UConn Field Hockey Ends Season With 3-2 Double OT Loss vs. Duke
Huskies finish season 17-6 overall following NCAA quarterfinal loss

Final Game Stats

PRINCETON, N.J. (November 13, 2005) — Duke’s Katie Grant scored her second goal of the game with 8:42 remaining in the second overtime to hand the University of Connecticut field hockey team a 3-2 double-overtime loss in the quarterfinals of the 2005 NCAA Tournament on Sunday afternoon at Princeton University.

UConn’s closes out its season at 17-6 overall and captured a share of the BIG EAST Regular Season crown before winning the BIG EAST Tournament for the second consecutive season to earn a berth in the NCAA Championship.

The Huskies advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive season and the 17th time in the program’s history.

UConn (17-6) took the early lead when Kristin Galuski (Latham, N.Y.) netted her team-leading 16th goal of the season to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead just 1:49 into the contest.

Duke (17-4) responded with back-to-back goals to take a 2-1 advantage. Julie Tromp scored off a corner 49 seconds before halftime and Grant followed with her first score of the game at 52:29 to give Duke its first lead.

Lauren Aird (Harare, Zimbabwe) knotted the game at 2-2 with her third score of the season at 57:31 to send the game into overtime.

UConn goalkeeper Melissa Bostwick (San Diego, Calif.) made seven saves in the loss. For the game, Duke out-shot UConn 17-11 and attempted 13 penalty corners to the Huskies’ eight.


Final Results             1   2    OT   OT   F
Connecticut (17-6)   1   1    0     0   2
Duke (17-4)             1  1     0     1  3

UConn - Galuski, Kristin (16), 1:49
Duke - Tromp, Julie (8), 34:11 (Burns, Marcy)
Duke - Grant, Katie (22), 52:39
UConn - Aird, Lauren (3), 57:31 (Kleinhans, Jennifer)
Duke - Grant (23), 86:18 (Linton, Hilary)


 Team Stats      UConn     Duke
Shots                  11        17
Saves                   7         4
Corner                   8        13