Providence College Athletics

Women's Soccer Blanked 3-0 At Connecticut

10/7/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer

Oct. 7, 1999

Storrs, Conn. - Sophomore midfielder Alexa Borisjuk scored one goal and assisted on another to lead the University of Connecticut Huskies to a 3-0 win over the Providence College Friars in a BIG EAST Northeast Conference game on Thursday afternoon.

The loss drops the Friars to 3-7-0 on the year and 1-3-0 in BIG EAST play. Connecticut picked up its eighth straight win to improve to 8-4-0 on the year and 4-0-0 in the league.

The Huskies scored once in the first half and twice in the second as they outshot the Friars 18-1 on the afternoon.

Freshman Lauren Naida scored her third goal of the season to put UConn on top 1-0 in at 39:27 of the first half. Borisjuk upped the lead to 2-0 at 49:20 as she converted a corner kick from Jen Carlson. She then set up Casey Zimny with a crossing pass at 83:34 for the final of 3-0.

PC's Shayna Ross (Sr., Whitman, Mass.) made seven saves in the game while UConn's Maria Yatrakis got the shutout without making a save in the game.

The Friars return to action on Sunday, October 10th when they travel to Syracuse for a noon game against the Orange.

at Storrs, Connecticut...
Providence (3-7-0/1-3-0) 0 0 - 0Connecticut (8-4-0/4-0-0) 1 2 - 3
1st half: UC - Lauren Naida (3) - 39:272nd half: UC - Alexa Borisjuk (3) (Jen Carlson) - 49:20 UC - Casey Zimny (1) (Borisjuk) - 83:34Saves: PC: Shayna Ross (90:00) - 7 saves UC: Maria Yatrakis (90:00) - 0 saves
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