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Norfolk, VA (September 13) – Senior Mary Jo Malone (Water
Mill, NY) scored two goals running her season tally to a team-high six, and
junior Lauren Henderson (Avondale Harare, Zimbabwe) also notched two scores as
the University of Connecticut field hockey team defeated Stanford, 4-0, in
Norfolk, Virginia. With the victory, UConn improves to 4-1 on the season, while
the Cardinal who received votes in the STX/NFHCA Division I poll, drops to 2-4.
Malone, who has played sensational in 2003, quickly scored an
unassisted goal just three minutes into the affair. Malone then put the game out
of reach about 17 minutes later, registering her second goal of the day at
19:24. The Husky defensive unit stymied Stanford’s offensive attack, not
allowing the Cardinal a single shot in the second stanza, and holding Stanford
to only two shots on the afternoon. UConn ran a potent offensive attack in the
first half, registering 11 shots in the opening session.
UConn keeper Maureen Butler stopped the only shot she faced
in earning her fourth shutout victory of the season. Ana Kravolec and Emily
Zander split time in net for Stanford, each making one save.
Henderson’s first goal came on a penalty corner. Leigh
Morrissette (Granby, CT) served the ball to Abby Ostruzka (Riverside, CT) who
set it perfectly for Henderson to hit a bullet past Zander. Henderson also
scored off an assist from Kelly Stolle (Warren, CT) making the score 4-0.
UConn looks forward to tomorrow’s showdown with host school
Old Dominion. ODU, which is ranked No. 6 in the land, will match-up with the
Huskies Sunday at 1:00 pm.
