Miami Falls to No. 17 Connecticut

Oct. 10, 1999

Coral Gables, FL – The University of Miami women’s soccer team (8-5, 2-3 BIG EAST) fell to visiting 17th-ranked Connecticut (9-4, 5-0 BIG EAST), 5-1, in a BIG EAST Northeast Division match at Cobb Stadium.

The Hurricanes lone score on afternoon came in the 15th minute of play, when sophomore forward Alexis MacKenzie headed a shot past UConn goalkeeper Maria Yatrakis to narrow the Huskies lead, 2-1. On the play, UConn’s Jen Laccone fouled Miami’s Jordan Sims to set up the UM free kick from 30 yards out. Ashley West served the free kick into the box, where Deidre Bass flicked a mid-air pass to a lunging MacKenzie for the score. Both teams held defense the remainder of the half to go into halftime by the same score.

UConn started the scoring early, when Laccone scored on an unassisted scramble within the UM goal box in the 3rd minute of play.

UConn’s Lacey Toups added the Huskies’ second goal in the 14th minute when she picked up teammate Jen Carlson’s initial shot and scored past a diving UM keeper Elizabeth Swinson.

Both sides started the second half strong, before UM allowed UConn’s Megan Almanzo to score following a long pass from Mary Francis Monroe in the 64th minute. Less than five minutes later, UConn added another goal from Monroe off an assist from Carlson.

The Huskies final goal came from Toups in the 84th minute off a cross pass from Jennifer Amaio.

UConn outshot Miami 27-16, while the Hurricanes held the advantage in corner kicks, 6-4, and goalie saves, 7-6.

Miami returns to action on Friday, Oct. 15 in the Miami Invitational at Cobb Stadium. The Hurricanes face fellow BIG EAST team West Virginia at 7 p.m., while Harvard and Butler meet a t 5 p.m.

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