Grote, Ogle: Service Credit Union Student-Athlete Spotlight & Weekly Roundup

SERVICE CREDIT UNION STUDENT-ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT and WILDCAT WEEKLY ROUNDUP
March 14, 2016

DURHAM, N.H. – Nicole Grote (Ellicott City, Md.) of the women's lacrosse team and Jay Ogle (Pittsfield, Mass.) of the men's ski team are featured in this week's Service Credit Union Student-Athlete Spotlight. This information and more can be found in the Wildcat Weekly Roundup.

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STUDENT-ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT
Nicole Grote, women's lacrosse
     Nicole, a senior from Ellicott City, Md., fueled a late comeback effort by the UNH women's lacrosse team, but the rally fell short in a 12-11 loss at Harvard University on March 12. Grote finished with a game-high five points on two goals and three assists.
    The 5-foot-8 attacker set up the Wildcats' fourth, sixth and 11^th goals to reduce a seven-goal deficit to one goal in a 10-minute span, and that included a game-ending 6-0 run the last six minutes. Nicole also scored UNH's first and third goals.
     Nicole leads the team in both assists (11) and points (19), and she is tied for third in goals (eight); she also ranks second in shooting percentage (.571). With those numbers, Nicole is averaging 1.14 goals, 1.57 assists and 2.71 points per game through seven games (all starts).
     In 56 career games, Nicole has amassed 54 goals and 34 assists for 88 points. She recorded her 50^th career goal and 75^th career point March 2 against College of the Holy Cross. Nicole recorded a career-high eight points by matching her personal best in both goals (four) and assists (four) in that game against the Crusaders. She ranked third on the team in assists in her freshman and sophomore seasons. Her America East conference accolades include Academic Honor Roll and All-Rookie Team.

Jay Ogle, men's ski
     Jay, a senior from Pittsfield, Mass., earned All-America Second Team honors by racing to a seventh-place finish in the giant slalom at the NCAA Men's and Women's Skiing Championships on March 9. That result helped UNH to 10^th place overall.
     Jay completed the first of the two GS runs in 56.51 seconds to sit in ninth place, then in the second run he crossed the finish line in 55.78 seconds to ascend into seventh place with an aggregate time of 1:52.29.
     Jay, who entered the NCAAs ranked 18^th in the East in the giant slalom, competed at the national meet for the third consecutive year and this marked his best finish. He went on to record 29^th place in the slalom on March 11.
     Earlier this year, Jay recorded a pair of top-10 efforts at the Dartmouth Carnival with eighth place in the GS and ninth in the slalom. He went on to earn 12^th place in the slalom and 19^th place in the GS at the EISA Championships before competing at the NCAAs.
     As a junior in 2015, Jay ranked seventh in the slalom in the East by amassing five top-10 finishes, including a pair of top-5 efforts. His top result was third place in the slalom at the St. Michael's Carnival. At the EISA Championships, he took fourth place in the giant slalom.
     In the 2014 season, Jay skied to 17^th place in the slalom at the NCAAs. He was the East's 11^th-ranked alpine skier and that included No. 8 in the giant slalom. He recorded three top-10 results in the GS with a best of fourth place at the Vermont Carnival.
     Jay was named to the National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team for the third time this season.

2016 WOMEN'S FROZEN FOUR COMES TO UNH'S WHITTEMORE CENTER
The NCAA Women's Frozen Four is coming back to Durham! UNH's Whittemore Center was the site of the national championship in 2002 and 2005 and it will be again in March 2016.
Tickets are on sale now for the NCAA 2016 Women's Frozen Four that will be played at the Whitt on March 18 & 20. The all-session package includes a ticket to both the March 18 semifinal games (single admission; 4/7 pm) and the March 20 championship game (2 pm).
Each all-session chairback seat costs $35. There is also a bench seat option at $25 for adults and $20 for students, seniors and youths. Groups of 20 or more can purchase an all-session package at $15 per seat, regardless of section.
Tickets may be purchased by clicking HERE, by calling 1-800-745-3000 or at the Whittemore Center box office.

