AMHERST, Mass. -- Kevin Mensah ran for 164 yards and a career-high five touchdowns and UConn breezed to a 56-35 victory over Massachusetts on Saturday.
Mensah sandwiched scoring runs of 17 and 2 yards around a 1-yard TD plunge by UMass' Bilal Ally to give the Huskies (2-6) a 14-7 lead after one quarter.
The Minutemen (1-7) pulled even 7 seconds into the second quarter on Andrew Brito's 40-yard scoring strike to Jermaine Johnson Jr., but UConn scored three touchdowns over a 7:26 span -- Art Thompkins' 25-yard run, Mensah's 5-yard run and Jack Zergiotis' 57-yard scoring strike to Cameron Ross -- to go up 35-14 with 5:41 left.