Miller Records Career-High Five Points in 13-9 Loss at UConn

Sunday, February 26

Storrs, CT

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

0-3

Connecticut

2-2

New Hampshire

UConn

Miller Records Career-High Five Points in 13-9 Loss at UConn

2/26/2017 5:23:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

STORRS, Conn. – Devan Miller (Bristol, R.I.) recorded a career-high five points but the University of New Hampshire women's lacrosse team was defeated 13-9 by the University of Connecticut at George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex on Sunday afternoon.

UNH is now 0-3 and UConn improved to 2-2.

Miller scored twice and matched her personal best of three assists to lead the Wildcats' offense. Krissy Schafer (Longmeadow, Mass.) netted four goals and also had a team-high four draw controls.

Kate Clancy (Barrington, R.I.) was credited with five saves. Cat Sennott (Westford, Mass.) led the 'Cats in both ground balls (three) and caused turnovers (two).

UConn was led offensively by Grace Nolan (5g, 3a), Jacqueline Jordan (2g, 2a) and Kelsey Catalano (3g). Grace Belshian stopped nine shots.

NEXT GAME: Wednesday, March 1 at Holy Cross, 5 pm
NEXT HOME GAME: Friday, March 10 vs. UMass, 2 p.m.

GAME INFORMATION
Date: Feb. 26, 2017 (1 p.m.)
Location: George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex (Storrs, Conn.)
Attendance: 238
Score: University of Connecticut 13, University of New Hampshire 9
Updated Records: UNH (0-3), UConn (2-2)

GOALS:
UNH (9) Krissy Schafer (4), Devan Miller (2), Marissa Gurello, Hope Kissick, Carly Wooters
UConn (13) Grace Nolan (5), Kelsey Catalano (3), Jacqueline Jordan (2), Molly O'Reilly, Sarah Smith, Ally Tilley

ASSISTS:
UNH (5) Devan Miller (3), Marissa Gurello, Carly Wooters
UConn (9) Grace Nolan (3), Brooke Jensen (2), Jacqueline Jordan (2), Ally Tilley, Maggie Tripodi

SAVES:
UNH Kate Clancy 4-1–5 (13 GA) {60:00} [loss]
UConn- Grace Beshlian 4-5-9 (9 GA) {60:00} [win]

GAME RECAP

The Wildcats struck first on Gurello's unassisted goal at 27:59.
UConn scored three goals in as many minutes to take a 3-1 lead it would not relinquish.
Schafer finished a feed from Devan Miller (Bristol, R.I.) to lift the 'Cats within 3-2 at 22:05.
The Huskies scored the next two goals to build a 5-2 lead at 13:36
Miller set up Schafer again at 13:36 to trim the deficit to 5-3.
Catalano potted consecutive goals at 11:43 and 8:56, then Jordan scored her second of the game at 5:36 to push the advantage to 8-3.
Carly Wooters (White Plains, N.Y.) converted a free position into a goal at 4:52 to close the margin to 8-4.
Nolan's second goal of the game, this time from Jordan, with 41 seconds on the clock sent UConn into halftime with a 9-4 lead.
Neither team scored the opening six minutes of the second half, then Ally Tilley struck at 23:20 to push the lead to 10-4.
Miller recorded her third point of the game with an unassisted goal at 22:22.
UConn outscored UNH 3-0 the next 16 minutes for a 13-5 lead.
Hope Kissick (Cohasset, Mass.) scored her first career goal at 5:47.
The combination of Miller-to-Schafer produced a third goal of the day at 2:59.
Schafer struck again, this time from Wooters, just 11 seconds later.
Gurello set up Miller's tally with 12 seconds remaining to close the scoring.

'CAT NIPS

Schafer has scored at least three goals all three games for a team high of 10 this season.
Miller matched her career highs in assists (three) for a personal-best five points; she leads the 'Cats in assists (five) and points (11).
Gurello has scored a goal every game this season with totals of 4-1-5.
Wooters has scored one goal all three games with 3-2-5 in '17.

SHOTS
UNH: 13-11–24 … UConn: 15-7–22

GROUND BALLS
UNH: 3-7–10 … UConn: 12-10–22

DRAW CONTROLS
UNH: 9-4–13 … UConn: 5-5–10

TURNOVERS
UNH: 11-15–26 … UConn: 9-15–24

NEW HAMPSHIRE LEADERS
Points (5): Devan Miller
Goals (4): Krissy Schafer
Assists (3): Devan Miller
Shots (6): Krissy Schafer
Ground balls (3): Cat Sennott
Draw controls (4): Krissy Schafer
Caused Turnovers (2): Cat Sennott

UCONN LEADERS
Points (8): Grace Nolan
Goals (5): Grace Nolan
Assists (3): Grace Nolan
Shots (8): Grace Nolan
Ground balls (5): Cassie Ekstrom
Draw controls (3): Jacqueline Jordan
Caused Turnovers (3): Cassie Ekstrom