Nerbonne's Overtime Goal Lifts Field Hockey Past Harvard, 1-0

Sunday, October 19

Cambridge, MA

2 pm

University of New Hampshire

(5-10)

Harvard University

(8-5)

Team	1	2	OT 2	Final F
New Hampshire	0	0	1	1
Harvard	0	0	0	0

10/19/2014 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey

Box Score

DURHAM, N.H. – Lindsey Nerbonne (Bow, N.H.) scored at 4:21 of overtime to lift the University of New Hampshire field hockey team to Sunday afternoon's 1-0 victory against Harvard University at Jordan Field.

UNH won its second consecutive game to improve to 5-10 overall while Harvard saw its two-game winning streak end to fall to 8-5.

Nerbonne scored her third goal of the weekend and eighth of the season to end the game at 74:21. She carried the ball past a Harvard defender at the top of the circle and fired a shot inside the right post for the unassisted game-winning tally.

UNH goalkeeper Carlie Tarbell (Wakefield, Mass.) was not credited with a save for her second shutout of the season and ninth of her career; she did not allow a goal to the University of Vermont in 57:53 of action Friday and has a shutout streak of 150:22.

Harvard's Issy Davies stopped eight shots, including one in the extra session.

In the 14^th minute, UNH generated a penalty corner and Nerbonne's low blast from the top of the circle was stopped by Davies, who also denied Meg Flatley (Townsend, Mass.) off the rebound at the left doorstep. The Wildcats were awarded a penalty stroke, however, and Kellie Joyce (South Pomfret, Vt.) lifted a shot toward the left post that Davies batted away with her blocker.

With just over two minutes remaining in the first half, Flatley's arcing reverse-stick shot from the top of the circle was stopped by Davies. The Crimson advanced the ball to the opposite end of the field and Kaitlyn Boudah entered the circle on the right wing. The ball rolled to the middle, and Boudah stepped around a Wildcat and teammate to send a shot wide of the left post.

UNH entered halftime with the edge in both shots (9-2) and penalty corners (4-0).

The 'Cats were awarded another corner in the 52^nd minute. Nerbonne's initial direct shot was blocked, but the ball ricocheted to the left post, where Flatley was once again denied by Davies

Davies sent the game beyond regulation when she once again stoned Flatley at the left doorstep with just 10 seconds remaining in the second half.

Less than two minutes into overtime, Flatley once again had a dangerous scoring opportunity when she split a pair of defenders at the top-left of the circle and drove a shot from 10 yards that Davies swatted away with her blocker.

UNH did not allow a shot in the second half or OT to finish with a 19-2 advantage.

New Hampshire returns to action Oct. 24 (6 p.m.) at UMass Lowell. The Wildcats' next home game is also the last of the regular season – Senior Day on Nov. 2 (2 p.m.) against intrastate rival Dartmouth College.