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University at Albany
Huskies Host UAlbany For One Love Game
3/21/2023 5:31:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
STORRS, Conn. – The UConn Women's Lacrosse team returns home for their matchup with the University at Albany on Wednesday afternoon in their One Love game. Opening draw is set for 2:00 pm at Morrone Stadium.
"Founded in honor of UVA student-athlete, Yeardley Love, One Love is a national non-profit that provides prevention education to young people about the importance of healthy relationships, empowering them to identify and avoid abuse."
UConn will be wearing their One Love branded shirts for the game and will honor this important cause for the duration of the match. One Love believes everyone deserves a healthy relationship and encourages others to join in spreading their mission.
UConn is coming off a tough loss this past weekend in back-and-forth contest to the Big Red of Cornell. The result was 16-13 in favor of Cornell. UAlbany, however, beat their opponent last weekend, UC Davis, in a 17-15 contest.
Senior, Kate Shaffer, continues to put up points each game, collecting four points against Cornell on a goal and three assists. Grace Coon put four goals in the back of the net on Saturday against the Big Red. Lia LaPrise and Sophie Sorenson each put up a hat trick, while Susan Lafountain and Morgan Carter rounded out scoring for the Huskies.
Goalkeeper and grad student, Landyn White, had 14 saves for the Huskies. UConn controlled the draws 18 to Cornell's 15, with Madelyn George taking six, and Kate Shaffer and Rylee Brown taking five each. Ultimately, it was not enough to stop the Big Red. UConn will look to continue their win streak at home after a thrilling win versus Yale on March 11th.
Scouting UAlbany
The Great Danes are 4-4 this season, losing to then-No.20 Johns Hopkins, Cornell, then-No.2 Syracuse, and then-No.18 Stamford. Their wins came from UC Davis, most recently, Colgate, Brown, and Fairfield. Shonly Wallace scored five goals for the Great Danes, while Katie Pascale had four goals of her own. UAlbany outshot their opponents 37-24 and controlled 21 draws, to UC Davis' 15.
