Women's Basketball Takes Aim at Sweep Over UMass Lowell (Feb. 17, 7 p.m.)

DURHAM, N.H. - The University of New Hampshire women's basketball team looks for a regular-season sweep over the UMass Lowell River Hawks on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at the Tsongas Center (7 p.m.).

INSIDE LOOK:

New Hampshire (9-16, 3-9 AE) vs. UMass Lowell (4-21, 1-12 AE)
All-time series: UNH leads 4-1

LOOKING AHEAD:

The Wildcats return home to play Hartford on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 1 p.m. Tickets are available for the Hartford contest and all UNH home games and more information may be obtained at UNHWildcats.com/tickets or by calling 603-862-4000, ext. 5.

STORYLINES:

The Wildcats made 12 of their 13 free throws against Stony Brook and lead the league with a 74.2 foul shooting percentage.
Elizabeth Belanger scored 19 points against Stony Brook and moved up to No. 6 on UNH's career scoring list with 1,370 points. Next on the list is Orsi Farkas (1996-2000) with 1,434.
Belanger is one of only four players in program history who has scored more than 1,350 points and grabbed more than 650 rebounds.
The Wildcats won their first league game, 65-61, at UMass Lowell on Jan. 21. Belanger had 32 points in that game.
Next up: UNH plays the first of two straight home games Saturday at 1 p.m. against Hartford. The Wildcats play Vermont at home Thursday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. for Senior Night.

PROJECTED STARTERS:
G: So. Peyton Booth (Wadsworth, Ohio) - Started first game of her career Jan. 2 at Yale and has started every game since.
G: So. Aliza Simpson (Londonderry, N.H.) - Her 2.5 assists per game are second on the team.
G: Sr. Elizabeth Belanger (Acton, Mass.) - Three-pointer against Stony Brook was the 100th of her career.
F: Fr. Ashley Storey (Cumberland, Maine) - 2 blocks vs. Stony Brook give her 17 for the season.
C: Jr. Carlie Pogue (Cincinnati, Ohio) - Has made 17 of her last 18 foul shots.

For the full PDF version of the Wildcats' game notes, click HERE.

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