UNH LAUNCHES 2016 FOOTBALL STADIUM TICKET CAMPAIGN
     The UNH department of athletics has launched of a marketing campaign aimed at establishing a priority system for seat selection at the under-construction Wildcat Stadium for the 2016 season.
     The campaign will enable fans to reserve season tickets in the state-of-the-art stadium. For a $25 deposit per seat, fans will receive a seat selection priority number in the order in which their reservation is made. The deposit is completely refundable and nonbinding.
     Current season ticket holders for 2015 football do not need to make a seat deposit at this time; they will be given seat selection priority over the general public. The seat selection process for season ticket holders will be announced at a later date.
     Details of season ticket packages, including amenities and privileges, will be announced this winter, at which time fans can select their ticket package preference. A "Select A Seat" event in which fans pick their actual seat location in the new stadium will be announced at a later time.
Fans can secure a priority number by clicking HERE or by mailing seat reservation deposits to Whittemore Center Arena Box Office, 128 Main Street, Durham, NH 03824.

RECENT RESULTS
Monday, March 7
Men's basketball: at Vermont 63, UNH 56 (America East semifinal)
Wednesday, March 9
Ski: 9^th place at NCAA Championships (at Colorado) [Day 1 of 4] {Giant slalom}
Thursday, March 10
Ski: 11^th place at NCAA Championships (at Colorado) [Day 2 of 4] {Nordic free}
Friday, March 11
Ski: 10^th place at NCAA Championships (at Colorado) [Day 3 of 4] {Slalom}
Men's indoor track & field: at NCAA Championships (at Alabama)
Women's indoor track & field: at NCAA Championships (at Alabama)
Saturday, March 12
Ski: 10^th place at NCAA Championships (at Colorado) [Day 4 of 4] {Nordic classic}
Women's indoor track & field: at NCAA Championships (at Alabama)
Women's lacrosse: at Harvard 12, UNH 11
Gymnastics: 3^rd place at Texas Woman's University with LSU and Oregon State

UPCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday, March 16
Women's lacrosse at Monmouth, 2 pm
Men's basketball at Fairfield, 7 pm (CollegeInsider.com Tournament)
Friday, March 18
NCAA Women's Frozen Four - semifinals
Boston College vs. Clarkson, 4 pm
Wisconsin vs. Minnesota, 7 pm
Saturday, March 19
Gymnastics at EAGL Championships, 2 pm (at U. of Pittsburgh) [ESPN3]
Women's lacrosse at Manhattan College, 11 am
Sunday, March 20
NCAA Women's Frozen Four – championship game, 2 pm

MEN'S BASKETBALL (19-11 overall, 11-5 America East)

The UNH men's basketball team'a America East championship run ended in the semifinals at the University of Vermont by a score of 63-56. The Wildcats played in the semis for the second straight season.
The season is not over though as the Wildcats have accepted an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament for the second straight season. UNH will play a first round game at Fairfield University on March 16 (7 p.m.).
Sophomore Tanner Leissner (Converse, Texas) finished with 28 points, 22 in the second half, and 10 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season.
Leissner was placed on the AE All-Championship Team; he was the only player who did not play in the finals to receive that accolade. Leissner averaged 21.0 points and 10.5 rebounds in two tourney games.
Junior Jaleen Smith (Freeport, Texas) tallied 14 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
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GYMNASTICS (12-9 overall)

The UNH gymnastics team recorded 193.800 points to place third in a March 12 quad meet at Texas Woman's University. Louisiana State won the meet with a score of 197.825 and was followed by Oregon State University at 196.550. The host school finished with a 193.000.
Jennifer King (Freehold, N.J.) recorded the top score for the Wildcats on uneven bars (9.800).
Courtney Bondanza (Buffalo, N.Y.) set a career high on balance beam and earned a share of fifth place as she scored a 9.825
Nicole O'Leary (Newtown, Conn.) tied her personal best mark on vault, with a 9.800 performance and a share of ninth place.
Danielle Doolin (Medford Lakes, N.J.) tied her career high of 9.825 on beam, which gave her a share of fifth place. The freshman also earned third place in the all-around competition with a 38.375.

