Leissner's Game-High 17 Points Drops Daniel Webster, 89-26

Wednesday, December 21

Durham, N.H.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

8-4

Daniel Webster College

7-2

Daniel Webster

New Hampshire

Photo by: Joey Walker

12/21/2016 9:38:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

UNH is off to its best 12-game start since the 1971-72 season.

DURHAM, N.H. – Junior forward Tanner Leissner (Converse, Texas) of the University of New Hampshire men's basketball team scored a game high 17 points to lead the Wildcats to a 63-point win over the Daniel Webster Eagles, 89-26, in Lundholm Gym.

LOOKING AHEAD
New Hampshire will travel to Dartmouth College after the Holiday break on Dec. 31 before opening the New Year at home on Jan. 2 (1 PM) against Wheelock College on ESPN3. Tickets are available at UNHWildcats.com.

HIGHLIGHTS

Leissner scored 17 points and grabbed four rebounds.
Senior guard Daniel Dion (Cedar Park, Texas) scored 15 points on 5-7 shooting from three.
Senior guard Jaleen Smith (Freeport, Texas) recorded 10 points and four rebounds.
Freshman guard Kijana Love (Cibolo, Texas) scored a career-high 11 points.
UNH outrebounded Daniel Webster 41-30 in the contest.
The 'Cats shot 64.3 percent from three in the first half.
This is the highest win-margin in the last decade.
The Wildcats held their opponent to the lowest point total since the 1941-42 season when they held Fort Foster to 23 points.
New Hampshire is off to the best 12-game start since the 1971-72 season.

UPDATED TEAM RECORDS
New Hampshire (8-4)
Daniel Webster (7-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Wildcats opened the contest with the most recent thousand-point scorer Leissner sinking two free throws followed by three consecutive Dion triples to jump out to an early 11-0 lead. The 'Cats continued to light it up from deep as they hit another five threes to extend their lead to 28-2 before the 12:00 media timeout. New Hampshire began working the ball inside and getting to the free throw line to lead 46-14 with 3:38 left in the half. UNH entered halftime with a 54-16 lead.

UNH came out of the break pounding it inside as Iba Camara (Dakar, Senegal) scored on the opening two possessions. Keon Burns (Beaverton, Oregon) splashed a three with 10:30 remaining to extend the lead to 52. Love showed his offensive prowess in the second half as he poured in a career high 11 points. With 4:52 remaining, Freshman Ken Uhlar (Walpole, Massachusetts) scored his first collegiate points as he sliced through the defense to finish through contact and the foul. A pair of John Ogwuche (Makurdi, Nigeria) free throws in the final minute gave New Hampshire their largest lead of the season (63).

-POSTGAME NOTES-
UNH STARTERS (SEASON/CAREER STARTS)
Sr. G Jaleen Smith (12/84)
Sr. G Daniel Dion (12/45)
Jr. G Jordan Reed (10/10)
Jr. F Tanner Leissner (12/66)
Jr. F Iba Camara (8 /46)

GROUP'S RECORD: 5-3

SERIES INFO

New Hampshire takes the all-time series at 1-0 in the first ever contest between both teams.

ATTENDANCE: 655

TEAM NOTES

UNH out-rebounded their opponent for the fifth consecutive contest
The Wildcats shot 48.1 percent from the field on 26-54 attempts

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Tanner Leissner: 17 points / 4 rebounds / 3 assists
Daniel Dion: 15 points / 2 assists / 71.4 percent three point percentage
Jaleen Smith: 10 points / 6 assists / 4 rebounds
Kijana Love: 11 points / 60.0 percent shooting

Jared Harrington: 8 points / 1 rebound