Brown Scores First Career Goal, UConn holds off Men's Soccer on Friday

The Central Connecticut men's soccer team got a second half goal from Zane Brown, but were unable to rally and lost to UConn, 2-1, on Friday night at CCSU Soccer Field.

The Blue Devils play at Quinnipiac on Tuesday afternoon.

GAME INFORMATION | BOX SCORE

Score:  CCSU 1, Connecticut 2
Records: CCSU (0-4-0), UCONN (3-0-1)
Location: CCSU Soccer Field | New Britain, CT

KEY MOMENTS

• The Blue Devils and Huskies played an even first half until midway through the period when a penalty kick was awarded to UConn. Sabri Hanni would send the keeper the wrong way and converted the spot kick to make it 1-0 at the 22:33 mark.
• The Huskies doubled the lead with just under 10 minutes to go in the period when Scott Testori put a through ball onto the foot of Eli Conway who converted the goal to make it 2-0 in the 36^th minute.
• In the second half, the Blue Devils pressured the Huskies from the outset. The pressure paid off in the 56^th minute when Parker Bowman slid a pass to Brown, who connected on a strike from the left wing sending his shot into the upper corner to make it 2-1.
• The Huskies would look to find an insurance goal, but Michel Pinoncely would be up to the challenge making a pair of strong saves. In the 65^th minute, Kieran Chandler got free for a shot, but Pinoncely got a hand to it and pushed the shot away. Just five minutes later, UConn got another penalty try, but Pinoncely would dive to his left to make a stop and the follow up shot was off the mark.
• The Blue Devils would continue to push for the tying goal, but were unable to get a shot over the final 20 minutes.

NUMBER TO KNOW

927 – The number of fans in attendance for just the second all-time meeting between the teams.

NOTES

• The Huskies have won both all-time meetings.
• Austin Rocke had two shots to lead the Blue Devils.
• Mick Sipples made five saves for Central in the first half. Pinoncely played the second half and had two saves.
• Brown's goal was the first of his career.

UP NEXT

• The Blue Devils play at Quinnipiac on Tuesday afternoon.

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