EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Demond Claiborne had a pair of touchdowns, Wake Forest defense made a late defensive stand, and the Demon Deacons edged UConn 23-20 on Saturday.
Claiborne’s 1-yard scoring run on the opening drive of the second half gave the Demon Deacons a 14-point lead. UConn responded as Nick Evers connected with Jasaiah Gathings on a 20-yard pass as UConn cut the lead back to seven points.
UConn (4-3) trailed by 10 points before a 25-yard touchdown catch by Louis Hansen with 2:27 left to play pulled the Huskies within three points. UConn had one last chance to either tie or take the lead. A fourth-down pass fell incomplete as the Huskies dropped their second game of the season to a team from the ACC…