No. 14 UConn Field Hockey Cruises
to 4-1 Win at Rutgers
Junior Meagan Hoffmann scores two goals in win

Final Boxscore

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (October 15, 2005) - Junior Meagan Hoffmann (West Granby, Conn.) scored a pair of goals to lead the No. 14 University of Connecticut field hockey team to a 4-1 BIG EAST Conference win on Saturday afternoon at Rutgers.

The win improves UConn’s overall mark to 11-4 and upped its record in league contests to 2-1. The Scarlet Knights slip to 6-9 overall and 0-4 in the conference following the loss.

Lizzy Peijs (Veno, Holland) got the Huskies on the board at the 27:44 mark of the first half with her ninth goal of the season.

Rutgers knotted the game at 1-1 just over 12 minutes into the second half on a shot from Amy Lewis that was set up by Corinne Bach and Kara Spector off a penalty corner.

Hoffmann gave UConn the lead for good with two goals in a span of less than a minute. Her first tally came at 51:15 before she followed with her second goal just 46 seconds later at 52:01 off a feed from Laura Puddle (London, England).

Kati Cavanagh (Norwalk, Conn.) added an insurance goal at 62:05 to account for the final 4-1 margin.

The Huskies out-shot Rutgers for the game 17-3 and attempted 17 penalty corners to the Scarlet Knights’ four.

UConn returns to action on Wednesday, Oct. 19 when it plays host to Boston University beginning at 7:00 p.m. (ET) at the George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex.


Scoring Summary                        1st     2nd      Final
No. 14 Connecticut (11-4, 2-1)     1       3         4
Rutgers (6-9, 0-4)                      0       1         1

UConn - Peijs, Lizzy, 27:44
Rutgers - Lewis, Amy, 47:11 (Bach, Corrine; Spector, Kara)
UConn - Hoffmann, Meagan, 51:15
UConn - Hoffmann, 52:01 (Puddle, Laura)
UConn - Cavanagh, Kati (Puddle)


Statistical Summary    UConn     Rutgers
Shots                            17            3
Saves                            2             7
Penalty Corners               17            4