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Husky Classic at Connecticut
Delaware vs. Providence
Sept. 5, 1998 at 2:00 p.m.
W 2-1

Senior Jodi Byrd scored two goals, including the game winner early in the second half, to lead the University of Delaware field hockey team to a 2-1 win over Providence in the first round of the Husky Classic Saturday at the University of Connecticut. The Blue Hens, ranked 19th in the nation, improved to 2-0 on the season and won the 300th game in school history. Byrd, an All-Region selection in 1997 when she led Delaware with 18 goals, opened the scoring with an unassisted goal with 10:22 left in the opening half. Providence (0-3) answered just three minutes later when Jamie Shipman scored with 7:26 left in the half. Delaware clinched the win when Byrd scored her second goal of the game, also unassisted, just eight minutes into the second half.

Delaware (2-0).....1.....1.....2
Providence (0-3)...1.....0.....1

Scoring: 1st Half - D - J. Byrd, 10:22 left; P - Shipman (Lane), 7:26; 2nd Half - D - J. Byrd, 27:08; Shots: P - 13, D - 9; Corners: P - 8, D - 7; Saves: P - 2 (Tattersall), D - 5 (K. Adams).