Huskies Sweep BIG EAST Weekly Awards
Providence, RI (Nov. 5) -- Sophomore Lauren Henderson (Avondale
Harare, Zimbabwe) and junior Maureen Butler (Red Hook, NY) were named
the BIG EAST Field Hockey Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week,
respectively, by the league office on Monday. Henderson helped
Connecticut to a 2-0 record for the week of Oct. 28, and clinch the BIG EAST
regular season title. In UConn's 2-0 win over BIG EAST foe Providence, the
forward set up the game-winning goal with an assist. The victory gave UConn its
sixth BIG EAST regular season crown with a perfect 5-0 league record. In a 3-2
overtime win over intrastate rival Fairfield, Henderson scored two goals to give
her a team and league-leading 20 goals on the year. Defensively, Butler
anchored the Connecticut defense in the net and recorded her third shutout in
five BIG EAST contests with a 2-0 win over the Friars. The shutout was her sixth
overall. Against Fairfield, Butler turned away four shots in a 3-2 overtime
victory. For the season, the junior boasts a 1.44 goals against average. The
Huskies finish their regular season schedule today, Nov. 5, when UConn hosts
7th-ranked Northeastern at the George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex at 3 p.m.
UConn will begin postseason play as the top seed in the BIG EAST Tournament
on Friday, Nov. 8, when they face the No. 4 seed Syracuse at 5 p.m. in Syracuse,
NY. Villanova is the No. 2 seed and will play No. 3 Boston College in the other
semifinal game at 7 p.m. The Championship game will be played on Sunday, Nov.
10, at noon. All BIG EAST Tournament games can be viewed live via webcast at
www.i2sports.com. |
