down and eight play, Washington
found Abdul-Rahim Gladding in the flat and he scampered down the field for a
60-yard touchdown reception.
Maryland took a 14-7 lead on a four-yard run from Iverson Howard with 7:51 left
in the second quarter. The Terps marched 92 yards on nine plays in 5:09, aided
by two pass interference calls against the Huskies.
Maryland used another long march to add a 19-yard field goal from Sean O'Haire
with four seconds left in the first half to take a 17-7 halftime lead.
The Terps went 91 yards in 15 plays with Washington completing 5-of-7 passes on
the drive and Howard rushing for 31 yards on seven carries, including 10 yards
on a key fourth-and-one play from the UConn 46 that kept the drive alive.
Washington completed 18-of-24 passes for 209 yards and a touchdown in the first
half.
Streaks The loss to Maryland snapped a nine-game winning streak at Pratt and Whitney Stadium for the Huskies, dating back to a loss to Wake Forest in October 2024. Up next UConn: at Southern Mississippi next Saturday Maryland: vs. Virginia Tech next Saturday |
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