University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies Play In Final Regular Season Tournament Of 2010
3/19/2010 12:00:00 AM | Softball
March 19, 2010
STORRS, Conn. - The University of Connecticut softball team will finish out tournament play during the regular season when they head to Hempstead, N.Y. for the Hofstra University Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, March 20 and 21. At the tournament the Huskies will face off against Boston University and the host team of Hofstra.
The Huskies are 6-3 all time against Boston University and have only played the Terriers twice at a neutral site going 1-1 during those meetings. UConn is 15-14-0 all time against Hofstra and 5-8 when they take on the Pride on the road. The Huskies are 0-1 all time at Hofstra University Tournaments.
The Huskies are coming off of a tough game at Quinnipiac to open their Northeast portion of the season. UConn could only muster one hit on the day, a double by Justyne Roy, which came in the seventh inning.
Julianne Towers has the leading batting average for the Huskies on the year. The usually consistent Towers stepped up her game in the Huskies four game win streak where she boasted a .462 average going 6-for-13 with a double, a homerun, three RBIs and six runs scored.
Kiki Saveriano has been lights out for the Huskies starting and playing every inning in two of the last four wins, not allowing an earned run and finishing with one complete game and her first career shutout. She also struck out 13 during that time including a three-hit, 10 strikeout game against Stetson.
THE TEAMS
SCOUTING HOFSTRA: The Pride started its season off on an eight-game win streak including a marathon 12-11 extra inning game to begin the season against North Dakota State University. Hofstra only dropped one game in their first two weekends of play at the USF Tournament and the NFCA Leadoff Classic to then-#22 Florida State.
The Pride are coming off of a tough time at the Louisville Invitational where they had to take on then-#18 Louisville and followed by two games against then-#5 Michigan. The Pride took down the Cardinals 2-1 but fell twice to the Wolverines 4-3 in eight innings and 3-1.
SERIES PAST: UConn and Hofstra have met 29 times in the past as the Huskies barely hold the edge in the series 15-14 that began in 1991. UConn is 5-8 on the road against Hofstra but took both games from the Pride last season including a 1-0 eighth inning victory in a real pitchers duel.
The Huskies are have played once before at the Hofstra Invitational against the Pride, but fell 6-5 in 1996.
NEXT UP: The Huskies will take on Boston University in two-straight games, on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning before meeting up with Hofstra in their weekend finale.
SCOUTING BOSTON UNIVERSITY: The Terriers are off to a 7-9 start to the season after playing in three tournaments to begin the season, the UNC Charlotte Green & White Tournament, the USF Invitational and the USF Showcase with a couple of neutral site games mixed in.
SERIES PAST: The two teams have met just nine times in the past with the Huskies holding a 6-3 edge for a series that began in 1996. Last year, the Huskies split the season series with the Terriers, falling at the USF Tournament 3-0 but rebounding with a 2-1 eighth inning walkoff victory.
The series between the two teams has been back and forth with UConn's longest win streak coming from 2004-06 where they won three-straight.
NEXT UP: The Huskies will finish out the tournament with a game against Hofstra before they host their home opener against Sacred Heart on Wednesday, March 24 beginning at 2:30 p.m.
