Completed Event: Field Hockey versus Georgetown on September 26, 2025 , Win , 2, to, 0
Field Hockey
vs Georgetown
Final
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Providence College Athletics
Friday, October 11
Storrs, Conn.
3:00 P.M.
Providence College
(7-5, 2-2BIG EAST)
0
at
3
Connecticut
(11-2, 4-0BIG EAST)
1
2
3
4
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Providence
0
0
0
0
0
UConn
0
1
1
1
3
Team Stats
PC
UCONN
Goals
0
3
Shots
13
19
Shots on Goal
8
9
Saves
6
8
Corners
1
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
WRAY, Maddy (4)
off rebound in front
23:55
HAMILTON, Sophie (7)
backhanded shot from just inside circle
40:56
SOLOMEN, Erica (1)
backhanded shot, split the defense
52:42
Game Leaders
Shots
4
SOG
4
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
Photo by: DSPics.com
Field Hockey Drops 3-0 Decision At Third-Ranked Connecticut
10/11/2019 4:39:00 PM | Field Hockey
Friars return home to Lennon Family Field to host New Hampshire on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
STORRS, CONN.– The Providence College field hockey team fell to third-ranked Connecticut, 3-0, in BIG EAST Conference action on Friday, Oct. 11 in Storrs, Conn. The Friars dropped to 7-5 overall (2-2 BIG EAST), while the Huskies improved to 11-2 (4-0 BIG EAST).
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:
• After a scoreless first quarter, UConn managed to take a 1-0 lead at the 23:55 mark of the second quarter. Maddy Wray was credited with the goal, unassisted.
• The Friars trailed 1-0 at halftime as UConn held a 7-5 advantage in shots and a 3-0 edge in penalty corners.
• UConn added a second goal in the third quarter at 40:56 on an effort from Sophie Hamilton.
• In the fourth quarter, the Huskies went ahead 3-0 as Erica Solomen converted a back-handed attempt at the cage.
• Izzy Mendez (Cedar Grove, N.J.) and Mary O'Reilly (Longmeadow, Mass.) had two excellent chances to find the back of the cage with just under six minutes left in regulation, but UConn's Cheyenne Sprecher turned away both attempts.
• Providence earned its first penalty corner with 1:31 left in the match. Mendez fired a shot from the top of the circle, but it was saved by Sprecher and cleared out of the circle by the UConn defense.
• Mendez got loose in the offensive third of the field in the final seconds and was denied at the doorstep by Sprecher for her eighth save of the game.
• UConn held the advantage in shots (19-13), shots on goal (9-8) and penalty corners (6-1).
• Lydia Rice (Carle Place, N.Y.) made six saves for Providence, while Sprecher came up big for UConn in the victory with eight saves to collect a shutout.
SHOTS (SHOTS ON GOAL):
Providence – 13 (8); Connecticut – 19 (9)
PENALTY CORNERS:
Providence – 1; Connecticut – 6
GOALKEEPING:
PC: Lydia Rice – 6 saves, 3 goals against, 60:00 minutes
UC: Cheyenne Sprecher – 8 saves, 0 goals, 60:00 minutes
WHAT'S NEXT:
The Friars will return to action on Sunday, Oct. 13 against non-conference foe New Hampshire. The game will be played at Lennon Family Field in Providence, R.I. and is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.
Follow the Friars on Twitter (@PCFieldHockey) and Instagram (@PCFieldHockey).
- GO FRIARS! -
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:
• After a scoreless first quarter, UConn managed to take a 1-0 lead at the 23:55 mark of the second quarter. Maddy Wray was credited with the goal, unassisted.
• The Friars trailed 1-0 at halftime as UConn held a 7-5 advantage in shots and a 3-0 edge in penalty corners.
• UConn added a second goal in the third quarter at 40:56 on an effort from Sophie Hamilton.
• In the fourth quarter, the Huskies went ahead 3-0 as Erica Solomen converted a back-handed attempt at the cage.
• Izzy Mendez (Cedar Grove, N.J.) and Mary O'Reilly (Longmeadow, Mass.) had two excellent chances to find the back of the cage with just under six minutes left in regulation, but UConn's Cheyenne Sprecher turned away both attempts.
• Providence earned its first penalty corner with 1:31 left in the match. Mendez fired a shot from the top of the circle, but it was saved by Sprecher and cleared out of the circle by the UConn defense.
• Mendez got loose in the offensive third of the field in the final seconds and was denied at the doorstep by Sprecher for her eighth save of the game.
• UConn held the advantage in shots (19-13), shots on goal (9-8) and penalty corners (6-1).
• Lydia Rice (Carle Place, N.Y.) made six saves for Providence, while Sprecher came up big for UConn in the victory with eight saves to collect a shutout.
SHOTS (SHOTS ON GOAL):
Providence – 13 (8); Connecticut – 19 (9)
PENALTY CORNERS:
Providence – 1; Connecticut – 6
GOALKEEPING:
PC: Lydia Rice – 6 saves, 3 goals against, 60:00 minutes
UC: Cheyenne Sprecher – 8 saves, 0 goals, 60:00 minutes
WHAT'S NEXT:
The Friars will return to action on Sunday, Oct. 13 against non-conference foe New Hampshire. The game will be played at Lennon Family Field in Providence, R.I. and is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.
Follow the Friars on Twitter (@PCFieldHockey) and Instagram (@PCFieldHockey).
- GO FRIARS! -
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