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No. 6 UConn Falls to No. 3 Louisville in NCAA Quarterfinals

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The sixth-ranked UConn field hockey team narrowly fell to third-ranked and third-seeded Louisville, 1-0, in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals on Sunday at the Penn State Field Hockey Complex.

The Huskies finished the 2020-21 season with a 12-2 overall record and the BIG EAST regular season and conference titles.

The teams were evenly matched in the game, tying 9-9 in shots and 7-7 in penalty corners.

Louisville scored the only goal of the game at 11:39 in the first quarter on a penalty corner.

The Huskies had three corner opportunities in the second quarter, but Louisville keeper Sam Minrath made three saves in the period.