UConn Falls
2-1 in Overtime vs. Northeastern in First Round of NCAA Field Hockey Tournament
Huskies finish season
20-2
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Nov. 13, 2004) — The University of Connecticut field
hockey team dropped a 2-1 decision in overtime to Northeastern in the first
round of the 2004 NCAA Field Hockey Tournament at Jordan Field on the campus of
Harvard University. Northeastern’s Mari Creatini scored the
game-winning goal 10:44 into the first overtime period.
NU advances to Sunday’s second round game where it will
face Wake Forest, which defeated Harvard 7-1 in Saturday’s early first-round
game.
UConn finishes the season 20-2 overall, its best record
since posting a 23-1 mark in 1999. Both of the Huskies’ losses this season were
overtime setbacks vs. Northeastern.
Connecticut won 20 games this season for the third time in
the program’s history.
Senior Lauren Henderson (Avondale Harare, Zimbabwe)
tied the UConn single-season goal record with her 31st tally of the
year to give the Huskies an early 1-0 advantage just 2:22 into the contest.
Henderson’s 31 goals match Rose Aspelin’s school-record
total set during the 1996 season.
Northeastern answered at the 13:51 on a blast by Liane
Dixon, which knotted the game at 1-1.
The Huskies’ all-time record in NCAA Tournament games drops
to 20-14 following the loss, while their mark in first round games slips to 11-5
all-time.
Scoring Summary 1st 2nd OT Final
Northeastern
(18-3) 1 0 1 2
Connecticut (20-2) 1 0 0 1
UConn –
Henderson, Lauren (31), 2:22 (Puddle, Laura; Ostruzka, Abby)
NU - Dixon, Liane (20), 13:51 (Shean, Whitney)
NU - Creatini, Mari (19), 80:44 (Shean)
Statistical Summary NU UConn
Shots 13 11
Saves 5 3
Penalty Corners 7 5 |
