Home Playoff Clinched Following 3-2 Loss to Stony Brook

Thursday, October 20

Durham, N.H.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

6-7-3, 3-3-1AE

Stony Brook University

8-7-2, 6-1AE

SBU

UNH

Photo by: Paige O'Donnell

10/20/2016 10:21:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

DURHAM, N.H. – Junior Brooke Murphy (Monson, Mass.) scored her 10^th goal of the season as the University of New Hampshire women's soccer team fell 3-2 on Senior Night to Stony Brook University, clinching an America East home playoff game in the process.

Home Field Clinch
With the other results of the day, New Hampshire has clinched home field in the America East tournament. The Wildcats will be the fourth seed for the tournament, which kicks off on Thursday, Oct. 27. Opponent has yet to be determined.

UNH (6-7-3, 3-3-1 AE) Team Stats
19 shots
12 shots on goal
3 corner kicks

Stony Brook (8-7-2, 6-1-0 AE) Team Stats
6 shots
6 on goal
3 corner kicks
10 saves

Top UNH Performers
Murphy: 1 goal, 5 shots (4 on goal)
Kaylan Williams (Marion, Ind.): 1 goal (first of career), 3 shots, 2 on goal
Lilly Radack (Madbury, N.H.): 1 assist, 2 shots
Mimi Borkan (Medfield, Mass.): 3 saves, 3 goals allowed

Top Stony Brook Performers
Manuela Corcho: 1 goal, 2 shots
Julie Johnstonbaugh: 1 goal, 1 shot
Lea Kalmbach: 1 goal, 1 shot
Amy Thompson: 2 assists
Kaitlin Loughren: 1 assist

Up Next: New Hampshire plays its final game of the season against UMass Lowell on Sunday, Oct. 23 (4 PM) before playoffs begin in Durham on Thursday, Oct. 27 at Bremner Field.

Highlights
-1^st Half-
New Hampshire dominated the first half with an 8-1 shot advantage heading into the break.

-2^nd Half-
In the second half the goal scoring commenced. The Seawolves scored first in the 63^rd minute on a cross by Thompson to Johnstonbaugh who finished bottom right, far side, inside the box. Three minutes later, Kalmbach buried a header from inside the box that ricocheted off Borkan's mitts and into the net. Ten minutes after the previous goal, Corcho took one-touch outside of the box and finished on the right side for a commanding 3-0 lead, but UNH responded. Williams buried the first of her career and the edge of the box on a finish left to right on the bottom with 15 minutes to go. New Hampshire was then fouled inside the box in the 82^nd minute to setup a penalty-kick attempt for Murphy who scored it for her 10^th of the season. New Hampshire rifled the final four shots, three of them blocked, in the attempt to force overtime but was undone.

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