University of Connecticut Athletics
Women's Soccer Hosts Marquette On Friday
10/6/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Oct. 6, 2010
Game Notes vs. Marquette in PDF Format 
UConn (6-5-2, 2-2-1 BIG EAST) vs. Marquette (8-3-2, 5-0-0 BIG EAST)
Date: Friday, October 8
Time: 5:00 P.M.
Stadium: Joseph J. Morrone Stadium
Location: Storrs, Conn.
Series Record: Marquette leads 3-2-0
First Meeting: 2005 at UC: UConn W, 2-1
Last Meeting: 2009 at MU: Marquette W, 3-2 (2ot)
Live Stats: UConnhuskies.com or Click Here
Live Radio: WHUS.org, 91.7 fm or Click Here
Live Video: UConnhuskies.com or Click Here
HOME STRETCH: UConn comes back to Storrs for four-straight games at Morrone Stadium. UConn will host Marquette on Friday before facing South Florida on Sunday. The Huskies will then face No. 5 Notre Dame on October 15 before closing out Morrone Stadium with a game against DePaul on October 17.
LAST TIME OUT: UConn defeated Seton Hall, 3-0, on Sunday after falling at Rutgers, 2-0, on Friday. In the contest against Seton Hall, graduate student Angelika Johansson was the difference, scoring two goals including the game winner. Senior Elise Fugowski tallied an insurance tally late in the second half to put the game out of reach. Junior Jessica Dulski and sophomore Ally Mancino combined for four stops to keep the clean sheet.
FRIDAY FACE OFF: Connecticut hosts Marquette on Friday at 5:00 p.m. On the season, UConn stands at 1-1-2 on Fridays. This will mark the fifth meeting between the two teams.
FOLLOW THE ACTION: Live stats can be found at UConnhuskies.com. Friday's game will have live video that can be reached on the women's soccer schedule via UConnhuskies.com. There is a fee required to view live games and past games. The game can also be heard on WHUS.org or 91.7 fm
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES: Marquette currently ranks second in the Northeast Region and has received votes for much of the year. MU was chosen as the preseason favorite in the BIG EAST American Division. The Golden Eagles recently defeated #22 Georgetown, 2-1, and Villanova, 3-0.
Marquette is in the midst of a five-game winning streak and sits at 5-0 in the BIG EAST Conference. Marquette has had 11 different goal scorers on the season. Freshman Meagan Kelly and junior Racheal Sloan lead the team with four goals each. Junior Natalie Kulla has played every minute for the Golden Eagles. She boasts a 0.73 goals against average and a .792 save percentage. Marquette has outshot its opponents, 242-103, and has had 83 corner kicks compared to 37 for the opposition.
SERIES HISTORY: Connecticut owns a 2-3 record all-time against Marquette. The Golden Eagles have won the last two contests. Both games were at Marquette.
BIG EAST HONOR ROLL: Senior Erin Clark was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on September 27. She put home UConn's lone goal in the 2-1 defeat at the hands of St. John's on September 23 before tallying the game-winning goal against Syracuse (3-0) on Sept 26.
