OMAHA, Neb. - Propelled by two Stella Downing goals, Creighton women's soccer secured a 2-1 victory over the UConn Huskies in the Bluejays' second home conference match of the season.
The Bluejays advance to 5-5-1 overall and 2-3-0 in BIG EAST play, while the Huskies drop to 7-3-3 overall and 1-2-2 in BIG EAST contests.
The offensive attack began early for Creighton as the Bluejays struck first in the 13th minute of the match (12:15). Following a Huskies foul, Senior Lara Kazandjian inserted the ball to senior Stella Downing to the left side of the box who blasted a header to the UConn goalie that was deflected back to Downing for a sneaky left foot goal to seize a 1-0 advantage.