The UNH gymnastics team returns to action March 19 (2 p.m.) for the EAGL Championship at the University of Pittsburgh.
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WOMEN'S LACROSSE (2-5, 0-0 America East)

The UNH women's lacrosse team mounted a furious comeback but fell one goal short in a 12-11 loss at Harvard University on March 12.
The Wildcats trailed 11-3 with 14:22 remaining in regulation and closed the game on an 8-1 run, including the last six goals of the game spanning the last six minutes.
Nicole Grote (Ellicott City, Md.) recorded two goals and three assists for a team-high five points. All three assists were during UNH's late rally.
Laura McHoul (Westwood, Mass.) recorded a season-high four assists to extend her point streak to seven games, as well as her school-record assist total to 111. McHoul is No. 7 on the program's all-time points list with 183; ahead of her at No. 6 is Shaunna Kaplan (187 points).
Kate Clancy (Barrington, R.I.) recorded her fifth double-digit save effort of the season with 11 stops.
Marissa Gurello (Manorville, N.Y.) and Krissy Schafer (Longmeadow, Mass.) both matched a personal best of three goals.
Carly Wooters (White Plains, N.Y.) extended her goal streak to seven games with one tally.
The UNH women's lacrosse team returns to action March 16 (2 p.m.) at Monmouth University and the Wildcats end the week March 19 (11 a.m.) at Manhattan College. Note that the start time at Monmouth is a change from the original schedule.
New Hampshire's next home game is March 26 (12 p.m.) – the America East conference opener against UMass Lowell.
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SKIING

The UNH ski team earned 10^th place at the NCAA Championships that were hosted by the University of Colorado from March 9-12. The Wildcats recorded a top-10 finish for the 25^th time in the 34-year career of ski coordinator Cory Schwartz.
Jay Ogle (Pittsfield, Mass.) headlined the four-day national championships by earning All-America Second Team status in Wednesday's giant slalom by finishing in seventh place with a two-run time of 1 minute, 52.29 seconds.
Lisa Wedsjö (Saltsjöbaden, Sweden) turned in the 11^th-fastest time in the second run of the women's giant slalom to vault to and 18^th place finish of 2:03.39.
On the third day of competition, the alpine racers competed in the slalom at Howelsen Hill. Bryan Cookson (Vernon, British Columbia) recorded the seventh-fastest time in the second run (44.27 seconds) to climb to a 12^th-place finish overall with a combined time of 1:25.94. Wedsjö was UNH's top performer on the women's side in 14^th place (1:32.06).
Peter Holmes (Tahoe City, Calif.) led the Nordic contingent in Saturday's classic races with a 14^th-place effort in the men's 20K. Katrin Larusson (Truckee, Calif.) was UNH's top finisher in the women's 15K in 22^nd place.
Holmes and Larusson were also the top 'Cats in Thursday's freestyle races. Larusson was the 19^th fastest skier in the women's 5K free. Holmes placed 32^nd in the men's 10K.
Fourteen member of the UNH ski team were named to the National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team, as announced by the U.S. Collegiate Ski Coaches Association. Each UNH All-Academic Ski Team member maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above and competed at the NCAA East Regional (EISA) Championships.

