Women’s Soccer Takes on UMass Lowell for Fourth Straight Win (Oct. 8; 7 p.m.)

DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire women's soccer team continues conference play when they host the University of Massachusetts Lowell on Thursday, Oct. 8 (7 p.m.) at Cowell Stadium for the Think Pink game.

LAST TIME OUT FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE (5-5-3, 3-0-0 AE)
The Wildcats remain unbeaten in America East competition following a 1-0 victory over the University at Albany (Oct. 4). Sophomore Brooke Murphy (Monson, Mass.) found the back of the net just eleven minutes into the contest, off a feed from junior Kelsey Pratt (Mendon, Vt.). Junior Mimi Borkan (Medfield, Mass.) earned her fourth shutout of the season, totaling four saves in net en route to the victory.

LAST TIME OUT FOR UMASS LOWELL (3-9-0, 0-2-0 AE)
The River Hawks fell to 0-2 in conference play as a result of a 1-0 overtime loss to the University of Maine on the road (Oct. 4). Freshman Julia Schneider's career-high nine save effort was not enough to keep the Black Bears off the board. In the 98^th minute, Maine's Anetra Byfield scored to secure the victory. Freshman Katelyn Vieira led the offensive effort for the River Hawks, recording two shots on goal.

ALL-TIME SERIES VS. UMASS LOWELL
The Wildcats are 2-0 all-time against the River Hawks. In both 2014 and 2013, UNH defeated UMass Lowell by a score of 2-0. UMass Lowell joined the conference in 2013.

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
Murphy continues her dominance on the offensive end for the Wildcats with 17 points (seven goals, three assists). She leads the America East conference in both points and goals. Senior Caroline Murray (New Canaan, Conn.) leads the America East in assists with six. She has eight points on the season (one goal, six assists), which ranks her second on the team. Classmate Gabrielle Sloan (Stow, Mass.) ranks third for the Wildcats with seven points (three goals, one assist). In goal, Borkan holds a 1.11 goals against average and a save percentage of 0.813.

SCOUTING THE RIVER HAWKS
Freshman Katelyn Vieira leads the River Hawks offensively with five goals as three of the goals came in her first career hat trick against Quinnipiac University (Sept. 28). Sophomore Rachel Morrier ranks second on the team with three goals. Junior Carolyn Ragon and sophomore Alex Guzman lead the assist effort, with two apiece. Through 12 games, freshman goalkeeper Julia Schneider has posted two shutouts, a 2.38 goals against average, and a 0.654 save percentage.

THREE STRAIGHT
The last time the Wildcats won three straight games came in conference play last year. UNH went on a winning streak at the end of the season, defeating Binghamton (Oct. 19), UMass Lowell (Oct. 23) and Stony Brook (Oct. 26) before their eventual championship run. The championship success extended the steak to six games, with two penalty kick victories in the quarterfinal and semifinal games before defeated Hartford, 2-1, in the finals.

THINK PINK
Every year, New Hampshire picks a game in October to wear pink jerseys and support breast cancer awareness. The Noble U-10 travel team will also join the 'Cats in pregame ceremonies and partake in a halftime scrimmage.

AMERICA EAST WEEKLY AWARDS
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)

GOAL GOAL GOAL
New Hampshire has scored 10 goals in the last three games. This amount of offensive efficiency hasn't been experienced since 2007 when the 'Cats scored 11 in a three game span. In that season, UNH scored three against the University of Central Arkansas, five against the College of the Holy Cross, and three more against Iona College to produce three straight wins.

DUE NEXT
The 'Cats take on Stony Brook University on Sunday, Oct. 11 (2 p.m.) at Kenneth P. Lavalle Stadium before closing out the regular season home schedule with the University of Maine on Thursday, Oct. 15 (7 p.m.) at Bremner Field.

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