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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Until Utahs young offense finds its footing, the Utes defense feels ready to shoulder the load.The Utes sacked San Jose States quarterbacks 10 times and scored 17 points off three turnovers on the way to a 34-17 victory Saturday night.Its contagious, said defensive end Hunter Dimick. As an identity, were still trying to build that. This was a step in the right direction.Eight different Utah players collected sacks, with Dimick and Filipo Mokofisi each notching a pair.Utah (3-0) trailed twice early but kept the defensive pressure on Spartans (1-2) quarterback Kenny Potter, who took five sacks in the first half.We thought going into the season we were going to be pretty good up front, Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said. Im very encouraged. They came through tonight. They performed.The 10 sacks equaled the second-most in Utah history.The Utes led 13-10 when Reggie Porters interception late in the first half set up a 74-yard scoring drive. First-year quarterback Troy Williams hit Tim Patrick with a 54-yard completion to the 9, and then connected with Patrick with a 4-yard TD pass with 15 seconds left in the half.Williams, who completed 20 of 28 passes for 257 yards, said the Utes never panicked after their slow offensive start. We didnt get down, he said. Our confidence stayed high.The Utes knocked Potter out of the game late in the third quarter when he escaped being sacked for the eighth time, scrambling for a 5-yard gain before being sandwiched hard by two defenders. Freshman Josh Love took over and was sacked three times before throwing a 46-yard TD pass to Zamore Zigler.THE TAKEAWAYUtah: The Utes won their first road test of the season, and now begin Pac-12 play with a stretch of three road games in their first five. The first two are at Cal on Oct. 1 and at Oregon State on Oct. 15 before a potential Pac-12 South showdown at UCLA on Oct. 22.San Jose State: The Spartans dropped their 21st consecutive game to a team currently playing in a Power Five conference. They have not beaten an opponent from one of the nations top five leagues since a 35-34 victory over Stanford on Sept. 9, 2006 at Spartan Stadium.UP NEXTUtah: The Utes open Pac-12 play at home Friday night against a USC team that fell to 1-2 after a 27-10 loss at Stanford. Utah should be motivated following a 42-24 loss at USC last season that spoiled a 6-0 start and No. 3 ranking in the Top 25. Were ready, Williams said.San Jose State: The Spartans take on their second straight Power Five opponent, traveling to Iowa State next Saturday. The game will be SJSUs first vs. a Big Ten foe since losing 24-7 at Minnesota in 2014.POLL IMPLICATIONSUtah: Tied for 26th in the AP voting a week ago, the Utes could creep into the Top 25 after keeping its unbeaten record intact.KEY NUMBERSUtah: Four days after senior running back Joe Williams retired from football, the Utes got strong performances from three backs: Zack Moss rushed 12 times 95 yards, Troy McCormick had seven carries for 61 yards and Armand Shyne had 92 yards on 12 second-half carries. All three scored touchdowns. . Utahs school record for sacks in a game is 13, set against Portland State in 1981.San Jose State: One week after piling up 642 yards in a 66-35 rout of FCS foe Portland State the Spartans were limited to 173 yards through the first three quarters. Potter, who accounted for five touchdowns in that win, was 10 for 18 for just 65 yards passing before being knocked out of the game. 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SAO PAULO -- Italian-born fencer Nathalie Moellhausen grew up hearing her Brazilian grandmother talk about Brazil.She rejoiced every time Grandma Marcelita picked up the guitar and played Brazilian songs around the house.It was because of her that Moellhausen learned to love Brazil.And now, to fulfill a dream of her 82-year-old grandmother, Marcela Farotti, Moellhausen will be competing for the hosts at the Rio de Janeiro Games.Brazil means everything to her, and she wanted me to do this for the country, Moellhausen said. She said it would be good to do something like this for a place that we love so much. So when the opportunity came, I decided to make the switch.Moellhausen, who has an Italian mother and a German father, has dual citizenship. She joins Brazils Olympic delegation after representing Italy her entire career, including at the London Games in 2012.This is something she really wanted, Moellhausen said of her grandmother. She cries every time I talk to her about me competing for Brazil.Farotti said its hard not to get emotional.Its moving to know that she will be competing under the Brazilian flag, which is also my flag, Farotti said. I did everything I could so she could compete for Brazil, and now Im incredibly happy that this is finally going to happen.The 30-year-old fencer said she visited the country many times on vacation with her grandmother but had never given serious thought about competing for Brazil until Rio was awarded the Olympics in 2009.It wasnt easy to make the switch after representing Italy for so long, but she felt her connections to Brazil were strong enough to justify the move. In addition to making her grandmother happy, she also saw an opportunity to help develop the sport in a place where it lacks popularity.I did it for my grandma but also because it gave me the opportunity to help promote fencing in Brazil, she said. Ive been fencing virtually my entire life. This is another chance for me to fulfill my mission in the sport.After the London Games, Moellhausen took a break from competition to become the art director of the event celebrating the 100th anniversary of the International Fencing Federration, which took place at the Grand Palais in Paris in 2013.dddddddddddd Moellhausen, who speaks five languages and studied philosophy at Sorbonne, also did some modeling jobs and photo shoots related to fencing.She put an end to her retirement after Brazilian fencing officials showed interest in her competing for the hosts at the Rio Games. The country was awarded extra spots as the home nation and was looking for talented athletes with connections to Brazil, although Moellhausen eventually qualified through the world rankings, without using the automatic berths.My goal is to win a medal for Brazil as a way to thank the country for having accepted me, she said. That would be the best way to show my appreciation for the country.The epee fencer succeeded internationally while representing Italy, helping her native country win the team competitions in the 2007 European Championship and the 2009 World Championship. Moellhausen also won the individual bronze at the 2010 World Championship and the 2011 European Championship.She has been training in France for the last 10 years with some of the sports most renowned coaches, including Frenchman Daniel Levavasseur and five-time Olympic medalist Laura Flessel-Colovic, who helped Moellhausen reach No. 13 in the world rankings.Moellhausen will have a chance to give Brazil an unprecedented medal in fencing. The Brazilian team hasnt achieved any significant results in the Olympics so far.Moellhausen said its unlikely that her grandmother, who left Brazil a few years ago and has been living in Milan, will be able to make the long trip to Rio for the games, but the fencer has promised to keep her updated.If she ends up with a medal, Moellhausen said she will get back to Italy as quickly as possible to show her prize to Grandma Marcelita.I already know that she wont stop crying, she will be out of words to describe her feelings, Moellhausen said.---Tales Azzoni on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tazzoni . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/tales-azzoni ' ' '