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Huskies Earn 0-0 Tie With Providence College
9/17/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Sept. 17, 2010
STORRS, Conn. - The UConn women's soccer team opened BIG EAST Conference action tonight at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium in front of 1,147 fans and earned one point with a 0-0 draw against Providence College. Junior goalkeeper Jessica Dulski (Pittsford, N.Y.) stopped six Friar shots to earn her third shutout of the season. The Huskies saw their record go to 4-2-2 (0-0-1 BIG EAST American) while PC became 6-1-1 (0-0-1 BIG EAST American). With the tie, UConn is now unbeaten in its last five games (4-0-1).
In a game with back and forth action, Connecticut held the slight edge in shots, 23-22, including a 12-6 edge in shots on goal. The Huskies attacked early down the left flank, sending numerous crosses into the box in the opening 25 minutes. Sophomore Linda Ruutu (Espoo, Finland) had a volley in the box just go wide before graduate student Annie Yi's (Indianapolis, Ind.) attempted scissor kick from 12 yards out was saved by PC's Jill Schott at 18:37.
The Friars answered back later in the first half with a header from Jenna Roncarati that was saved by Dulski. Dulski made another stop from short range after a shot from forward Jill Camburn at 42:54. After the first half, PC had a slight edge in shots, 8-7, and corner kicks, 1-0.
The second half was highlighted by a span of 1:57 where shots from a trio of PC players hit the cross bar with the final two coming four seconds apart at 60:16.. The Huskies escaped the danger and responded with a pair of chances from Yi and senior Kacey Richards (Williamstown, N.J.). At 63:45 Yi ran onto a Ruutu cross from the right sideline and had her sliding shot from seven yards out saved by the PC goalkeeper. With only nine minutes remaining in regulation, Richards curled a free kick around the PC wall from 20 yards out that was denied to keep the score at 0-0 heading into overtime.
After regulation, PC held the advantage in shots, 21-18.
The Huskies had the better of play in both overtimes, possessing the ball in the Friar half for much of the 20 minutes. Dulski came up with one save in the first overtime to secure the shutout.
Connecticut will now travel to Boston, Mass. to take on the Terriers of Boston University on Sunday, September 19 at 1:00 p.m. The game will be a rematch of last year's NCAA Tournament First Round in which the Huskies defeated BU, 1-0, in double overtime. The game will be played at Nickerson Field.
