#4 Huskies Advance in NCAA Tournament - University of Connecticut Athletics

Friday, November 13

Storrs, CT

12:00 PM

University of Connecticut

(17-2, 6-0)

Lafayette College

(17-4, 6-0)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Lafayette	0	0	1	0	0	1
UConn	0	0	1	0	1	2

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11/13/2026 3:10:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

STORRS, Conn. — UConn defeated Lafayette 2-1 in overtime Friday afternoon to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. UConn finished with an 18-5 shot advantage, including 11 shots on goal and seven shots in overtime.

Abby Davidson supplied the overtime game-winner and finished with five shots, three on goal, as the Huskies produced 18 shots and put 11 on goal compared with Lafayette's five shots and three on goal. Lafayette kept the margin tight with seven goalkeeper saves and two defensive saves, while Natalie McKenna made two saves on three shots faced for UConn.

UConn created the first recorded chance at 6:06, when Lucy Zich put a shot on goal that Addison Kahn saved. Rocio Heintze missed wide at 11:27 and Davidson had a shot blocked at 12:30 as the Huskies continued to generate chances. Olivia McKenna took a penalty corner at 12:53, leading to a Paige Keller shot that Kahn saved and a Lene Reiche attempt that was blocked, and the opening quarter ended tied 0-0.

Zich put UConn's first shot of the second quarter on goal at 23:04, and Lafayette goalkeeper Addison Kahn made the save. The Huskies created another look at 25:56, but Davidson's shot went wide. Neither side scored in the quarter, leaving the game tied 0-0 at halftime.

UConn generated the first meaningful chances of the third quarter, with Olivia McKenna sending a shot wide, AJ Eyre putting one high and Zich having an attempt stopped on a defensive save by Mia Freeman at 43:40. UConn earned a penalty corner moments later, and Marlijn Swaan scored at 43:52 off assists from Milou Heuker and Emma Larit to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead. Lafayette came back on a late penalty-corner sequence, with Natalie Mckenna saving Lena Thedrian's shot before Laila Pasic scored off a Rosalie van Gool assist at 44:27 to leave the game tied 1-1 at the end of the quarter.

The fourth quarter stayed scoreless after UConn generated a penalty corner by Heuker at 50:56. Lafayette answered with pressure off penalty corners, as Mia Freeman took a penalty corner at 52:45 before Lena Thedrian had a shot saved by Natalie Mckenna, another attempt blocked and a final shot go wide after a second corner. UConn came through the sequence without conceding, and neither team scored over the closing minutes as the quarter ended with the game tied 1-1.

UConn generated the first overtime chances off a Heuker penalty corner at 60:29, with Fien Hollander's shot blocked and Heuker's follow-up saved by Addison Kahn. Davidson put two more attempts on goal later in the extra session, but Kahn stopped the first and Mia Freeman made a defensive save on the second. UConn kept pressing with two late penalty corners, and after Kahn saved Zich's shot at 72:23, Davidson scored at 72:32 to give the Huskies a 2-1 overtime win.