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STORRS, Conn. – The Northeastern women's soccer team (0-1-0) battled wire-to-wire with No. 15 Connecticut (1-0-0) on Friday, but came up one goal short in a 1-0 setback in the 2016 season opener at Morrone Stadium.

Sophomore goalkeeper Nathalie Nidetch made a career-high 10 saves, including seven stops in the first half as UConn held an 11-4 advantage in shots on goal. The second-year shot-stopper made several impressive plays throughout the game, including a double-save midway through the first half to deny Maddie Damm on a diving parry, before kicking away the follow-up chance by Rachel Hill. 

Goal Recaps
• The only shot that found the back of the net came with 13:43 remaining in the first half when Stephanie Ribeiro pounced on a long goal kick and chipped the ball over a charging Nidetch, before finishing into the open cage to make it 1-0. 

Noteworthy
• Sixteen different Huskies played on Friday, including debut performances from redshirt freshman Lizzie George, freshman Emily Evangelista, freshman Olivia Ware and freshman Kerri Zerfoss, who started at center back.
• The contest was the first regular season game for the Huskies under head coach Ashley Phillips, associate head coach Ron Celestin and assistant coach Alan Goggs.
• Nathalie Nidetch set a new career high with 10 saves, surpassing her previous best of six stops set against James Madison on Oct. 9, 2015.
• Sophomore Valentina Soares Gache led NU with three shot attempts on the night.

Up Next
The Huskies welcome Rhode Island to Parsons Field on Sunday for the 2016 home opener. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.