Senior Emily Larson (Boulder, Colo.) was honored for the fourth time in her career. Other Wildcats to earn All-Academic recognition each season of their UNH careers include Eirik Fosnaes (Hovik, Norway), Raleigh Goessling (Esko, Minn.), Larusson, Maddy Pfeifer (Andover, N.H.), Tyler Quinn Smith (Park City, Utah), Chris Steinke (Ottawa, Ontario) and freshmen Will McConville (London, Ontario) and Rocci Wohlk (Forest Lake, Minn.).
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MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD

The UNH men's indoor track & field was represented by junior Drew Piazza (Danvers, Mass.) at the 2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships at the CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala. on March 11-12.
Piazza finished eighth in the preliminary 800-meter run, sixth in his heat, just missing the cut for the finals. His time of 1 minute, 47.97 seconds was 0.06 seconds away from a finals qualifier. The top three racers from two heats, as well as the next two best times, qualified for the finals. The junior raced in his first NCAA championship meet.
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WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD

The UNH women's indoor track & field was represented by sophomore Elinor Purrier (Montgomery, Vt.) at the 2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships at the CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala. on March 11-12.
Purrier placed third in the mile with a time of 4 minutes, 38.42 seconds in the final heat to earn her third All-America Team accolade. She is the only Wildcat track athlete to earn All-American Status in both indoor and outdoor season.
Purrier went into the finals with the top time as she finished first in the preliminaries with a time of 4:36.15.
She entered the NCAAs as the top seed by recording the fastest mile time in the nation this season, setting a school record time of 4:29.71.
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COMPLETED SEASONS

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (12-18 overall, 6-10 America East)

The UNH women's basketball team was ousted from the America East tournament with a 58-47 loss to the University of Maine in a March 5 quarterfinal game at Binghamton University's Events Center.
Elizabeth Belanger (Acton, Mass.) was named to the America East All-Conference First Team and Ashley Storey (Cumberland, Maine) was an all-Rookie Team selection.
Belanger scored 20+ points for the third consecutive game and 12^th time this season with a team-high 23 in her last collegiate game. She finishes her career ranked No. 5 on UNH's scoring list with 1,453 points, as well as No. 7 in rebounding with 703. Belanger is one of three Wildcats in program history to record 1,400 points and 700 rebounds.
Belanger ended her senior season with 513 points, which is the eighth highest single-season in program history.
Sophomore center Carlie Pogue (Cincinnati, Ohio) joined Belanger in double digit scoring with 11 points and pulled down six rebounds.
UNH pulled to within 51-47 when Belanger banked in a jumper with 1:11 to play, but Maine pulled away by making its free throws.
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MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

The UNH men's cross country team ended the 2015 season with a 30^th-place finish at the NCAA Regional Championships held Nov. 13 at Franklin Park (Boston, Mass.).
Sophomore Ryan Chiesa (Stockholm, N.J.) placed 118^th in the 10K race with a time of 32 minutes, 52 seconds followed by junior Mitchell Dutton (Salem, N.H.) who collected 143^rd place in 33:10.
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WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

Senior Laura Rose Donegan (Melbourne, Australia) earned All-America honors at the NCAA Division I Women's Cross Country Championships on Nov. 20 with a 30^th place finish in 20 minutes, 20.9 seconds in the 6K race. She also received the Elite 90 award for the highest grade point average of all the athletes at the NCAA Championships.
Last year, Donegan earned her first All-America recognition at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships when she placed 10^th in the 3K steeplechase.
The Australian native holds a 4.0 GPA while studying political science. She was named the America East Cross Country Elite 18 winner at the conference championships (Oct. 31). She collected the same award at the 2015 America East Indoor Championships as well, for the highest GPA of the top finishers.
The Elite 90 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's championships. Donegan is the second UNH athlete to secure the honor, after Liz Guiney of women's skiing earned the award during the 2012-13 athletic season. There are 340+ cross country-sponsored programs by the NCAA at the Division I level.
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FIELD HOCKEY (8-11 overall, 4-4 America East)

