April 14, 2006

Box Score

STORRS, Conn. - California dropped the first game of its latest road trip, 12-9, in a non-conference match-up at Connecticut on Friday evening. Golden Bears junior midfielder Laura Cavallo scored a game-high five points (4 goals, 1 assist), as did junior teammate Liz Reifsnyder (3 goals, 2 assists) and UConn's Shannon Burke (3 goals, 2 assists), as Cal's record fell to 5-8. The Huskies improved to 4-8.

Cavallo also snared a game-high five draw controls, who gave up four goals to Janet Williams in UConn's win.

The Huskies took a 2-0 lead on goals by Kristin Link and Williams before Cal sophomore defender Mary Downs and Reifsnyder scored to tie the game at 2-2.

UConn went on a 7-2 run, with Cavallo scoring Cal's two goals, to take a 9-4 halftime lead.

The Bears opened the second half with a 5-1 run to get within one goal of the Huskies, who had a 10-9 lead. Reifsnyder and Cavallo each scored twice during that run, which Cal freshman Madeleine Dale capped with her lone goal of the game.

But Burke scored the game's final two goals - at 42:17 and 59:44 - and the Huskies won, 12-9.

Cal concludes its Connecticut road trip when it takes on Yale in New Haven at 12 p.m. ET on Sunday.

GAME SUMMARY
           	1	2	F
California	5	5	9
Connecticut	9	3	7

California Scoring
Goals: Laura Cavallo 4, Liz Reifsnyder 3, Madeleine Dale 1, Mary Downs 1. Assists: Liz Reifsnyder 2, Laura Cavallo 1, Jocelyn Paul 1.

Connecticut Scoring
Goals: Janet Williams 4, Shannon Burke 3, Kristin Link 2, Abbey VanDeusen 1, Tori Joel 1, Bonnie Levin 1. Assists: Shannon Burke 2, Abbey VanDeusen 1.

Goalkeeping
California: Hilary Lynch, 9 saves, 12 GA, 60:00. Connecticut: Kristen Haldeman, 11 saves, 9 GA, 60:00.

Records: California 5-8 (2-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation). Connecticut 4-8.