Boxscore

STORRS, CT (September 6) – With help from its frontline, the University of Connecticut men’s soccer team shutout American University, 3-0, in the first day of action at the 2002 adidas/UConn Soccer Classic at Morrone Stadium on Friday night. The Huskies improved their record to 1-1 on the early season, while the Eagles dropped to 2-1.

UConn got an early jump at the 7:32 mark of the game. Damani Ralph (Kingston, Jamaican) took the ball up the left side of field, taking a shot almost parallel to the endline. The ball crossed in front of the goal and rolled in on the opposite side for the score. Putting the Huskies up 2-0, Cesar Cuellar (Santa Cruz, Bolivia) received a forward pass from midfielder Anthony Curtis (Kingston, Jamaica), who in turned nailed the ball into the opposite side of the goal. UConn held the 12-4 advantage in shots at halftime.

American came out strong in the second half, out shooting the Huskies 6-4, dominating a lot of the play. But in the end Connecticut notched the final goal of the game. Rui Fernandes (Bridgeport, CT) stole the ball from an American defender at the 84:48 mark and beat AU goalie Micahel Behonick to seal the victory.

UConn out shot American, 16-10, but the Eagles held the 4-3 advantage in corner kicks. Rookie keeper Adam Schuerman (Brookfield, WI) earned his first collegiate as a Husky win in net stopping five saves. AU’s Behonick had a strong outing in net making six saves, keeping the score respectable.

In earlier action, Boston College’s Neil Krause scored the game-winning goal in double overtime (115:31) to seal the Eagles’ victory over UNLV, 3-2.