Pogue's 22 Points Lead Women's Hoops to 67-59 Victory at UMBC

Sunday, February 28

Catonsville, Md.

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

12-17, 6-10AE

University of Maryland Baltimore County

17-12, 8-8AE

New Hampshire

UMBC

Photo by: Greg Greene

Pogue's 22 Points Lead Women's Hoops to 67-59 Victory at UMBC

2/28/2016 5:11:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

BALTIMORE, Md. – Sophomore center Carlie Pogue (Cincinnati, Ohio) scored 22 points and led the University of New Hampshire women's basketball team to a 67-59 win over the University of Maryland Baltimore County on Sunday afternoon at the RAC Arena.

UNH finishes the regular season 12-17 overall and 6-10 in America East. UMBC drops to 17-12 overall and now is 8-8 in league play. The Wildcats earned a regular-season series split with the Retrievers.

NEXT UP

The America East tournament opens with quarterfinal games at the Events Center at Binghamton University on Saturday, March 5. New Hampshire will be the seventh seed and face either the University at Albany or the University of Maine, at a time still to be determined. Tickets are available by calling the Binghamton box office at (607) 777-2849.

HIGHLIGHTS

Pogue's 22 points tie her season-high set on Dec. 9 against Siena. She also had three blocks, which ties her season-high.
UNH shot only 34.4 percent in the first half, but came out firing in the second half shooting 57.7 percent.
Senior Elizabeth Belanger (Acton, Mass.) recorded her eleventh game of the season with 20+ points by scoring 20 today.
Sophomore Aliza Simpson (Londonderry, N.H.) totaled a team-high five assists.
Freshman Ashley Storey (Cumberland, Maine) tallied seven points and five rebounds.
Junior Kristen Anderson (Greene, Maine) dished out four assists and knocked down two key three-pointers in the fourth quarter.
UNH had a season-low six turnovers in the game.
The Wildcats' 67 points mark the most scored by the team in a conference game this season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Wildcats struggled in the early minutes, shooting just 1 of 8 going into the opening media timeout. Led by Taylor McCarley's nine first-quarter points, the Retrievers built a ten-point lead early in the second quarter. UNH was able to bounce back after a 9-0 run. A three-point play from Ashley Storey (Cumberland, Maine) and six points from Carlie Pogue (Cincinnati, Ohio) gave the Wildcats their first lead, 25-24.

Sophomore Peyton Booth (Wadsworth, Ohio) opened the second half with a steal and a block. The teams traded foul shots and layups until Liz McNaughton hit a three pointer to extend UMBC's lead to 36-29 with 6:47 left in the quarter. It was the Retrievers last lead of the game, as the Wildcats ensuing 11-0 run gave them the lead back.

Elizabeth Belanger (Acton, Mass.) and Kristen Anderson (Greene, Maine) knocked down three pointers in the early minutes of the first quarter and UNH opened up a nine-point lead, its largest of the game.

With 2:31 Amanda Hagaman completed a three-point play to pull the Retrievers within two. Belanger knocked down a jumper and Pandora Wilson hit one of two free throws to bring the score to 62-59 with 1:58 remaining. Anderson drilled a trey from the corner and Belanger hit the final jumper to close out the contest.

-POSTGAME NOTES-

UNH STARTERS (SEASON/CAREER STARTS)
So. G Peyton Booth (17/17)
Sr. G Elizabeth Belanger (29/105)
So. G Aliza Simpson (26/48)
Fr. F Ashley Storey (16/16)
So. C Carlie Pogue (28/36)

GROUP'S RECORD: 6-6

SERIES INFO

UNH improves its overall series record to 13-14 against UMBC.

ATTENDANCE: 691

TEAM NOTES

The Wildcats made 44.8 percent (26-for-58) of their field goals.
UMBC made 33.3 percent (19-for-57) of theirs.
UNH held a 30-24 advantage in points in the paint.
The Wildcats were outrebounded for only the sixth time this season, 41-30.
UNH had 18 assists on its 26 field goals.
UNH recorded 5 blocks, while UMBC had 1.
The Wildcats were 5-for-18 in three-pointers.
UMBC made 4 of its 19 treys.
UNH had a 10-0 advantage in scoring off the bench.
The Wildcats had six turnovers, while the Retrievers had nine.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

UNH

Carlie Pogue: 22 points / 11 of 18 shooting / 6 rebounds / 3 blocks
Elizabeth Belanger: 20 points / 7 rebounds / 3 assists
Ashley Storey: 7 points / 5 rebounds / 3 assists
Aliza Simpson: 6 points / 5 assists
Kristen Anderson: 6 points / 4 assists

UMBC

Taylor McCarley: 17 points / 7 rebounds / 6 assists / 2 steals
Pandora Wilson: 14 points / 10 rebounds / 2 assists
Liz McNaughton: 12 points / 3 rebounds / 2 steals
Amanda Hagaman: 11 points / 5 rebounds / 4 assists

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