On the Road Against No.13 BC (Oct. 14) & No. 17 Albany (Oct. 16)

UNH (3-9, 1-3 America East) at No. 13 Boston College (6-6, 2-3 ACC)
Friday, Oct. 14 • 6 pm • Newton Field Hockey Complex (Newton, Mass.)
Live Stats • Stick it to Cancer Night

UNH (3-9, 1-3 America East) at No. 17 Albany (0-0, 0-0 America East)
Sunday, Oct. 16 • 1 pm • Alumni Turf
Video • Live Stats

UNH vs. Boston College: New Hampshire has a 9-21-3 lifetime record, including 1-12-1 on the road, against Boston College. The Eagles have won six straight and 13 of the last 14 games in the series against the Wildcats, whose only win in that span (2002-2005) was Oct. 18, 2009 (3-2 home win). BC has won 10 consecutive home games in the series and is 11-0-1 at home in the tenure of UNH head coach Robin Balducci (1991-current). The Wildcats' only road win was 3-1 on Oct. 26, 1989.
In last year's game at Memorial Field, BC scored on an untimed penalty corner at the end of the first half to take a 2-0 lead into halftime. The Eagles struck again in the 46^th minute to extend the advantage to three goals. UNH trimmed the deficit to 3-1 at 50:31 before the visitors struck again at 54:30. The 'Cats scored 20 seconds later to regain momentum, but BC prevailed by that 4-2 score. UNH recorded a 14-12 shot advantage and 6-5 edge in penalty corners vs. the 10^th-ranked Eagles.

UNH vs. Albany: New Hampshire has a 10-14 lifetime record against the University at Albany. The Great Danes have won five consecutive meetings since UNH's 3-2 triumph in the 2013 America East title game; the Wildcats also won the regular-season matchup that year, 3-0 at Albany. Prior to the current Albany five-game streak, UNH had won 4 of 5 spanning the 2011-2013 seasons. These programs met in conference postseason play seven consecutive years (2008-14), including five times in the championship game.
Back on Sept. 30, Albany prevailed 4-0 at Memorial Field as Paula Heuser recorded a goal and two assists. Megan Ma, Frederike Helmke and Molly Mariano scored the other goals. The Great Danes recorded a 16-5 shot advantage and 6-3 edge in penalty corners. UNH goalie Kelsey Rudert finished with a career-high eight saves and UA counterpart Maxi Primus stopped three shots.

State of New Hampshire: UNH, led by 26^th-year head coach Robin Balducci, has a 3-9 overall record that includes 1-5 on the road and 1-3 in America East; in conference play, the Wildcats are 1-1 on the road. Last weekend, the 'Cats lost by one goal at UMass Lowell (2-1) and to Maine (3-2 in overtime). UNH is averaging 1.75 goals and 17.1 shots per game while surrendering 3.00 goals and 13.1 shots per game.

Top 10
Senior forward Lindsey Nerbonne moved into UNH's top 10 on the career goals leaderboard with the 33^rd of her Wildcat career at UMass Lowell last Friday. She is tied with Marcie Boyer (1999-2002) and Pauline Collins (1983-86) at No. 9. Ahead of that trio at No. 8 is Rebecca Provost (1991-94) with 40 career goals.

Career First
Junior back Jessica Schmidt scored her first two collegiate goals – both from direct shots on penalty corners – to help UNH erase Sunday's two-goal deficit vs. Maine and send the game into overtime.

Two-Goal Games
Jessica Schmidt is one of three Wildcats with a two-goal game this season. The others are Lindsey Nerbonne and Ashley Mendonca. Nerbonne struck twice in UNH's 2-1 overtime win in the season opener vs. UMass; Mendonca accomplished the feat the next game against Boston University.

Giving Assistance
Junior midfielder Gianna Bensaia, coming off the bench for the first time this season, matched her career high of two assists last Sunday vs. Maine. She has nine of UNH's 20 assists.

The Big Three
Lindsey Nerbonne, Ashley Mendonca and Gianna Bensaia account for 15 of the team's 21 goals, 10 of 20 assists and 40 of 62 points. Nerbonne leads the team in goals (eight), points (17) and shots (58). Mendonca ranks second in goals (seven), points (14) and shots (37). Bensaia has a team-high nine assists and those nine points ranks third on the squad.

Non-Conference Competition
UNH closes out non-conference play Friday at Boston College. The Wildcats have a 2-6 record against out of conference opponents. Most recently, UNH lost 3-1 at Northeastern University on Sept. 25. New Hampshire's most recent non-conference win was Sept. 4 (2-1 vs. Harvard University in overtime).

OT Streak Snapped
Prior to last Sunday's 3-2 overtime loss to Maine, the UNH Wildcats had won six consecutive OT games, including a pair of 2-1 victories earlier this season.

Statistical Advantage
New Hampshire has recorded the statistical advantage in both shots and penalty corners in four of the team's nine losses.

Close Calls
Following last weekend's pair of one-goal losses, UNH has a 2-4 record in games decided by one goal.

Scouting the Eagles: No. 13 Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) enters Friday's game with a 6-6 overall record that includes 2-3 in the CAA and 1-2 at home, as well as 3-5 against nationally-ranked team. BC has won two games in a row, one of which was a road victory against No. 8 Louisville last Friday. Most recently, BC upended Indiana University, 2-0, on Oct. 9. The Eagles are led by senior forward Brittany Sheenan and sophomore forward Lucy Lytle, both of whom have eight goals; Sheenan also has two assists for a team-high 18 points. Eryn McCoy has a team-high four assists and ranks third in both goals (five) and points (14). Boston College's redshirt-junior goalkeeper Audra Hampsch leads the entire ACC with 62 saves; has a 1.90 GAA, .739 save percentage and two shutouts.

Scouting the Great Danes: The 17^th-ranked University at Albany (Albany, N.Y.) Great Danes enter the weekend with a 9-4 overall record that includes 3-0 in America East and 7-0 at home; Albany plays at UMass Lowell (Oct. 14) before playing host to UNH. The Great Danes are riding a five-game win streak that includes three conference wins, and they have outscored the opponents 21-4 in that span. Senior forward Paula Heuser, who has a team high of 14 goals on the season, leads the Great Danes in points (35) and shots (71). Molly Mariano (6g, 1a) and Anna Bottino (4g, 5a) are tied for second with 13 points. Senior goalkeeper Maxi Primus has also been great for Albany this year with a .731 save percentage, 1.30 GAA and two shutouts.

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