MILWAUKEE, Wis. (October 19, 2006)-- Junior All-American Julius James (Maloney Gardens, Trinidad) scored his first goal of the season to lead the No. 14 nationally-ranked University of Connecticut men's soccer team to a 1-0 BIG EAST victory Thursday over Marquette at Valley Fields.
With the win, UConn improves to 10-4-2 overall on the season and 8-1-1 in the BIG EAST Conference. The Golden Eagles fall to 1-14-1 overall and 0-10 in league play. The contest was originally scheduled to be played Wednesday, but was delayed until Thursday due to inclement weather and unplayable field conditions.
The teams battled through a scoreless first half, but James got the Huskies on the board with a spectacular goal at the 51:45 mark on an assist from sophomore O'Brian White (Scarborough, Ontario). The assist was White's team-leading sixth of the season and he also leads the Huskies with 20 points on the year. White beat a Marquette defender and sent a centering pass toward James in the penalty area. James volleyed the service with a bicycle kick past Marquette goalkeeper Matt Pyzdrowski into the lower right corner of the goal.
UConn freshman goalkeeper Matt Sangeloty (Farmington, Conn.) earned his fifth shutout of the season and was not forced to make a save in the contest. The Huskies outshot Marquette by a count of 8-5 on the day.
The Huskies return to action Saturday, October 21 with a 7:00 p.m. contest at Morrone Stadium in Storrs against the No. 6 nationally-ranked Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.
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