University of Connecticut Athletics
Women's Lacrosse Takes Down Aggies, 13-9
3/7/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
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DAVIS, Calif. (March 7, 2007) - Kim McGinty (Huntington, N.Y.) scored four goals and Shannon Burke (Camillus, N.Y.) added two more and six assists, as the University of Connecticut women's lacrosse team defeated UC Davis, 13-9, Wednesday afternoon at Aggie Field. With the win, the Huskies improve their record to 3-1 on the season, while the Aggies fall to 2-4 overall.
The two teams swapped goals through much of the first 19 minutes of play, with the score standing at 3-3 with 11:01 to go in the opening period. Kristin Link (Slingerlands, N.Y.) broke the tie with an unassisted tally at 10:22, giving the Huskies a lead they would not relinquish for the remainder of the contest.
Goals from Laura Trzasko (Plainsboro, N.J.) and Burke, sandwiched around a point by Aggie Megan O'Connor, gave UConn the 6-4 lead heading into the intermission.
The Huskies came out firing in the second half with 5-0 run over the first 6:58 of the period. McGinty scored three goals during this stretch, while Burke added a trio of assists, to propel UConn to an 11-4 lead and its biggest advantage of the day. UC Davis closed the gap to 11-6, but would get no closer than five goals for the rest of the day.
Whitney Michele (East Rochester, N.Y.) notched two of her three goals of the game down the stretch, accounting for UConn's final scoring output.
The Huskies out-shot the opposition 33-31 and held a 14-8 advantage in groundballs. Freshman goalkeeper Jenna Moulton (East Rochester, N.Y.) finished the day with eight saves.
UConn's trip through sunny California will continue through the rest of the week, though it was marred slightly Tuesday, as several members of the team came down with flu-like symptoms. They will look to recover in time to take on California Friday, Mar. 9 at 3:30 p.m. (6:30 EST).
