Henderson, Puddle Lead No. 6 UConn Past Fairfield 5-0

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FAIRFIELD, Conn. (Oct. 26, 2004) — Lauren Henderson (Avondale Harare, Zimbabwe) and Laura Puddle (London, England) each scored two goals to lead the No. 6 University of Connecticut field hockey team past Fairfield on Wednesday afternoon 5-0.

The shutout marked the Huskies’ 11th this season and their fourth straight overall. UConn has out-scored its last four opponents 20-0 and have posted 79 goals while allowing just nine over 18 games this season.

The Huskies improve to 17-1 with the victory, while Fairfield drops to 7-13 with the loss.

Henderson got the Huskies on the board 17:06 into the contest with her 26th goal of the season. Puddle followed with back-to-back goals at 22:45 in the first half and 44:27 in the second to increase the UConn advantage to 3-0.

Henderson upped the margin to 4-0 with her team-leading 27th goal at 49:01 before Kristin Galuski (Latham, N.Y.) rounded out the game’s scoring with her second tally of the season at 67:35.

Melissa Bostwick (San Diego, Calif.) logged six saves en route to her 10th shutout of the season.

For the game, UConn out-shot the Stags 25-8 and attempted eight penalty corners to Fairfield’s five.

The Huskies close out the regular season when they face Providence on Saturday, Oct. 30 at Trinity College beginning at 1:00 p.m. (ET).


Scoring Summary           1st    2nd     Final
No. 6 Connecticut (17-1)   2      3        5
Fairfield (7-13)                 0      0        0

UConn - Henderson, Lauren (26), 17:06
UConn - Puddle, Laura (11), 22:45 (Henderson)
UConn - Puddle (12), 44:27 (Cavanagh, Katie)
UConn - Henderson (27), 49:01 (Hennessey, Lauren)
UConn - Galuski, Kristin, 67:35 (Hennessey)

Statistical Summary      UConn      FFU
Shots                              25         8
Saves                               6        14
Penalty Corners                  8         5