EAST HARTFORD – Jim Mora won’t let his defense be a one-hit wonder.

After Saturday’s dominant 51-10 win over FIU , a defensive performance that certainly tops the charts for this season so far, the Huskies are riding high into their midseason bye week, a chance to rest and come out even better for a great opportunity at Boston College in Week 8.

“They definitely played their best game, full game,” Mora said, remembering how stout the defense looked through three quarters in their first ACC opportunity, an overtime loss at Syracuse . “They played with more energy, emotion, passion and more important than all of that, effort. That’s something that we stress always, but this week we put a little bit more emphasis on it than really we ever have. And it’s always one of our lead points o

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