Nov. 18, 2006
Recap | Final Stats | Quotes
ARIZONA STATE NOTES
On the Mark: With his four field goals on the night, PK Jesse Ainsworth tied Luis Zendejas (vs. Washington in 1981, vs. Utah State in 1983 and vs. UCLA in 1983) for the third-most field goals in one game in program history, accomplishing the feat of the second weekend in a row. Zendejas (vs. Stanford in 1983) and Robert Nycz (vs. Miami in 1997) hold the single game record with five field goals in one game.
Kick It: PK Jesse Ainsworth connected on four field goals and now has 303 career points after connecting on field goals of 20, 20, 35 and 45-yards in the first half. By reaching the 300-point level, Ainsworth become the third Sun Devil all-time and the second place kicker to achieve the status, joining PK Luis Zendejas (1981-84), who kicked in 380 points, and Wilford White (1947-50), who accumulated 327 points in his career. With his 20-yard kick at the 11:08 mark in the third quarter, Ainsworth also moved into a tie with Mike Barth (1999-02) for second on the all-time list with 49 career field goals made.
More on Ainsworth: For his career, PK Jesse Ainsworth has scored at least one point in 44 of his 46 games and has connected on at least one score in 43 of the last 44 games. Including his two field goals tonight, Ainsworth has now scored in 27 games in a row.
Bringing It Back: CB Justin Tryon returned his first kick-off of the season at the start of the second quarter, carrying the ball 67 yards before being forced out of bounds. Tryon's return is the second-longest on the season for the Sun Devils behind the 100-yard return for a touchdown by Terry Richardson against Oregon.
Bringing It Back, Part II: WR Kyle Williams also had his hand in the return game as he returned a punt in the second quarter for 13 yards, his career high.
Going Long: TB Ryan Torain opened the second half of play with a 38-yard run, the third-longest rush of the season for the Sun Devils behind his own 40-yard run against Nevada and TB Keegan Herring's 40-yard scoring run at Oregon State. In the passing category, QB Rudy Carpenter connected on a 55-yard pass to WR Kyle Williams, marking the longest passing play of the season for the Sun Devils, surpassing the 52-yard scoring strike WR Nate Kimbrough hauled in against Nevada.
UCLA NOTES
Patrick Cowan's 56-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Breazell was the longest reception of his career (previous best-48 yards).
Breazell notched a new career high for receiving yards in a game with 91 (previous best-75 yards), as well as a new career high for receiving touchdowns in a game with two (previous best-1 in multiple games).
Trey Brown's first quarter interception was his fourth of the season, and seventh of his career.
Safety Chris Horton set a new career-high for tackles in a game with 11 (previous high-10).
Dan Nelson's third quarter carry (off a fake punt) was the first carry of his career.
Defensive end Justin Hickman's sack in the fourth quarter moved him into a tie for No. 3 all-time on the UCLA Sacks list (12.5, tied with Donnie Edwards and Jamir Miller).
Defensive end Bruce Davis' first quarter sack moved him to No. 6 all-time on the UCLA sack list with 11.5.