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Huskies Beat Boston College, 12-8
BOX SCORE
STORRS, Conn. (April 6, 2005) – Shannon Burke, Jacqui Hamilton and
Kristen Link each recorded hat tricks to lead the University of
Connecticut women’s lacrosse team to a 12-8 win over Boston College on
Wednesday night at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium in Storrs. UConn improves
to 7-3 and 2-1 in BIG EAST action while the Eagles dip to 6-3 overall
and 1-2 in league play. With the win, UConn evens the all-time series
with the schools at 4-4. It is the first time the home team has won a
game in each of the past seven meetings between the sides.
Burke opened the scoring 55 seconds into a balanced first half with a
free position goal. BC goals by Carley St. Lucia and Susie Breaznell
gave the Eagles a 2-1 advantage at 12:13, but UConn retook the lead at
3-2 after goals by Link and Hamilton. Hamilton’s goal was set up by
Tracy Mullaney, part of a three-point night for the senior. BC tied
the game at 23:48 as Courtney Legath hit Elizabeth Kadison, but UConn
went back up, 4-3, when Hamilton tallied, unassisted, 56 seconds
before half time. BC’s St. Lucia hardly took the final minute off
though. After scoring from Kadison with 12 seconds to play, she both
took and controlled the ensuing draw and carried the ball all the way
down the field to score with one second to play in the half, putting
the Eagles up 5-4.
That lead would be BC’s last of the game as the Huskies opened the
second half with a four goal flurry in the first five minutes, all of
them unassisted. Hamilton, Link, Burke and Mullaney all scored in the
mini-run which put UConn on top 8-5 and forced BC to call a time out
to regroup. The Eagles scored the next goal at 36:58 when Breaznell
converted off of a feed from Jackie Yovankin, but UConn would regain a
three-goal advantage in thrilling fashion as Mullaney scored at 39:34
on an over-the-shoulder, behind-the-back shot. Hamilton set up
Mullaney’s goal which would stand up as the game-winning goal, her
third game-winner of the year. Tammy Michel, Burke and Link would all
score in succession to put UConn up 12-6 with 7:01 to play in the game
as the Huskies scored eight of the half’s first nine goals. Legath and
Lizette Blohm scored in the game’s waning moments for BC to account
for the 12-8 final score.
Jennifer Wong went the distance in the UConn net, making 10 saves,
while Courtney Zwirko made her first career start for BC and stopped
nine shots.
UConn will return to action on Sunday, April 10, when the Huskies
travel to Rutgers for a 1:00 p.m. contest.
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