Huskies Wrap Up BIG EAST Regular Season Title With 6-0 Win Over Providence
No. 1 seed UConn to face No. 4 seed Villanova in BIG EAST Championship Friday at Syracuse

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HARTFORD, Conn. (Oct. 30, 2004) — The No. 6 University of Connecticut field hockey team blanked Providence College 6-0 in the final game of the regular season on Saturday afternoon at Trinity College in Hartford.

UConn wraps up the regular season 18-1 overall and a perfect 5-0 in BIG EAST action. The Huskies captured the out-right BIG EAST Regular Season Conference Championship, their third straight overall and the eighth in the program’s history.

No. 1 seed UConn will face No. 4 seed Villanova in the semifinals on the BIG EAST Championship on Friday, Nov. 5 at J.S. Coyne Field in Syracuse, N.Y. beginning at 5:00 p.m. (ET).

Friday’s other semifinal game pits No. 2 seed Syracuse vs. No. 3 seed Boston College. The two semifinal winners will meet at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 7 for the 2004 BIG EAST Championship.

The Huskies have advanced to the finals of the BIG EAST Championship in each of the past two seasons are a perfect 3-0 all-time vs. Villanova in BIG EAST Tournament games.

UConn defeated Villanova 1-0 in the only meeting between the teams this season on Sept. 19 in Philadelphia.

Laura Puddle (London, England) gave UConn the early advantage in Saturday’s regular season finale with her 13th goal of the season at 13:00.

Katie Cavanagh (Norwalk, Conn.) and Lauren Henderson (Avondale Harare, Zimbabwe) combined to increase the UConn advantage to 5-0 as each posted back-to-back goals.

Senior back Abby Ostruzka (Riverside, Conn.) rounded out UConn’s scoring with her first goal of the season at 69:43.

Scoring Summary                           1st       2nd       Final
No. 6 Connecticut (18-1, 5-0)        2          4            6
Providence (10-10, 1-4)                 0           0            0

UConn - Puddle, Laura (13), 13:00 (Henderson, Lauren)
UConn - Cavanagh, Katie (7), 24:15 (Puddle)
UConn - Cavanagh (8), 42:26
UConn - Henderson (27), 45:27 (Puddle; Ostruzka, Abby)
UConn - Henderson (28), 57:42
UConn - Ostruzka (1), 69:43

Statistical Summary      UConn       PC
Shots                             34           9
Saves                              4          12
Penalty Corners                 13          5