Huskies Top Terriers In Downpour, 8-5
April 30, 2002 | Women's Lacrosse
Storrs, CT - Kelly Feely scored a game-high four goals to lead the University of Connecticut women's lacrosse team to an 8-5 victory over Boston University on a rain-soaked Morrone Field on Tuesday night.
The constant downpour led to a defensive battle, in which the teams combined for 28 caused turnovers and only 35 shots total.
Senior attacker Kristin Abruzzese (Medford, NJ) led the Terriers (6-11) with three goals and an assist.
Snagging the opening draw, sophomore attacker Kelly Trahon (Needham, MA) drove from outside the center circle down the middle of the field, firing a shot past UConn goalie Jennifer Wong to give B.U. a 1-0 lead 27 seconds into the game.
Kariane Lauri scored the first of three Husky free positions at 25:24 to tie the game at 1-1. Abruzzese scored on a fast break off a feed from freshman attacker Alyssa Trudel (Middlebury, VT) to give the Terriers their last lead, 2-1, at 16:42.
The Huskies (9-6) raced out on a 4-0 run off three-straight goals from Feely and a free position score by Pam Lowie.
Abruzzese sparked a 3-0 Terrier rally, scoring off a drive through the 8-meter at 20:57. Senior attacker Katie Nordhoff (Ellicott City, MD) cut the lead to 6-4, scoring off a feed from Abruzzese at 20:08. Abruzzese scored the Terriers final goal at 19:15 off a free position.
Tracey Mullaney placed a bounce shot in the back of the net at 17:48 and Feely scored her final goal with one second remaining on the clock.
The Terriers were called for 13 fouls, including four yellow cards, compared to four fouls for the Huskies.
Second-seeded B.U. faces third-seeded Albany in the semifinals of the America East tournament this Thursday (May 2) at 3:30 p.m. in Durham, N.H. The winner advances to play the winner of the semifinal between No. 1 New Hampshire and No. 4 Vermont for the championship at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
| SCORE BY PERIOD | 1st | 2nd | OT | F |
| UConn (9-6) | 6 | 2 | - | 8 |
| Boston University (6-11) | 2 | 3 | - | 5 |
SCORING SUMMARY Goals: (BU) Kristin Abruzzese 3, Katie Nordhoff , Kelly Trahon. (UC) Kelly Feely 4, Pam Lowie 2, Kariane Lauri, Tracey Dullaney. Assists: (BU) Abruzzese , Alyssa Trudel. (UC) Heather Bliss, Abbey VanDeusen, Kristen Joel. Shots on Goal: BU 19, UC 16. Draw Controls: BU 6, UC 8. Caused Turnovers: BU 16, UC 12. Ground Balls: BU 28, UC 33. Fouls: BU13, UC 4.
GOALKEEPING SUMMARY B.U.: Brooke Barrett: 60 minutes, 5 saves, 8 goals allowed. UC: Jennifer Wong: 60 minutes, 8 saves, 5 goals allowed.
