No. 15 UConn Field Hockey Falls in Penalty Strokes at No. 14 Michigan 2-1
Sophomore Nikki Harmony scores third goal of season in defeat

Final Boxscore

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (October 9, 2005) - The No. 15 University of Connecticut field hockey team came up just short as it was defeated in penalty strokes at No. 14 Michigan on Sunday afternoon.

The two teams were tied at 1-1 after 100 minutes of play, sending the game to the penalty stroke phase. Michigan connected on each of its first three attempts, while Connecticut scored on only one penalty stroke to seal the win for the Wolverines.

The loss drops the Huskies to 9-4 overall while Michigan improves to 8-6 on the season. The game marked UConn’s third straight versus a ranked opponent and represented the Huskies’ first loss in that span.

Nikki Harmony (Palmyra, Pa.) netted her third goal of the season to give UConn a 1-0 lead 14:59 into the contest off a feed from Lindsay Leck (Clarksburg, N.J.). Connecticut held that advantage until the 22:36 mark, when Michigan’s Lori Hillman connected to knot the game at 1-1.

The next 77:24 were scoreless as each team had numerous opportunities but came away empty. Both teams attempted 15 shots in the game while Connecticut managed to fight off 13 penalty corner attempts by Michigan.

Kara Lentz put away the game-winning penalty stroke for the Wolverines. Laura Puddle (London, England) was the lone member of the UConn squad to score on her penalty stroke try.

UConn goalkeeper Melissa Bostwick (San Diego, Calif.) allowed one goal while making six saves in the loss.

No. 15 UConn will return to action with its fourth straight game versus a ranked opponent when it travels to Boston on Wednesday, Oct. 12 to meet No. 11 Northeastern at 3:00 p.m. (ET).


Scoring Summary                1st    2nd    OT    OT    PS    Final
No. 15 Connecticut (9-4)       1       0      0      0     1      1
No. 14 Michigan (8-6)            1       0      0      0     3      2

UConn - Harmony, Nicole (3), 14:49 (Leck, Lindsay)
Mich - Hillman, Lori, 22:36
Mich - Lentz, Kara, 100:00 (winning goal in stroke off)


Statistical Summary     UConn       Mich
Shots                             15           15
Saves                              6            4
Penalty Corners                 2            13