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St. John's
Huskies Fall To St. John's, 2-1
9/23/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Sept. 23, 2010
STORRS, Conn. - Connecticut forward Erin Clark (Somers, Conn.) scored late in the first half to put UConn ahead, 1-0, but it wouldn't last as St. John's netted two late goals in the second half to escape Joseph J. Morrone Field with a 2-1 victory in BIG EAST Conference action. With the loss, UConn falls to 4-4-2 (0-1-1 BIG EAST) while St. John's sees its record improve to 4-4-1 (1-1-0 BIG EAST). Jessica Dulski (Pittsford, N.Y.) made six saves on the night.
In a game in which UConn had the better of play for the majority of the night, St. John's capitalized on its two best chances of the game to earn the victory. A pair of well-placed shots inside the far post during a two minute stretch late in the second half dealt heartbreak to the Huskies.
With UConn up, 1-0, late in the second half, St. John's strung together several passes throughout the midfield before Jen Gibbons fired a shot from the top-right corner of the box over Dulski and into the top-left corner. Just 2:06 later, Raelynne Lee collected a header from Amy Marron to the right of the penalty spot and fired the game winner into the lower left corner.
UConn took the lead in the 38th minute when Clark possessed the ball at midfield and dribbled past three defenders before ripping a shot into the top-right corner. The goal was her second of the season. Prior to tonight's contest, UConn had gone 15-0 when Clark registered a point in her career.
The Huskies had several chances throughout the contest for insurance tallies but failed to put the game away. Senior Elise Fugowski (Stockholm, N.J.) had a pair of shots from inside the box saved by St. John's goalkeeper Kristin Russell at 66:35. Junior Melissa Busque (St. Bruno, Quebec) had a near breakaway denied by a charging Russell 20 yards from goal late in the second half as well.
For the game, Connecticut outshot the Red Storm, 21-13, and had the edge in corners, 4-0.
Connecticut will look for its first BIG EAST victory of the season when it travels to Syracuse to face the Orange at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.
