UConn Tops Villanova, 3-2, In Overtime To Win BIG EAST Tournament
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (Nov. 6, 2005) – University of
Connecticut freshman Lindsey Leck (Clarksburg, N.J.) scored a goal 2:40
into overtime off a pass from senior Laura Puddle (London, England) to
give the Huskies a 3-2 win in the championship game of the 2005 BIG EAST field
hockey tournament.
The tournament title was the second in a row for the
Huskies and their sixth in the past eight years. UConn earns the BIG EAST
automatic berth in the NCAA Championship as pairings for that event will be
announced on Tuesday. The trip to the 2005 NCAAs will be the 17th in
program history with national championships coming in 1981 and 1985.
UConn junior Meagan Hoffmann (West Granby, Conn.)
was named as the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, marking the ninth time a
UConn player has been recognized with the honor.
Connecticut was the No. 2 seed in the BIG EAST tournament
while Villanova was the top seed. UConn improves to 16-5 with the win while
Villanova falls to 15-5.
Villanova took the early lead on a goal by Megan Foster
2:58 into play off feeds from Lauren Campanelli and Sara Schmidt following a
penalty corner. UConn regrouped and scored a shorthanded goal at 9:12 into the
half as Hoffmann tied the score on an unassisted
goal. The Huskies out-shot Villanova, 11-1, in the first half and had one goal
called off to leave the score at 1-1 heading into the break.
The Huskies controlled the tempo early in the second half,
taking seven shots to Villanova’s one in the first 11 minutes of action. UConn
took the lead on an unassisted goal by Kristin Galuski (Latham, N.Y.)
23:57 into the second half off a penalty corner rebound.
The Wildcats knotted the score at 2-2 in the same fashion
when Campanelli scored, unassisted off a penalty corner rebound 27:18 into the
half after UConn goalie Melissa Bostwick (San Diego, Calif.) had stopped
the first Villanova attempt.
In the second half, UConn outshot Villanova by a 9-4 count.
At the close of regulation, the Huskies had dominated the play offensively,
out-shooting the Wildcats 17-5. |
