University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies Lose Heartbreaker to No. 7 Princeton
10/14/2001 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
PRINCETON, NJ -- Despite a tough second-half comeback, the University of Connecticut field hockey team was unable to overcome the No. 7 Princeton Tigers as the Huskies fell Sunday, 3-2, in Princeton, NJ.
The loss dropped the Huskies to 5-8 overall, while elevating the Tigers to 10-2 on the season.
Princeton struck first in the game with a goal at the 16:12 mark of the first half by Emily Townsend from Cory Picketts. The goal gave the Tigers a 1-0 halftime lead, but the Huskies weren’t going to let it stay that way.
With nearly fifteen minutes gone in the second half, UConn tied up the score off a goal from Megan Ware (Latham, NY), her first of the season, assisted by freshman Lauren Henderson (Avondale Harare, Zimbabwe).
The Tigers took the lead a minute later, though, off a goal by Rachael Becker, assisted by Natalie Martirosian.
UConn wasn’t prepared to give up, though, and tied the score again when sophomore Amy Marland (Mt. Warrigal, Australia) netted one, assisted by junior Kelly Stolle (Warren, CT).
Princeton’s Becker put in the game-winning goal, though, with 11:52 left in the game.
The Huskies look to break their four-game losing streak on Wednesday when they travel to Boston, MA, to take on No. 16 Northeastern at 5 p.m.
