Sunday, November 9
Storrs, Conn.
1 p.m.
Syracuse University
1
vs
0
Connecticut
BIG EAST Champions! Befort Scores Game-Winner
11/9/2008 4:38:21 PM | Field Hockey
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STORRS, Conn. – Sophomore back Maggie Befort (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) scored her eighth goal of the season with 00:00 remaining on the clock to give the Syracuse University field hockey team a 1-0 victory versus Connecticut to win the 2008 BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship. With the win, Syracuse earns an automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Tournament. The Orange last won the championship in 2001.
STORRS, Conn. – Sophomore back Maggie Befort (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) scored her eighth goal of the season with 00:00 remaining on the clock to give the Syracuse University field hockey team a 1-0 victory versus Connecticut to win the 2008 BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship. With the win, Syracuse earns an automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Tournament. The Orange last won the championship in 2001.
Syracuse earned a penalty corner right before time expired in regulation. Befort scored the lone goal of the game after tipping in the ball on a pass from sophomore forward Lindsey Conrad (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.).
The first half was a defensive battle between both teams. The Huskies had their best scoring chance in the first half when Lauren Aird took a shot in front of the net, followed by Jill Kleeblad grabbing the rebound and taking a shot that was wide.
Overall, shots were 18-6 in favor of Connecticut. Senior goalkeeper Heather Hess (Lititz, pa.) was brilliant in cage, making nine saves on the day, while UConn goalkeeper Andrea Mainiero made one save.
Senior midfielder Shannon Taylor (Midlothian, Va.) of Syracuse was named the most outstanding player of the 2008 BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship. In the championship final, Taylor had two shots and made two defensive saves. In Saturday’s semifinal against Providence, Taylor scored one goal for the Orange.
The 16-team field for the NCAA Field Hockey Championship will be released on Tuesday, November 11, at 8 p.m. NCAA Division I and CBS College Sports have announced that the NCAA Division I Field Hockey selection show will be broadcast on broadband via www.NCAA.com.
All-Tournament Team
Jessica Lane, Providence, B/M
Tuli Lim, Louisville, F/M
Lauren Aird, Connecticut, F
Meghan Wheeler, Connecticut, M
Melissa Gonzalez, Connecticut, F
Jennifer Kleinhans, Connecticut, B
Heather Hess, Syracuse, GK
Shannon Taylor, Syracuse, M
Maggie Befort, Syracuse, B
Lindsey Conrad, Syracuse, F
Anne-Sophie Van der Post, Syracuse, B
Most Outstanding Player
Shannon Taylor, Syracuse, M
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