#3 Huskies Defeat Fairfield, Finish Regular Season Undefeated at Home

Friday, October 30

Storrs, CT

3:00 PM

University of Connecticut

(15-1, 6-0)

Fairfield

(10-8, 5-1)

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Fairfield	0	1	0	0	1
UConn	0	1	1	1	3

10/30/2026 5:14:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

STORRS, Conn. — UConn women's field hockey defeated Fairfield University by a final of 3-1Friday afternoon. The Huskies outshot Fairfield 16-5, including 12-5 on goal, and scored once in each of the final three quarters. With the win, the Huskies finished the regular season undefeated at home.

The Huskies generated a 16-5 shot advantage and put 12 attempts on goal, compared with five shots on goal for Fairfield. Fairfield's goalkeeper finished with nine saves against that volume, while Natalie Mckenna made four saves as the Huskies allowed only five total attempts.

The Huskies outshot Fairfield 2-1 in a scoreless first quarter, with Emma Larit accounting for both Huskies attempts. Fairfield generated the only shot on goal, but Natalie Mckenna made the save, and the teams remained tied 0-0 after 15 minutes.

The Huskies generated the bulk of the second-quarter pressure, earning four penalty corners and forcing five saves from Georgia McDade while Milou Heuker scored the first goal for a 1-0 lead. Fairfield answered on Kylie Corcoran's goal after its lone penalty corner, leaving the game tied 1-1 at halftime.

The Huskies recorded all three shots and both penalty corners in the third quarter while Fairfield went without a shot in the segment. Lene Reiche scored at 38:54 after consecutive Huskies corners, putting the Huskies ahead 2-1, and Olivia McKenna added a shot on goal later in the quarter.

The Huskies outshot Fairfield 4-3 in the fourth quarter, with both teams earning three penalty corners, and Lucy Zich scored the segment's only goal at 53:13 to put the Huskies ahead 3-1. Georgia McDade made three saves for Fairfield, while Natalie Mckenna stopped all three Fairfield shots in the quarter to keep the visitors scoreless.

Lene Reiche scored the game-winning goal on two shots. Heuker scored an unassisted first goal and put both of her shots on goal. Zich added a goal and finished with three shots on goal. Natalie Mckenna played all 60 minutes in goal, making four saves while allowing one goal.