University of Connecticut Athletics
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Field Hockey Looks to Bounce Back With Two Games This Weekend
3/18/2021 6:13:00 AM | Field Hockey
Huskies Travel to Quinnipiac Thursday, Welcome #16 Saint Joe's to Storrs on Sunday
STORRS, Conn. - The No. 6 University of Connecticut field hockey team is set for a pair of games to end the week, including a trip to Quinnipiac on Thursday and a home game against No. 16 Saint Joseph's on Sunday. The Huskies will travel down I-91 to square-off against the Bobcats at 3 p.m. on Thursday before welcoming Saint Joseph's to the George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex on Sunday at 3 p.m.
 UConn enters Thursday's contest with a 4-1 overall record and a 3-1 mark in BIG EAST play. Quinnipiac, which also competes in the BIG EAST field hockey conference, is 1-2 on the season with all games coming against league opponents.Â
 The Huskies are led by sophomore star Sophie Hamilton, who has posted team highs with five goals, four assists and 14 points. Senior standout Jessica Dembrowski has four goals and two assists for 10 points with two of her scores coming in game-winning fashion. Â
Connecticut is outscoring the competition 15-6 and has registered 47 penalty corner opportunities while allowing opponents only eight penalty corner chances in five games.Â
Saint Joseph's, ranked No. 16 nationally in the first edition of the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll, is scheduled to compete against No. 19 UMass on Saturday and enters that contest with a 2-1 record as the Hawks' first competition did not occur until a 4-1 loss against Syracuse on March 7. SJU followed with wins at La Salle and Delaware last weekend. Â
