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LOS ANGELES -- After losing the first two games of the season at home, UConn was in danger of dropping its third straight.But a late rally ignited the Huskies to their first win of the season.Terry Larrier scored 14 points, including the go-ahead basket, and UConn held on to beat Loyola Marymount 65-62 on Thursday night.We were scrambling a bit at the end and we were running on an empty tank, Larrier said. At the end of the game we were trying to stop them from getting open-look 3s and its definitely nice to get that first win.Although the Huskies (1-2) trailed much of the second half, Larriers basket with 2:22 to play gave UConn a 63-62 lead. Jalen Adams, a sophomore guard, added two free throws with 20 seconds left to give UConn a cushion.Brandon Browns 3-point attempt at the buzzer would have forced overtime for the Lions (1-2), but his shot hit off the rim and the Huskies escaped with their first win of the season.It was a grind it out game, UConn coach Kevin Ollie said. Its good to get on the victory trail. We did not finish a lot of shots. We missed a lot of layups and we need to improve our transition game. We had too many turnovers and we have to fix that. But our guys believed in themselves, trusted each other and didnt stop playing.Kelvin Amayo -- a transfer from Iona who was granted a sixth year waiver following knee surgery -- led LMU with 18 points. Amayo made 5 of 12 shots and 8 of 11 free throws. He also pulled down six rebounds for the Lions. Buay Tuach scored 12 points and Brown added 10 points for LMU.Amida Brimah scored 9 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for UConn.We started out strong in the first half but finished the half sloppy, Brimah said. At halftime we made adjustments and when we took the court in the second half we had confidence we were going to win. The Huskies started the season ranked 18th but fell out of the polls after a pair of setbacks against Wagner and Northeastern.Both teams showed offensive spurts in the opening half but neither team maintained them.Alterique Gilbert led the Huskies with 10 points in the first half, but dislocated his left shoulder after colliding with a defender while chasing a loose ball late in the half. He remained down on the court for several minutes before the training staff led him off to the locker room. He did not return.We definitely had good defensive pressure as a team, Vital said. This was a must win for our team. Were a young team and we faced adversity.Ollie said Gilbert reinjured the shoulder he previously hurt and will be examined when the team gets to Hawaii on Friday.BIG PICTUREUConn: Thursday was the third game of a hectic beginning to the 2016-17 season, which the Huskies will play seven games in 20 days and also take a 10,200-mile road trip during that span.LMU: The Lions coach, former NBA coach Mike Dunlap, figures to improve LMUs 14-17 record from a year ago. Dunlap has formed a strong nucleus of transfers, junior college players and newcomers.UP NEXTUConn travels to the Island of Maui for the fourth time to participate in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational starting Monday against Oklahoma State, followed by games on Tuesday and Wednesday.LMU has an eight-day break before hosting Portland State, followed by games against Boise State and Southern Utah before concluding its four-game home stand.Cheap Nike Free Nz . -- Tony Stewart is 20 pounds lighter and has a titanium rod in his surgically repaired right leg. Cheap Nike Free Wholesale . Westbrook has missed 27 games since having a procedure on Dec. 27 to deal with swelling in his injured right knee — the third operation on the knee in nine months. http://www.cheapnikefreenz.com/ . 9. Price, heading to the 2014 Olympics for Canada, was named the First Star after posting wins in three starts with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .971 save percentage. Wholesale Nike Free Nz . 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And thats perhaps as interesting a detail as the agreement to play at all, which was announced Monday by The Citadel athletic director Jim Senter.We are excited to renew this FCS matchup between our two schools, Senter said in a statement. This game is a no-brainer and makes sense for two great colleges in the Lowcountry representing two outstanding FCS conferences. We have been working on dates and finalizing the terms for a while now, and we are excited to resume this series in Johnson Hagood Stadium beginning in 2018.The Citadel won four of the first five meetings in a series that began in 2002 and lasted until 2007, with a scheduled 2004 meeting canceled due to Hurricane Frances. The rivalry renewed in 2012 with another Bulldogs rout, but the Buccaneers have beaten The Citadel four times in the last three seasons -- including a 14-6 win at home last December that was Charleston Southerns first FCS playoff victory.Bucs coach Jamey Chadwell had a lot to say about the then soon-to-be-defunct rivalry after his teams 33-20 September win over the Bulldogs, claiming theres probably not a chance that were ever going to play again as long as Im here. While the regional-based bracketing of the FCS playoffs and a bit of fate would prove that statement premature, much of the wedge between the two schools was due to The Citadels insistence that any future games be played exclusively at its 21,000-seat downtown stadium and not the relatively tiny Buccaneer Field in North Charleston.I feel like we should play every year, Chadwell said after the 2015 regular-season meeting at Johnson Hagood. Its a great rivalry, a great atmosphere. But we deserve a home game, a home and home. Weve earned that. And if certain people think that were beneath them, then were not going to come down here.Mondays agreement proved otherwise, but he didnt seem any more eager to amend his stance on Tuesdays Big South conference caall.ddddddddddddI really dont have a comment on it, to be honest with you, Chadwell said. Im focused on right now, not looking that far down the road. But thank you for asking.To Charleston Southern AD Hank Small, it was a matter of valuing the continuation of the series over turning it into a petty venue battle. To Senter, it was at least somewhat of a logistical issue. East Tennessee State rejoining the Southern Conference means The Citadel has an eight-game league slate obligation beginning this season. Coastal Carolinas exit from the Big South will drop CSUs to five.Thats what we could get, Small told STATS of his schools agreement to make the 17-mile trek down I-26. Well play you downtown, well play you in Sydney, Australia, well play you on the moon.The comments by Jamey (last year), I dont disagree with, whether he said them from a place of emotion or not, Small continued. The principle is correct. But at a certain point, you have to decide what you want to do. Us playing The Citadel in football is good for Lowcountry sports.Throw in the near certainty of drawing at least 10,000 fans to these rivalry games at The Citadels stadium -- something that potentially makes that venue more financially viable for both sides rather than venturing to the 4,000-seat Buccaneer Field -- and its clear that Senters school could swing a heavier hammer in the negotiations.Whether Chadwell, who was just 36 when he took over in 2013, is still hanging around campus by the time these Lowcountry powers go at it again is anyones guess. But with another top-10 team on his hands -- one that was a few feet from beating five-time defending champion North Dakota State in Fargo on a field goal at the end of regulation last week -- the opportunity to move to a bigger program seems inevitable.Thats exactly what Mike Houston did after guiding The Citadel to a share of its first Southern Conference title since 1992 last season. Hes now roaming the sidelines for 12th-ranked James Madison, a perennial power in the CAA, while Brent Thompson has taken over the 15th-ranked Bulldogs.Even if Chadwell doesnt make it to 2018 as the Bucs head coach, the strong possibility that both Charleston programs will make the playoffs means theres hardly a guarantee they wont see each other again in December.After all, hes been wrong before. ' ' '