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PASADENA (Ticker) -- Chris Griffith kicked a 22-yard field goal in overtime as UCLA helped out Stanford with a 23-20 Pac-10 Conference victory over Washington. Griffith also kicked field goals of 35 and 28 yards in the third quarter as UCLA (4-7, 2-5 Pac-10) snapped a three-game losing streak and defeated Washington for the third straight season. UCLA won the coin toss in overtime and elected to go on defense. Marques Tuiasosopo tossed a 17-yard pass to Todd Elstrom on third down to move the ball to the 11. But after a false start, Tuiasosopo's pass to freshman tight end Jerramy Stevens was underthrown and intercepted by a leaping Joey Strycula at the 4. "He made a great interception at the end," said UCLA coach Bob Toledo. "He plays his heart out. He came on as a walk-on, and I awarded him a scholarship last year. He may not be the biggest, strongest or fastest guy, but I'll tell you what, he's a football player. He is an overachiever." DeShaun Foster rushed for three and 10 yards on UCLA's first two plays. Durell Price ran for three yards and Toledo sent in Griffith for the field goal on second down. After Washington went offsides, Griffith hooked one just inside the left goalpost. "The key is that we tried to give Tuiasosopo some looks he hadn't seen," Toledo said. "We knew they would check our plays and then we would try something else. We took chances and calculated risks. We are a young team, and we grew up today. The future is looking pretty bright today." Washington (6-4, 5-2) tied the game, 20-20, when freshman John Anderson kicked a 56-yard field goal with 2:32 to play in the fourth quarter. That kick tied the school record set by Don Martin in a 30-7 victory over Air Force in 1967. Anderson also kicked a 51-yard field goal that gave the Huskies a 17-14 lead seven seconds before halftime. The Huskies were in control of their own destiny but dropped one-half game behind Stanford for the Pac-10 lead. Washington, which hosts Washington State next week, posted a 35-30 victory over Stanford on October 30. Washington coach Rick Neuheisel was coaching against his alma mater for the first time. Neuheisel, who completed 198-of-290 passes for 2,480 yards and 15 touchdowns during his UCLA career, spent four years as coach of Colorado. "Congratulations to UCLA. They played an inspiring game," Neuheisal said. "They fought hard, and our hats are off to them. It's a disappointing pill to swallow, given the fact that we had chances in the game. Unfortunately we didn't play well enough to take advanage of them." Foster rushed 24 times for 69 yards and two scores for the Bruins. His eight-yard run tied the game, 7-7, with 5:36 remaining in the first quarter. UCLA capitalized on a Washington turnover to take a 14-7 lead early in the fourth quarter. Linebacker Marcus Reese recovered a fumble by Tuiasosopo on the 3-yard line after a tackle by freshman cornerback Ricky Manning and Reese took a pitch and scored on the next play. Maurice Shaw, who had 56 yards on 18 carries, had a one-yard burst to tie the game, 14-14, with 2:54 left in the second quarter. Another Washington turnover set up another UCLA score. Linebacker Ryan Nece recovered a fumble by tailback Willie Hurst on the Washington 28 and six plays later Griffith kicked a 35-yard field goal that tied the score at 17-17 early in the third quarter. On UCLA's next possession, Griffith capped a time-consuming 14-play, 56-yard drive with a 28-yard field goal to make it 20-17 with 2:55 left in the third. Tuiasosopo was 12-of-25 for 134 yards and an interception. He gave the Huskies a 7-0 lead with a 10-yard scamper 4:48 into the game and finished with 149 yards of total offense to set a Washington single-season record. Tuiasosopo's 2,590 yards are 88 more than Cary Conklin had in 1989.
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