University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
(5-0)
Massachusetts
(2-3)
No.1 Huskies Take Down UMass, 8-3
9/7/2018 7:50:00 PM | Field Hockey
AMHERST, Mass. – Senior Amanda Collins, junior Svea Boker and freshman Abby Gooderham each scored twice as the No. 1 UConn field hockey team (5-0) defeated UMass (2-3), 8-3, Friday evening.
The Huskies held a 7-2 scoring advantage in the first half, including a 5-0 run to start the game.
Collins scored just 19 seconds after the opening pass back. Graduate student Cecile Pieper made it 2-0 off a penalty corner, and Boker scored less than a minute later after streaking into the circle to give UConn a 3-0 lead at 4:57.
Collins notched a goal at 6:14 and Gooderham made it 5-0 off a rebounds at 18:14. After a UMass goal, Junior Antonia Tiedke scored off a penalty corner at 31:36 and Boker notched a goal off a backhanded shot at 34:26. The Minutewomen added a goal with six seconds left in the half, but the Huskies took a 7-2 lead into halftime.
UMass started the second half scoring before Gooderham notched a penalty corner goal at 50:47. The teams held scoreless for the remainder of the game.
Tiedke led the Huskies with three assists while Collins and Pieper tallied two each.
The Huskies had a 27-5 advantage in shots and a 4-2 lead in penalty corners.
UConn returns to action to face No. 10 Syracuse (3-1) Sunday at 1 p.m. The Orange fell in double overtime to Virginia Friday.
Team Stats
COLLINS, Amanda (2)
Assisted By: TIEDTKE, Antonia
Scramble in front of cage
0:19
PIEPER, Cecile (4)
Assisted By: BOKER, Svea , TIEDTKE, Antonia
Penalty corner
4:06
BOKER, Svea (2)
Assisted By: PIEPER, Cecile
GOAL by UCONN BOKER, Svea, Assist by PIEPER, Cecile, goal number 2 for season.
4:57
COLLINS, Amanda (2)
Assisted By: PIEPER, Cecile
GOAL by UCONN COLLINS, Amanda, Assist by PIEPER, Cecile, goal number 2 for season.
6:14
GOODERHAM, Abby (3)
Rebound after shot
18:14
McTEAR, Georgie (1)
Assisted By: MOLONEY, Clodagh , MELLEY, Jamie
Penalty corner
25:21
TIEDTKE, Antonia (2)
Assisted By: COLLINS, Amanda
Penalty corner
31:36
BOKER, Svea (3)
Reverse stick shot at left side circle
34:26
HILLIER, Chloe (1)
GOAL by UMASS HILLIER, Chloe, goal number 1 for season.
34:54
HILLIER, Chloe (2)
Assisted By: COOPER, Lucy
One time feed right post
38:46
GOODERHAM, Abby (4)
Assisted By: COLLINS, Amanda , TIEDTKE, Antonia
Penalty corner
50:47
