University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
St. John's University
WSOC Opens BIG EAST Championship Sunday at St. John's
10/29/2022 7:43:00 PM | Women's Soccer
QUEENS, N.Y. - The UConn women's soccer team (8-6-3, 4-4-2 BIG EAST) opens the BIG EAST Championship with a quarterfinal matchup against No. 3 St. John's on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Belson Stadium on the BIG EAST Digital Network.
The Huskies secured the No. 6 seed  with an emphatic 4-0 victory against Seton Hall on Thursday night. Freshman Chioma Okafor tallied her first career hat trip in the win.Â
UConn makes its league leading 22nd appearance in the BIG EAST Championship in 23 opportunities (only missed in 2011). The Huskies are 20-16-5 all-time in the tournament and are looking to snap a three-game losing streak in the Championship with the last win coming in 2010 against No. 4 Notre Dame. All five of the ties went to penalty kicks with the Huskies advancing on three occasions. UConn has won two BIG EAST tournament championships (2002, 2004).Â
This will be only the second time that the Huskies and Johnnies have faced off in the BIG EAST Championship with the Huskies falling 1-0 in the 1994 BIG EAST Semifinal.
Overall, the Huskies are 18-7-1 all-time against St. John's with the Huskies losing this year's previous meeting, 1-0, on Sept. 25 at Belson Stadium.
UConn enters Sunday's match with a three-game unbeaten streak and recorded shutouts in all three matches.Â
The Huskies are led by Jada Konte and Okafor with both forwards tied for the team lead with five goals on the season. Midfield Abbey Jones leads the team with seven assists.Â
Kaitlyn Mahoney has been part of six shutouts on the season (including three-straight) and did not play in the previous meeting against St. John's due to injury.
The winner of Sunday's match will advance to the BIG EAST Semifinals and face No. 2 seeded Xavier on Thursday, Nov. 3 in Boyds, Md.Â
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