University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies Host Harvard In Season Opener At Morrone
9/4/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Sept. 4, 2009
STORRS, Conn. - The University of Connecticut women's soccer team will host their home opener at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium against Harvard on Saturday, September 5 at 5:30 p.m. The game will be the the first part of a women's/men's soccer doubleheader and will be followed by a game between the men's soccer team and Boston University at 8:00 p.m.
The Huskies will close out the weekend with a game against Central Connecticut on Labor Day, Monday, September 7 at 7:00 p.m.
FOLLOW THE GAME: Gametracker and streaming video are available through UConnHuskies.com. Both games will be broadcasted on a live audio feed on WHUS.org and 91.7 FM.
SCOUTING HARVARD: This will be the first game for the Crimson during the 2009 season.
SERIES HISTORY: Harvard and UConn have met 27 times in the past with the Huskies holding a 22-4-1 lead in the series. The series between the two teams is one of the longest in UConn women's soccer history as it began during the first year of the program.
In the first 24 years of the UConn soccer program the Huskies met up with Harvard at least one time a year, but in 2003 the teams did not compete against each other.
They resumed the series in 2004 and met in both the regular and postseason but have not met since then, UConn is currently on a one-game winning streak.
The Huskies are 11-1 against Harvard at home.
SCOUTING CENTRAL CONNECTICUT: The Blue Devils have played two games so far this season and are 1-0-1 on the year. CCSU started their year off at the TD Banknorth Classic at the University of Vermont. They posted a 1-0 win in their season opener and battled the host team, Vermont, to a 2-2 tie in their final game at the tournament.
SERIES HISTORY: UConn and CCSU have met eight times in the past in a series that began in 2000. The Huskies took the first seven meetings between the two teams but suffered their first loss to the Blue Devils last season at Morrone.
In five games played against Central at Morrone Stadium, the Huskies are 4-1.
LAST TIME OUT: The last time the Huskies took to the pitch was at the Penn State Tournament where UConn faced off against a couple of the best soccer programs in the country.
UConn kicked off their season against BYU and remained in a 0-0 deadlock with the Cougars for the first 85 minutes of play, but in the 86th minute, a BYU header off of a corner kick was all that the Cougars would need as they hung on for the final four minutes of play to win the game.
UConn wrapped up their time at the PSU tourney with a game against the host and No. 8 team in the country, Penn State. The Huskies got out to a quick start when Jessica Shufelt scored the Huskies' first goal of the season, and the first goal of her career in the third minute of play. PSU was able to tie the game up before the end of the half, but UConn pulled ahead once again in the second half and held the lead for the majority of the half. But Penn State turned their 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 win by scoring two goals in a matter of three minutes handing the Huskies their second loss of the season.
TOP TEAMS: In the 20 games that UConn played during the 2008 season, they took on six top 25 teams. At the Penn State tournament, the Huskies faced then ranked No. 5 Florida State. Two weekends later, at the UConn Classic, UConn had to take on two top 15 teams in No. 1 UCLA and No. 15 Penn State (now ranked 4 and 25 respectively). UConn took on No. 15 West Virginia on their home turf on Oct. 12 which ended in a 0-0 decision. Against the current No. 1 team in the country, UConn played well losing the match to Notre Dame 2-0. In the Quarterfinal Round of the BIG EAST tournament the Huskies took on Georgetown and won 2-1. The Hoyas were ranked 23rd in the country going into the game.
MEDIA INFORMATION: Radio - UConn's campus radio station WHUS (91.7 FM) has broadcast all of the Husky women's soccer home games during the regular season, as well as selected road contests… WHUS' broadcasts can be heard live on the Internet at WHUS.org and will be linked to UConnHuskies.com.
E-MAIL - To receive updated on UConn Soccer, e-mail Betsy Devine at elizabeth.devine@uconn.edu with the message "Women's Soccer E-mail" as the subject.
WEB - Please visit UConnHuskies.com for up-to-date stories, stats, schedules and results, and other UConn athletic department information … Gametracker is available for the majority of women's soccer games, linked from the front page of UConn's athletic Web site.
ON THE TUBE: The Huskies appeared on the small screen five times in 2008 … Their match against Providence was broadcasted by Cox Sports, with Mark Brown and former Husky great Jill (Gelfenbein) Laufer calling the action ... When the Huskies traveled down to West Virginia on October 12, the game was available on ESPNU... Finally, just a week later, on Sunday, Oct. 19, the contest vs. Notre Dame was shown on CBS College Sports Television. Their postseason games during the BIG EAST tournament, against WVU and Notre Dame were also shown on tv on the CBS College Sports TV as Ann Schatz and Tammy Blackburn were back on the call.