The UNH field hockey team was defeated 2-1 by University of the Pacific in an America East quarterfinal game at the University at Albany on Nov. 6. The Wildcats recorded a sizable advantage in both shots (27-7) and penalty corners (13-5).
Prior to the start of the tournament, junior midfielder Lindsey Nerbonne (Bow, N.H.) and sophomore midfielder Gianna Bensaia (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) were named to the All-Conference First Team. Freshman forward Katie Audino (Severn, Md.) was an All-Rookie Team selection. Senior forward Meg Carroll (Mansfield, Mass.) and senior back Chandler Giese (Trappe, Pa.) were voted to the All-Academic Team.
At the conclusion of the tournament, senior forward Meg Flatley (Townsend, Mass.) was named to the All-Championship Team.
Flatley extended her goal streak to three games by scoring her 10^th goal of the season and 52^nd career goal when she gave the Wildcats a 1-0 lead at 23:07. That goal moved her into a tie for third on the program's career leaderboard with Hayley Rausch (2008-11). Flatley also climbed into No. 4 with 120 career points; that spot was previously held by Gaby Haroules (1977-80; 119 points).
Nerbonne finished the season as the team leader in goals (12), game-winning goals (three), points (26) and shots (85).
The end of the 2015 season marked the end of careers for Carroll, Flatley and Giese as well as classmates Emma Compagna (Canton, Mass.), Lynne Lehman (Landisburg, Pa.) and Taylor Rideout (Barrington, R.I.).
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FOOTBALL (7-5 overall, 5-3 CAA)

The UNH football team's impressive fourth-quarter comeback fell short in a 27-20 loss to Colgate University in an NCAA FCS first round game at Cowell Stadium on Nov. 28. The Wildcats have advanced to the NCAA postseason 12 consecutive years, which is the longest active streak in the nation.
Junior defensive back Casey DeAndrade (East Bridgewater, Mass.), senior offensive lineman Austin Heter (McKees Rocks, Pa.) and junior tight end Jordan Powell (Forked River, N.J.) were named to the 2015 Division I All-New England Team by the New England Football Writers' Association.
DeAndrade was named to the All-CAA Football First Team as both a cornerback and punt returner for the second consecutive year.
Powell was also a First Team selection, while Heter was voted to the Second Team.
Junior running back Dalton Crossan (Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) received two accolades. He was named to the Third Team as a running back and kickoff returner.
Senior captains Akil Anderson (Morristown, N.J.) and Jullian Turner (East Pittsburgh, Pa.) were Third Team honorees.
Senior quarterback and captain Sean Goldrich (West Haven, Conn.) finished with career numbers of 654 completions on 1,068 attempts for 7,536 yards. On UNH's all-time leaderboard, those numbers rank No. 3 in completions, No. 5 in attempts and No. 5 in yards.

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MEN'S ICE HOCKEY (11-20-6 overall, 4-12-6 Hockey East)

The UNH men's ice hockey team prevailed 3-1 in Game 1 of the best-of-three Hockey East first round against Merrimack College, but the Warriors rallied to win the series with a 3-2 overtime victory and 2-1 win in the decisive third game. All three games were played at Merrimack's Lawler Rink.
Sophomore goaltender Danny Tirone (Trumbull, Conn.) was named the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week after making 132 saves on 138 shots faced for a .957 save percentage. He made 45 saves in Thursday's 3-1 win, 47 saves in Friday's overtime loss, and 40 in Sunday's heartbreaking 2-1 loss.
Junior Tyler Kelleher (Longmeadow, Mass.) tallied three points on the weekend with two goals and an assist.
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WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY (11-24-1 overall, 8-16-0 Hockey East)

