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WSOC Opens BIG EAST Play This Weekend
9/21/2022 12:13:00 PM | Women's Soccer
OMAHA - The UConn women's soccer team (4-2-1) open BIG EAST conference play with a trip to Creighton and St. John's.
The Huskies will face the Bluejays on Thursday, September 22 at 7:30 p.m. ET and then head to NYC to face the Red Storm on Sunday, September 25 at 1 p.m.
UConn enters the weekend with back-to-back wins to close out the non-conference slate of the schedule.
The Huskies came into the season picked sixth in the preseason in the BIG EAST coaches poll.
UConn is 1-0 all-time against Creighton with a thrilling 3-2 victory in double overtime last season in Storrs. Jaydah Bedoya scored the game-tying goal with 15 ticks left in regulation. Evelyn Aresenault scored the game-winner in the 104th minute.
Creighton is 4-0-4 this season and rank second in the league with only five goals allowed and a 0.62 goals against average.
The St. John's rivalry dates back to 1993 with the Huskies owning a 17-7-1 record. The Huskies dropped last year's contest 3-0 at Morrone Stadium but have won four of the last six meetings in the series.
UConn enters BIG EAST play leading the conference with 18 total goals and averaging 3.00 goals per game.
