Box Score WASHINGTON – The number two seeded Georgetown women's soccer team downed the number three seeded UConn Huskies 1-0 on Thursday afternoon. With the win, the Hoyas advance to the BIG EAST Championships Final on Sunday, November 5. GU will play in its eighth-consecutive BIG EAST Championships Final looking to capture its fourth-consecutive title.
 
Head Coach Dave Nolan
"I thought every bit of the game was what we thought it would be. UConn had a great season and is a very dangerous team that has three kids up front that cause a lot of trouble for defenses. I felt in the first half, we didn't meet their challenge the way we wanted. I felt their energy, desire and hunger in the first half was a little bit better than ours. Normally, we are able to play ourselves out of trouble, but they kept pressing us and closing us down and it made it hard for us. At halftime I said to the team that there wasn't much wrong with our play, but we needed to dig a little bit deeper and have more bravery on both sides of the ball. It was great work from Allie Winstanley to set Tatum Lenain up for the goal. Tatum still had a lot of work to get there and finish it and she did just that. I think overall our back four was solid and Allie Augur in goal was fantastic tonight and proved why she is the top goalkeeper in the league. Ellen Carter came on and did a great job and gave us some more pace against their front three. I thought our midfielders were tireless just running up and back and our wide players did a really good job of challenging them and keeping their fullbacks home. I thought after the goal we were the team more likely to go and score  again but then all of a sudden there was a 15 minute spell where they got on top of things and threw numbers forward and asked questions of our defense but that is when Allie stepped up which is what we needed tonight."
 
About the Match

• Both teams looked dangerous early with five total shots taken in the first 20 minutes of action.
• UConn pressed the Hoyas over the next few minutes and Allie Augur made two saves early for GU to keep the score even.
• After a back and forth first half, the score remained even heading into the break.
• Four minutes into the second half, Allie Winstanley took a ball down the right flank and sent a cross in to Tatum Lenain. The senior smashed a one touch shot past the UConn keeper giving GU a 1-0 lead.
• Augur made two massive saves for the Hoyas with under 15 minutes left in the half to preserve the Hoya lead.
• Georgetown was able to fend off UConn's comeback efforts securing the 1-0 victory and a berth in the championship match on Sunday.

 
Of Note

• Lenain tallied her third goal of the season in the contest.
• Augur recorded her 11th shutout of the season.
• Winstanley recorded her fourth assist of the season.
• GU outshot UConn 15-13.

 
 
What Lies Ahead
The number two seeded Hoyas will face number one seeded Musketeers in the BIG EAST Championships Final on Sunday, November 5. Kickoff is slated for 1:30 p.m. in Boyds, Maryland at the Maryland Soccerplex. The game will be televised on FS1 and a live stats link can be found on GUHoyas.com.