Oct. 23, 2002

Box Score

The Providence College women's soccer team was defeated on Wednesday, October 23, 1-0, at Providence, R.I. by No. 10 Connecticut. The Friars played the Huskies extremely close in the first-half. Both teams had chances but were unable to score. In the 48th minute Connecticut's Jennifer Sullivan ripped a shot from just inside the box that was headed for the bottom left corner of the net until junior goalkeeper Caroline Haines (Stillwater, Minn.) made a diving save to keep the game scoreless. Finally, in the 82nd minute Connecticut's Brittany Barakat scored what proved to be the game-winner, on a corner kick that she bent into the top left corner of the net. The Friars were outshot, 19-8, and Haines made five saves. With the loss, the Friars fall to 7-7-2 overall and 1-5-0 in the BIG EAST, while the Huskies improved to 13-2-1 overall and 5-0-0 in the BIG EAST. Providence returns to action at home on Sunday, October 27 at 2:00 p.m. versus Yale at Glay Field.

Wednesday, October 29, 2002 at Providence, R.I.

Connecticut (13-2-1/5-0-0)............. 0	 1	--	1
PROVIDENCE  (7-7-2/1-5-0).............. 0	 0	--	0

SCORING:  UCONN, Brittany Barakat (unassisted) 81:13.
SHOTS:  UCONN, 19; PC, 8.
SAVES:  UCONN, Maria Yatrakis 4 (90:00); PC, Caroline Haines 5 (90:00).