Score: UConn 2, UAlbany 0
 
Location: Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, N.Y.
 
Records: UAlbany (0-3-1) | UConn (3-1-0)
 
Short Story: A strong first half gives way to a tough stretch in the second in women's soccer's 2-0 defeat to UConn.
 
Key Stats

• Sophia Chen recorded nine saves, including six in the second half
• UConn outshot UAlbany 17-10 including 10-3 in the second half
• UAlbany earned five corner kicks in the first half to UConn's three
• Jasmine and Jada Colbert combined for eight of UAlbany's 10 shots

Head Coach Leigh Howard: "Our staff is really proud about the way we came out and set the tone against a strong UConn team.  We generated a lot of great chances, perhaps the most dangerous of the game, and need to continue to build upon those moments moving forward.  They scored a great first goal and the second was a moment we wish we could get back.  At the end of the day, the performance was something we were proud of and can take a lot from."
 
How it Happened

• UConn had an early scoring chance, when a free kick found its way through the defense in the second minute and into UAlbany goalkeeper Sophia Chen's arms.
• UAlbany's first scoring chance game in the seventh minute, when Jada Colbert crossed the ball far post to her sister Jasmine, who ripped a shot that was deflected by UConn's goalkeeper Kaitlyn Mahoney.  The rebound fell at Marisa Tava's feet, who took a shot from deep, directly at Mahoney.
• Jada Colbert outraced a UConn defended on a through ball in the 15th minute.  Her contested shot, against the charging Mahoney, just missed the mark into the outside near post side netting.
• In the 26th minute, Iola Cotter served the ball into the middle of the UConn box to a crashing Jada Colbert, whose diving header sailed over the crossbar.  Two minutes later, UConn broke through, taking advantage of a loose ball in the UAlbany box, but their shot was turned away by Chen.
• Jasmine Colbert broke behind the defense in the 38th and her shot was blocked by a charging Mahoney.  Jasmine collected the ball and attempted a draw that was deflected out of bounds for a UAlbany corner kick.
• Two minutes before halftime, Jada Colbert ripped another shot from deep that just missed into the near post outside netting.
• Chen made a diving punch save early in the second half when UConn's Jaydah Bedoya ripped a shot from 25 yards out.  Chen's save prevented a goal and kept the score tied.  A few minutes later, Jada played a through ball to her sister, whose wide-open shot was stopped by Mahoney.
• UConn's Isabelle Lynch broke the scoreless tie in the 75th minute, launching a deep shot from beyond the top left corner of the box far post past Chen to put the Huskies up 1-0.  Forty seconds later, a miscue from the UAlbany defense saw the ball fall into their own net to give UConn a 2-0 lead.
• UAlbany's final chance came in the 89th minute on a free kick, when Hailey Summers crashed into the box on the serve and saw her shot sail low and just wide of the UConn net.
• UConn outshot UAlbany 17-10, though shots were even in the first half.  Chen finished the game with a season-high nine saves. 

Next: UAlbany hosts Yale on September 9.