<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3JaK8v_0wDMmHqh00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3JaK8v_0wDMmHqh00" width="800" height="450" >PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College field hockey team up upset No. 5 Connecticut, 3-2, in double-overtime during BIG EAST regular-season action on Oct. 18 in Providence, R.I. Bo Martina scored the game-winning goal with 6:06 left in the second overtime and goalkeeper Asia Porter recorded the victory in the cage with five saves.GAME FLOW:• UConn got on the board first at the 10:30 mark as Juul Sauer converted from the left side of the circle during a penalty corner. Sol Simone was credited with the assist on the insert.• Providence tied the game just over a minute later (11:46). Celia Preveza tallied the goal after collecting a rebound off an initial shot during a corner.• The Huskies regained the lead as time expired in the first quarter (2-1). Julia Bressler scored the goal on a direct shot during a penalty corner, assisted by Simone and Juana Garcia.• The second quarter was scoreless for both teams and UConn carried a 2-1 lead into halftime.• Ally DeCoste scored the only goal of the third quarter to level the game for the Friars at 2-2. She converted the goal off a deflection from Cami Crook's feed to the cage during a penalty corner at 36:53.• The teams were scoreless in the fourth quarter, leading to overtime tied, 2-2. • Neither team registered a shot attempt in the first overtime and the game remained tied, 2-2.• Martina ended the game with a reverse stick effort from the right side of the circle with 6:06 remaining in the second overtime.<div style="position:relative;width:100%; height:0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><iframe allowfullscreen src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2JN7G2NFj6M?si=gRnIk8YOzgtTcoef" frameborder="0" style="width:100%; height:100%;top:0; left:0; position:absolute"></iframe></div>NOTES / HIGHLIGHTS:• Martina recorded her fourth goal of the season and second game-winning goal of the year.• DeCoste tallied her team-best sixth goal of the season.• Preveza's goal marked her second of the season. It also was first goal that Connecticut surrendered during BIG EAST Conference play.• Porter earned the victory in net with five saves. UConn goalkeeper Natalie McKenna recorded one save.• The Friars' three goals are the second most scored against Connecticut this season. • Providence improved to 2-0 in overtime games this season. The Friars previously defeated Holy Cross in a 2OT/shootout, 4-3, on Sept. 22.• The victory over No. 5 UConn marks the Friars' first victory over a top-5 team in the national rankings since 2009. That season, Providence defeated No. 4 Princeton, 2-1, in Providence, R.I.• Providence has recorded consecutive victories over UConn for the first time since the 1990 season. The Friars defeated Connecticut last season, 2-1, in double-overtime in Storrs, Conn. During the 1990 season, the Friars earned a 1-0 victory in Storrs, Conn. and a 2-0 victory in the BIG EAST Tournament.• The Friars' three goals in Friday's victory are the most the program has scored against UConn since 2006. That season, Providence fell to Connecticut, 4-3, in the BIG Championship Game.• The Friars will be on the road for their next two games, beginning with a trip to Washington, D.C. on Friday, Oct. 25 to face BIG EAST foe Georgetown at Noon. On Sunday, Oct. 27 the Friars will travel to Brown for a non-conference match against the Bears at 3:00 p.m.- GO FRIARS! -</div></body>

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Field Hockey Upsets No. 5 Connecticut, 3-2, In Double-Overtime

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College field hockey team up upset No. 5 Connecticut, 3-2, in double-overtime during BIG EAST regular-season action on Oct. 18 in Providence, R.I. Bo Martina scored the game-winning goal with 6:06 left in the second overtime and goalkeeper Asia Porter recorded the victory in the cage with five saves.