Top 20 Moments from 2010-11: Part II
DURHAM, N.H. -The University of New Hampshire
athletic department continues its countdown of this past year's
most memorable highlights with the second installment of a
four-part video series. The series features 20 moments from the
year that was, culminating with the top five moments from the
2010-11 season set to be announced Wednesday, June 22. Part II
showcases moments 15 through 11.
15. On November 13 at Villanova Stadium, the UNH football team
forced three turnovers including a strip-sack by defensive end
Brian McNally (Cornwall, N.Y.) in the closing
seconds to help knock off ninth-ranked Villanova, 31-24. Running
back Dontra Peters (Annapolis, Md.) led the charge
for the 'Cats racking up 157 yards on the ground, highlighted by a
51-yard touchdown run early in the first quarter to give New
Hampshire a lead it would never relinquish. The victory over the
defending national champions helped secure the Wildcats' seventh
consecutive postseason appearance.
14. On March 12 at the NCAA Ski Championships at Stowe Mountain in
Vermont, junior alpine skier Zach Clayton
(Manassas, Va.) earned All-America First Team honors with a
third-place finish in the men's slalom race. Clayton helped the
team accumulate 344 points, marking UNH's best NCAA result in 11
seasons. The run marked Clayton's seventh top-10 slalom finish of
the year.
13. Senior forward Paul Thompson (Derry, N.H.) of
the men's ice hockey team was named the 2011 Hockey East Player of
the Year and was selected as a Hobey Baker top 10 finalist. In
conference play, Thompson finished first in points (42), power-play
points (18) and power-play goals (9), and also ranked second in the
nation in both power-play goals (12) and game-winning goals (7)
while helping the Wildcats to a 10th straight NCAA tournament
bid.
12. Senior goaltender Kayley Herman (Weyburn,
Saskatchewan) of the women's ice hockey team made history on
February 3 at Walter Brown Arena in Boston as she made a
school-record 52 saves in a 4-2 victory over third-ranked Boston
University. The win snapped BU's 13-game winning streak and
handed the Terriers only their third loss of the season. Herman,
who notched 21 saves in the third period alone, surpassed the
previous benchmark of 48 stops established by Alicia Roberts in
1999 against Harvard.
11. On New Years' Day at Lundholm Gymnasium, the women's
basketball team outlasted Rhode Island in a triple-overtime battle,
coming out on top, 88-74. Denise Beliveau
(Framingham, Mass.) posted a career-high 25 points and teammate
Jill McDonald (Middlebury, Vt.) also set a
personal best with 22 points while competing in the program's
first-ever triple-overtime game. The Wildcats were able to erase a
six-point deficit in the second overtime and pulled away late in
the final session to complete the 14-point win.
The countdown continues Wednesday, June 15, when highlights 10
through six will be revealed. For more information, visit
www.unhwildcats.com.
Fans can vote for their favorite moment from Part II by
participating in the fan poll located on the home page of
UNHWildcats.com. The fan favorite for Part I, raking in 45 percent of
the vote, was Kelly Mooney (Canton, Mass.) of the
women's soccer team backboning the squad to four shutouts and
receiving America East All-Conference First Team recognition.
Mooney advances to the final fan poll voting, which will begin
Wednesday, June 29.
