University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies Topped by Rutgers
10/13/2001 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
PISCATAWAY, NJ (October 13, 2001) -- The University of Connecticut field hockey team continued to struggle in the BIG EAST on Saturday as the Huskies fell to Rutgers, 2-1, in Piscataway, NJ.
The Scarlet Knights, previously winless in the BIG EAST, improved their record to 3-10 overall and 1-3 in the BIG EAST, while the Huskies fell to 5-7 overall and 1-3 in the BIG EAST.
Rutgers used a goal in each of the halves to overcome UConn.
The Scarlet Knights struck first in the game with a goal at the 12:34 mark of the second half by Andschana Mendes from Leann Grondski and Rebecca Lippincott on a penalty corner. They then added to their score with just under 15 minutes gone in the second half off a penalty corner goal from Grondski from Lippincott and Heidi Harvey.
The Huskies staged a comeback later in the second half when freshman Lauren Henderson (Avondale Harare, Zimbabwe) moved the Huskies to within one off a goal that came a minute after RU’s second one. Henderson was assisted on the play by sophomores Lauren Christie (Raby, Australia) and Amy Marland (Mt. Warrigal, Australia).
UConn was unable to scoring the tieing goal, however, and fell for the third time in the last three games.
The Huskies look to bounce back tomorrow when they travel to Princeton, NJ, for a 1 p.m. game against No. 7 Princeton.
