Sept. 7, 2002

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By STEVE BAILEY
AP Sports Writer

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Ten different Kentucky players scoredtouchdowns asthe Wildcats scored the second-most points in school history in a 77-17victoryover Texas-El Paso on Saturday.

Jared Lorenzen threw for 211 yards and finished with scoring passesof 7,12, 35, 49 and 58 yards, all to different receivers. It was the mostpoints forthe Wildcats since they beat North Dakota 83-0 in 1950.

Artose Pinner rushed 16 times for 116 yards and a touchdown, andfreshmanArliss Beach added another 108 yards on nine carries for Kentucky, whichimproved to 2-0 for the first time since 1998.

Matt Austin rushed 14 times for 112 yards and Jon Schaper completed10 of 24passes for 118 yards and a touchdown for UTEP (1-1), which dropped to0-6 inroad games against Southeastern Conference teams.

Lorenzen left the game after the Wildcats’ first series of thesecond half.He completed 10 of 17 passes and did not throw an interception.

Backup Shane Boyd played the rest of the third quarter and scoredon a20-yard run before being replaced by third-stringer Dan Lumley in thefourth.Lumley scored his first college points on a 1-yard sneak.

UTEP scored its only points of the second half on backup OrlandoCruz’s21-yard touchdown pass to Jacob Gonzalez with 9:38 remaining.

Lorenzen threw his first TD pass, a 35-yarder to Aaron Boone, andPinnerscored on a 9-yard run over left tackle to give Kentucky a 14-3 leadenteringthe second quarter.

Lorenzen hit freshman Glenn Holt with a 12-yard fade pass in theleft cornerof the end zone to put the Wildcats up 21-3 with 13:14 remaining in thehalf.The diving catch was Holt’s first career reception.

The Miners responded with an 80-yard scoring drive. Schaper foundTerranceMinor with an 11-yard TD pass across the middle to cut the margin to21-10 with10:43 to play.

Lorenzen finished the half with a 49-yard touchdown pass to ChrisBernardand a 7-yard scoring pass to Chase Harp to make it 35-10 at halftime.