Schmidt Scores Twice In 3-2 Overtime Loss to Maine

Sunday, October 9

Durham, NH

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

(3-9, 1-3AE)

University of Maine

(9-4, 2-1AE)

OT 2

MAINE

New Hampshire

10/9/2016 4:58:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

DURHAM, N.H. – Jessica Schmidt (Warrington, Pa.) scored a goal late in each half to erase the University of New Hampshire's two-goal deficit, but the University of Maine scored 2:27 into overtime to record a 3-2 victory in Sunday afternoon's field hockey game at rain-soaked Memorial Field.

Casey Crowley carried the ball down the right side of the field, penetrated the circle and fired a low shot past charging UNH goalkeeper Kelsey Rudert (North Grafton, Mass.) to give Maine the road win.

GAME INFO
Date: October 9, 2016
Location: Memorial Field (Durham, N.H.)
Attendance: 141
Score: Maine 3, UNH 2 [overtime]
Updated Records: Maine (9-4, 2-1 AE), UNH (3-9, 1-3 AE)

NEXT GAME: Friday, October 14 at Boston College, 6 p.m.
NEXT HOME GAME: Friday, October 21 vs. Vermont, 3 p.m.

GAME SUMMARY

Maine controlled play the opening 15 minutes to build a 2-0 lead. Danielle Aviani gave the Black Bears an early lead when she corralled a loose ball on the right side of the circle and lifted a shot into the open cage at 3:36.
On a penalty corner, Ella Mosky inserted the ball to Riley Field to set up Samantha Wagg's direct shot that went inside the right post for a two-goal advantage at 15:03.
UNH's most dangerous first-half scoring chances came in the last 10 minutes. Aggie Sutherland (Dauphin, Pa.) executed a short corner to Lindsey Nerbonne (Bow, N.H.), whose low blast to the left of the cage was just beyond Sutherland's outstretched stick.
With 5:30 remaining in the first half, the Wildcats generated another corner. This time, Sutherland's pass to the top of the circle was controlled by Ashley Mendonca (Brampton, Ontario), who slipped a pass to the left and Nerbonne's drive was stopped by Corbett.
One minute later, Nerbonne utilized her stickwork to free herself near the top of the circle for a reverse-stick shot that bounced just wide right of the cage.
UNH continued to pressure and converted its sixth corner of the first half into a goal. The battery of Sutherland and Gianna Bensaia (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) set up Schmidt's direct shot from the top of the circle that was rifled into the bottom-right corner of the cage with 17 seconds on the clock.
Early in the second half, Bensaia corralled an entry pass behind the defense on the left side, settled the ball and lifted a shot that Maine goalie Emma Cochran knocked down.
Less than two minutes later, Nerbonne struck a rising line drive blocked away by Cochran.
With 13:30 left in regulation, Bensaia found Nerbonne down low. Nerbonne tried to get Cochran to commit, but the goalie held her ground to make the save.
UNH converted another corner into the game-tying goal at 68:03. This time, Katie Audino (Severn, Md.) made the insert to Bensaia at the top of the circle to set up Schmidt's low blast into the cage to tie the score 2-2.
Crowley scored on the first shot of the extra session to end the game.
Rudert made two saves – one each half.
Cochran, who entered the game at the start of the second half, was credited with the win. She stopped 4 of 5 shots on goal in 37:27 of action.
UM starting goalie Emily Corbett made one save and allowed one goal.

UNH NOTEBOOK

New Hampshire had won six consecutive overtime games prior to Sunday's loss to the Black Bears; earlier this year, UNH defeated both UMass and Harvard by a 2-1 score in OT.
UNH recorded 18 shots against a Maine team that was yielding 8.3 shots per game.

'CAT NIPS

Those two goals were the first career tallies for Schmidt, who is the third Wildcat this season to record a two-goal game. The others are Nerbonne and Mendonca.
Bensaia matched her career high of two assists; she has nine points this season, all on a team-best nine assists.
Rachel Thomson (Reading, Mass.) made her first career start.

SHOTS: Maine 5-6-1–12. UNH 9-9-0–18.

PENALTY CORNERS: Maine 1-2-0–3. UNH 6-8-0–14.

GOALS
UNH (2): Jessica Schmidt (2)
Maine (3): Danielle Aviani, Casey Crowley, Samantha Wagg

ASSISTS
UNH (4): Gianna Bensaia (2), Katie Audino, Aggie Sutherland
Maine (2): Riley Field, Ella Mosky

SAVES
UNH: Kelsey Rudert 1-1-0–1 (72:27; 3 GA)
Maine: Emily Corbett 1-x-x–1 (35:00; 1 GA); Emmy Cochran x-4-0-4 (37:27; 1 GA; win)

DEFENSIVE SAVES
UNH (0)
Maine (0)