University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
(10-2)
Princeton
(10-3)
Field Hockey Drops Senior Day Contest, 5-2
10/7/2018 3:14:00 PM | Field Hockey
STORRS, Conn. – The No. 3 UConn field hockey team suffered its second-straight home defeat to a top-five team with a 5-2 loss to No. 5 Princeton on Sunday afternoon at a packed Sherman Sports Complex.
Prior the game the Huskies honored its five seniors: Amanda Collins, Amelia Iacobucci, Cecile Pieper, Ashley Rich and Julia Russo. The group has helped the Huskies compile a 79-4 record in four season. The team has won the BIG EAST regular season and tournament titles in each season. The senior class has also competed in the NCAA Tournament final four in all three seasons in Storrs.
Princeton jumped on the scoreboard first with a goal at the 7:05 mark. The Tigers applied pressure by totaling six penalty corners in the half and kept the ball away from the Huskies.
The UConn defense did a nice job to keep it a 1-0 deficit at the half while redshirt freshman Cheyenne Sprecher made a couple quality saves for the Huskies.
UConn immediately came out of the half firing by drawing a penalty corner that led to the Huskies first shot on goal of the game from Cecile Pieper that was knocked away by the Tiger's goalie.
Princeton quickly flipped field position after the UConn opportunity and scored to make it 2-0 at the 39:58 mark of the second half. The tally from the Tigers was the first of seven combined goals to be scored between the top-five teams.
Junior Svea Boker put the Huskies on the board with her ninth goal of the season at the 40:50 mark to cut the deficit to 2-1.
After a Tiger's response at the 44:58 point in the second half, the Huskies brought It back to a one-goal match on the third goal of the year for Antonia Tiedtke. The Huskies goal started a spurt where three goals were scored in under two minutes.
Princeton recorded goals 20 seconds and 1:45 after the UConn tally to help close out the match by pushing its lead to 5-2.
UConn moves to 11-2 on the season and return to conference play on Oct. 12 vs. Villanova at the Sherman Sports Complex. The match starts at 3 p.m.
Team Stats
Roth, Clara (7)
came from the far side and lifted shot p
7:05
Davey, Hannah (2)
GOAL by PRIN Davey, Hannah, goal number 2 for season.
39:58
BOKER, Svea (9)
GOAL by UCONN BOKER, Svea, goal number 9 for season.
40:50
Bacskai, Maddie (2)
Assisted By: Tornetta, Julianna , Roth, Clara
GOAL by PRIN Bacskai, Maddie, Assist by Tornetta, Julianna and Roth, Clara, goal number 2 for season.
44:58
TIEDTKE, Antonia (3)
Assisted By: GOODERHAM, Abby
GOAL by UCONN TIEDTKE, Antonia, Assist by GOODERHAM, Abby, goal number 3 for season.
49:48
McCarthy, Ali (4)
GOAL by PRIN McCarthy, Ali, goal number 4 for season.
50:08
McCarthy, Ali (4)
GOAL by PRIN McCarthy, Ali, goal number 4 for season.
51:33
