Providence College Athletics

Wednesday, September 29
Providence, R.I.
3:30 PM ET

Providence College

1
vs
3

Connecticut

Men's Soccer Defeated By No. 7 Connecticut, 3-1

9/29/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The seventh-ranked University of Connecticut Huskies defeated the Providence College Friars, 3-1, in men's BIG EAST soccer action at Providence, R.I. on Wednesday, September 29. UConn senior forward Luis Arauz recorded a hat trick to lead the Huskies' offense.

Arauz opened the scoring at the 19:24 mark when he broke down the right side and chipped a high shot over Friar sophomore goalkeeper Danny Glynn. Arauz struck again at 29:13 on a break away as he blasted in a shot from the left side. PC junior Kevin Jones recorded the Friars' only goal when he booted in a shot from the top of box at 37:40. Arauz sealed the win for UConn with his third tally of the game at 54:20.

UConn goalkeeper Bryheem Hancock made three stops for the Huskies. Glynn recorded one save in the loss.

With the win, Connecticut improved to 6-2 overall and 3-0 in the BIG EAST, while Providence fell to 3-4-1 overall and 2-3 in league play.

Providence College returns to action on Saturday, October 2 against Pittsburgh at PC's Glay Field at 1:00 p.m.

at Providence, R.I.

Connecticut (6-2-0) 2   1   --  3

Providence (3-4-1) 1 0 -- 1

SCORING: C, Luis Arauz (Will Thornton) 19:24, C, Arauz (Mansour Ndiaye) 29:13, PC, Kevin Jones (Andy Bussmann) 37:40, C, Arauz (Brent Rahim) 54:20.

SAVES: C, Bryheem Hancock 3: PC, Danny Glynn 1

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