Morrone Stadium
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Morrone Stadium, officially known as Ray Reid Field at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium
The 5,100-seat stadium was built in 1969. and has undergone many renovations since. The stadium hosts the school's men's and women's
History
Morrone Stadium was built in 1969, and was at the time known as Connecticut Soccer Stadium. Before that, UConn soccer was largely unknown and unpopular. However, at the urging of newly hired soccer and lacrosse coach Joe Morrone (whose name the stadium now bears), a new stadium was built for the team.[5] The stadium has had a capacity as high as 8,574 but it was restructured in 1994 and again in 2002 to seat 5,564. In 2008, it was again restructured to seat 4,407. In 2009, Morrone Stadium was expanded slightly to 4,500.[6] As of the 2015 season the current capacity is 5,100.[7] In 1997, the board of trustees voted to change the name of the stadium to honor Morrone, who had just retired after coaching soccer for 28 years at UConn. The stadium was officially renamed in 1999 to Joseph J. Morrone Stadium.[8] In 2008, the Division of Athletics proposed to build a new basketball practice facility on the site of Morrone,[9] but that was later changed and it will now be built where the vacant Memorial Stadium now is.[10]
Morrone Stadium was the original home of the women's
Description
The listed capacity of Morrone Stadium is 5,100. There is one electronic scoreboard behind the south goal, which is capability of displaying the time, score and shots for both teams, as well as limited messages. The natural grass surface measures 120 x 75 yards. Long metal bleachers line both sides of the field, and there is also a small set of bleachers behind the south goal. There is also unofficially standing room behind the north goal, although this is typically only used by students in the "Goal Patrol", UConn soccer's student supporters group. The Goal Patrol is known for being one of the nation's loudest and most passionate student sections, and, as of 2007, was also the largest with 540 members.
Location
Like many of the University of Connecticut Athletic Facilities, Morrone Stadium is located on Stadium Road, right next to
Men's soccer sellouts
Note: Attendance goes back to the 2007 Season. * designates an NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament game.
Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|
September 24, 2011 | St. John's | W 2-0 | 5,100 |
October 22, 2011 | Georgetown | T 0-0 | 5,100 |
* December 4, 2011 | Charlotte | L 1-1 | 5,100 |
August 8, 2012 | St. Francis | W 1-0 | 5,100 |
September 22, 2012 | St. John's | W 3-0 | 5,100 |
September 29, 2012 | Notre Dame | W 2-1 | 5,100 |
October 27, 2012 | Providence | W 2-0 | 5,100 |
* December 2, 2012 | Creighton | L 0-1 | 5,100 |
August 31, 2015 | Quinnipiac | T 0-0 | 5,100 |
October 17, 2015 | UCF | W 2-1 | 5,100 |
August 28, 2016 | Omaha | W 2-0 | 5,100 |
October 15, 2016 | South Florida | L 0-1 | 5,100 |
August 22, 2022 | Holy Cross |
W 2-1 | 5,212 |
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New Stadium
On October 13, 2014 it was announced the former UConn men’s soccer student-athlete Tony Rizza ’87 (BUS) has pledged a total of $8 million to transform the soccer complex and build a new soccer stadium on the Storrs campus.[14] The new facility will be built on the site of the current Joseph J. Morrone Stadium and will bear the same name. In February 2017, UConn announced a proposed plan for a new stadium with the potential to break ground in the spring of 2018.[15]
Notable events and Games
On September 26, 1999 6,070 fans attended the women's soccer game against the
References
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- ^ 2004 Media Guide
- ^ Women's Soccer Media Guide 2011, retrieved August 19, 2011
- ^ "UConn Facilities - University of Connecticut Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2010-08-12. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
- ^ If You Build it, They Will Come - Daily Campus, September 30, 2008. Accessed August 25, 2011 Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UConn Huskies 2010 Media Guide for Men's Soccer, access May 22 2011
- ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/Quick.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ ":: Walt Chyzowych Memorial Fund ::". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
- ^ Hartford Courant - Practice Facility Update Archived 2012-07-11 at archive.today
- ^ Hartford Courant - More Incremental Progress on UConn Facility Archived 2012-07-12 at archive.today
- ^ UConn Huskies 2009 Women's Lacrosse Media Guide
- ^ Deamon Deacons on A Mission (Section "Huskies Rising")
- ^ Twelve of the Most Exciting Places to Watch a College Soccer Match, CollegeSoccerNews.com
- ^ "UConn Alum Pledges Total of $8 Million for Soccer Complex". 13 October 2014.
- ^ "With Feasibility Study And Ticket Surcharge, UConn Moving Forward On Plans For New Stadiums - Hartford Courant". Courant.com. 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ^ "2005 Men's Soccer Schedule" UConnHuskies.com, accessed May 13, 2011
- ^ "Big East Championship Schedule 2006-07 BigEast.org, accessed May 13, 2011
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- ^ "Big East Championship Schedule 2009-10 BigEast.org, accessed May 13, 2011
- ^ "Big East Announces Olympic Sport Championship Sites for 2011-12 and 2012-13 BigEast.org, February 9, 2011, accessed May 13, 2011
- ^ "BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship Moves to Rentschler Field".
- ^ "2014 MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP - TheAmerican.org".