University of Connecticut Athletics
New Hampshire Outlasts UConn, 2-1
9/10/2002 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
CAMBRIDGE, MA (Sept. 10, 2002)-- Despite dominating the play, the University of Connecticut field hockey team suffered a 2-1 loss at the hands of New Hamphire on Tuesday evening falling to 1-3 on the season.
The game was played at Harvard University due to field construction at New Hampshire. With the win, the Wildcats improve to 3-2 on the season.
Sophomore Lauren Henderson (Avondale Harare, Zimbabwe) led the Husky attack in the first half recording four shots, and helped the Huskies control the game during much of the period. UConn had trouble finding the net, however, which led to scoreless halftime.
The Wildcats came out strong in the second half and notched the first tally of the game at 42:22 when Kristen Weldon weaved through the Husky defense for an unassisted goal. New Hampshire’s Jen Stamp scored the gamewinner 22 minutes later (64:20) off a feed from Marcie Boyer.
Just three minutes later the Huskies finally got on the board when freshman Becky Helwig (Madison, NJ) scored her first collegiate goal off a cross from senior Kelly Cochrane (Scarsdale, NY) at 67:25. The Huskies had possession and a chance to tie with one minute left on the clock, however, a foul just outside the circle gave New Hampshire the ball and the victory.
UConn junior goalie Maureen Butler (Red Hook, NY) made one save on the night for the Huskies, while her New Hampshire counterpart, Christine Buckley stopped seven Connecticut shots on goal.
The Huskies return to action on Saturday and Sunday, September 14-15, when they compete in the BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge in Ann Arbor, MI. UConn will face Iowa at 3:30 on Saturday and plays Michigan at 1:00 on Sunday.
