Women’s Soccer Wraps Up Regular-Season Home Games Against Maine (Oct. 15; 7 p.m.)

DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire women's soccer team is set to play its last home contest during the regular season Thursday, Oct. 15 (7 p.m.) against the University of Maine at Bremner Field.

LAST TIME OUT FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE (6-6-3, 4-1-0 AE)
The Wildcats suffered their first America East setback in a 3-2 loss at Stony Brook University (Oct. 11). After surrendering two early goals in the first half, UNH fought back in the second frame to have a chance late. Freshman Gaby Dorsey (Hubertus, Wis.) scored off a header on a free kick from sophomore Brooke Murphy (Monson, Mass.) to reduce the deficit to 2-1 in the 70^th minute. Murphy then went on to tally a goal of her own, in the 85th minute, on a 25-yard strike that finished top left. A minute later, the Seawolves were awarded a penalty kick, which was buried for the win. Junior Mimi Borkan (Medfield, Mass.) made four saves in the loss, dropping her record to 6-6-3.

LAST TIME OUT FOR MAINE (7-5-1, 2-1-1 AE)
Maine improved to 2-1-1 in conference play following a 1-0 victory over the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Oct. 11). The Black Bears outshot the Retrievers 15-8, but was only able to tally one in a second-half penalty kick goal. Senior Charlene Achille converted on the attempt and Maine held on for the victory. Junior goalkeeper Claudia Dube-Trempe recorded four saves in her sixth shutout of the season and improved her record to 6-4-1.

ALL-TIME SERIES VS MAINE
UNH holds an all-time record of 13-13-1 when facing off against the Black Bears. Last year, the teams battled to a 0-0 draw in double overtime at Maine. The Wildcats last pulled out a victory over the Black Bears in 2011, with a 2-0 home win (Oct. 23).

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
Murphy leads America East in both goals (10) and points (24). Senior Caroline Murray (New Canaan, Conn.) is the league assists' leader, dishing out seven on the season. Senior Gabrielle Sloan (Stow, Mass.) and junior Kelsey Pratt (Mendon, Vt.) have three goals and one assist apiece. Borkan holds a 1.29 goals against average and a 0.780 save percentage with four shutouts on the year.

SCOUTING THE BLACK BEARS
Charlene Achille paces Maine's offense with a team-leading 11 points (five goals, one assist). Freshmen Vivian Bell (10 points) and Anetra Byfield (eight points) follow close behind. In goal, Dube-Trempe has been strong for the Black Bears, posting a goals against average of 0.98 and a save percentage of 0.826.

AMERICA EAST STANDINGS
Right now, the Wildcats hold first place in the conference standings with a two-point lead and three games left to play. Vermont (10 points), Hartford (9 points), and Maine (7 points) round out the top four teams. UNH will look to continue to separate itself from the pack in its last three games before sitting out the final Sunday of regular-season conference play (Oct. 25) with a bye. New Hampshire travels to the University of Hartford for the final game of the season (Oct. 22) with playoff implications on the line.

LAST REGULAR SEASON HOME GAME
Thursday night's game against Maine is the last time UNH will take to Bremner Field in a regular season contest. It is possible that they will return to Durham for a playoff game. If the Wildcats finish in first or second, they will receive a quarterfinal bye and host a semifinal game. If the team finishes in third or fourth place, the 'Cats will host a quarterfinal game.

VICTORIES AT DURHAM
The Wildcats are on a three-game home win streak and look to finish the regular season with a fourth. The last time the Wildcats won three straight home games was in 2010. They defeated Bryant, 1-0 (Sept. 19), Dartmouth, 1-0 (Sept. 23), and UMBC, 2-0 (Oct. 3). That season, the team stretched the streak to five with wins against Stony Brook 2-0, (Oct. 14) and Vermont, 3-2 in overtime (Oct. 17) all in Durham.

#AEFOODFRENZY
Each of the conference's nine member institutions will conduct three canned food drives during the 2015-16 academic year. All canned goods, minus one box of goods, will then be donated to a charity of the institution's choice. The one remaining box will be donated to a partnering institution's charity of choice as a sign of the unified community service event. Maine will give UNH a box filled with canned food during pregame ceremonies to give to the Cornucopia Food Pantry.

OYSTER RIVER NIGHT
The Oyster River community will be in attendance for the final home game this regular season. Players from the ORYA U6-10 Academy program, ORYA Travel teams U12-U14 and Oyster River Middle School will walk out with the teams during pregame as well as cheer on the 'Cats during gametime.

AMERICA EAST WEEKLY WINNERS
Mimi Borkan – Co-Player of the Week (Aug. 24)
Brooke Murphy – Player of the Week (Aug. 30)
Brooke Murphy – Player of the Week (Sept. 28)
Gaby Dorsey – Rookie of the Week (Sept. 28)
Brooke Murphy – Co-Player of the Week (Oct. 5)

DUE NEXT
New Hampshire will play its final two contests of the regular season at UMBC on Sunday, Oct. 18 (1 p.m.) and at Hartford on Thursday, Oct. 22 (6 p.m.).

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