Notre Dame Tops Men’s Soccer, 2-0
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NOTRE DAME, Ind. (Oct. 30) – The University of Connecticut suffered a
2-0 loss to Notre Dame in BIG EAST men’s soccer action on Saturday night. The
Huskies fall to 8-7-2 on the season (4-4-1 BIG EAST) and the Irish improve to
13-2-2, with an 8-1-1 BIG EAST record.
UConn created some quality
scoring chances in the opening half but were unable to capitalize. Senior
Easton Wilson’s (Hartford, Conn.) point blank opportunity was stopped by
Notre Dame goalkeeper Chris Sawyer in the 33rd minute. Then sophomore
Steve Sealy (St. James, Trinidad) narrowly missed putting the Huskies in
front 1-0 with a shot just wide of the left goal post.
The match remained
scoreless until 84:54 when Joe Lapira headed in the eventual game winner for the
Irish on a cross from Nate Norman. John Mousinho then sealed the Notre Dame
victory with his ninth of the season at 88:35 from Justin McGeeney.
The Irish outshot
Connecticut, 15-7 and had a 6-2 advantage in corner kicks. Saves were even at
2-2 and fouls were 12-9, Notre Dame.
UConn next travels to
Providence on Tuesday, Nov. 2, for its final regular season contest of the year
starting at 2:00 p.m. |
