University of Connecticut Athletics
Villanova Rallies Past UConn Field Hockey 4-3
9/17/2005 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
STORRS, Conn. (September 17, 2005) - Villanova rallied from a 3-1 deficit with three goals over the final 18:29 to defeat the No. 11 University of Connecticut field hockey team 4-3 on Saturday afternoon at the George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex in the BIG EAST Conference opener for both teams.
Lauren Campanelli scored the game winner for the Wildcats with 1:34 remaining in regulation, her second goal of the game.
The loss snaps the Huskies three-game winning streak and drops Connecticut to 5-2 overall and 0-1 in BIG EAST games. Villanova moves to 6-1 overall with the win and 1-0 in the league.
Connecticut came up short despite dominating the majority of the contest as it out-shot Villanova 16-5 for the game and attempted 12 penalty corners while limiting the Wildcats to two.
Freshman Jennifer Kleinhans (Mannheim, Germany) scored a pair of second-half goals to break a 1-1 deadlock at intermission and give the Huskies a 3-1 edge with 25:40 remaining. Kleinhans first tally came when she blasted a shot from 15 yards out to defeat Villanova goalkeeper Erin Scott at the 42:19 mark of the second half.
Kleinhans added her second score off assists from seniors Rebecca Helwig (Basking Ridge, N.J.) and Laura Puddle (London, England) at 49:20.
Villanova cut the margin to one on a goal by Rory Rogers at 51:31 before rallying for two more goals over the final 4:39 to seal the victory.
Helwig put the Huskies on the scoreboard 13:02 into the contest with her sixth goal of the season which was set up by Lizzy Peijs (Venlo, Holland). Villanova answered to knot the score at 1-1 just over three minutes later on a blast by Lauren Campanelli.
UConn returns to action on Wednesday, Sept. 21 when it plays host to Harvard beginning at 4:00 p.m. (ET) at the George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex.
Scoring Summary 1st 2nd Final
Villanova (6-1, 1-0) 1 3 4
Connecticut (5-2, 0-1) 1 2 3
UConn - Helwig, Rebecca (6), 13:02 (Peijs, Lizzy)
VNova - Campanelli, Lauren, 16:18
UConn - Kleinhans, Jennifer (2), 42:19 (Hoffmann, Meagan)
UConn - Kleinhans (3), 49:20 (Helwig; Puddle, Laura)
VNova - Rogers, Rory, 51:31 (Coveleski, Sam)
VNova - Campanelli, 68:26 (Schmidt)
Statistical Summary Villanova UConn
Shots 5 16
Saves 4 0
Penalty Corners 12 2