The fifth-seeded UNH women's ice hockey team was swept out of the Hockey East best-of-three quarterfinals with a pair of one-goal losses at No. 4 UConn. The Huskies held on 3-2 on Friday (Feb. 26) and rallied for a 4-3 triple overtime win Saturday.
Junior forward Jonna Curtis (Elk River, Minn.) was named a Hockey East Honorable Mention selection; she received the same accolade last season.
Curtis skated in all 36 games and led the Wildcats in goals (16), assists (17) and points (33), as well as shots (171). With those stats, she ranked fourth in Hockey East in shots and 10^th in goals. In 24 league games, Curtis tallied 23 points on 10 goals and 13 assists, all of which once again marked team highs.
Senior defenseman and captain Sara Carslon (Hutchinson, Minn.) was presented the Hockey East Sportsmanship Award. Carlson, in her first season as a defenseman, recorded four goals and 15 assists for 19 points to rank second on the team – first among defensemen – in assists and fourth overall in points. And in 36 games, she committed a mere six minor penalties for a total of 12 penalty minutes.
The end of the 2015-16 season marked the end of careers for seven UNH seniors –Haley Breedlove (Plano, Texas), captain Sara Carlson (Hutchinson, Minn.), Nicoline Jensen (Rodovre, Denmark), alternate captain Heather Kashman (Edmonton, Alberta), Margo Lund (St. Paul, Minn.), Brittney Redlick (Biggar, Saskatchewan) and Vaattovaara.
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MEN'S SOCCER (10-5-3 overall, 3-3-1 America East)

The UNH men's soccer team fell in the America East quarterfinals by a score of 1-0 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County on Nov. 7 to end the Wildcats' season.
Junior co-captain Chris Wingate (Hovik, Norway) earned the America East Midfielder of the Year title as well as an All-Conference First Team spot while Fazal Nabi (Portland, Maine), Lukas Goerigk (Berlin, Germany) and Andrew Chaput (Manchester, N.H.) each earned All-Conference Second Team honors.
Rookie Chris Arling (Windham, N.H.) was selected to the All-Rookie Team.
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WOMEN'S SOCCER (6-9-4 overall, 4-4-0 America East)

The UNH women's soccer team saw its 2015 season come to an end in an America East quarterfinal game at the University of Maine on Oct. 29. The Wildcats and Black Bears battled to a 1-1 tie through the end of overtime, but Maine advanced 4-3 on penalty kicks at Mahaney Diamond.
Senior Caroline Murray (New Canaan, Conn.) was named America East Midfielder of the Year and sophomore Brooke Murphy (Stow, Mass.) was named the America East Striker of the Year.
Murphy and Murray were joined by senior captain Kirsten O'Neil (Hampton, N.H.) on the All-Conference First Team.
Freshman Gaby Dorsey (Hubertus, Wis.) was selected to the All-Rookie Team.
Murray and junior goalkeeper Mimi Borkan (Medfield, Mass.) were voted to the All-Academic Team.
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SWIMMING & DIVING (5-1 overall, 3-0 America East)

The UNH swimming and diving team sent six swimmers to compete at the ECAC Championships, which were held Feb. 26-28 at the U.S. Naval Academy, and took eighth place.
Sophomore Liza Baykova (Moscow, Russia) broke three records over the weekend, one in the 50-yard free (23.00 seconds), one in the 200-yard freestyle (1:47.21), which was also a NCAA-B time. Her third record came in the 100-yard free with a time of 49.48 seconds, also a NCAA-B cut time.
Also competing was Jessica Harper (Eastmeadow, Mass.), Brittany Driscoll (Wallingford, Conn.), Brittany Moffatt (Cedar Falls, Iowa), Linnea Lemerise (Brentwood, N.H.) and Kaitlin Cahill (Troy, N.Y.).
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VOLLEYBALL (21-9 overall, 11-1 America East)

The UNH volleyball team saw its 2015 season end Dec. 3 with a straight-set loss to 11^th-ranked University of Florida in an NCAA first round match. The Wildcats advanced to the NCAAs for the third consecutive year by winning the America East tournament title for the third straight year.
The set scores vs. the Gators were 25-15, 25-9, 25-15.
New Hampshire's 21 wins is the most in program history since the 2003 season (23-12, 12-2 AE).
The end of the 2015 season also marks the end of UNH volleyball careers for seniors Abby Brinkman (Brecksville, Ohio), Brenna Buckwalter (Evergreen, Colo.), Cassidy Croci (Sylvania, Ohio), Tori Forrest (Powder Springs, Ga.), Maggie Kenney (Merrimack, N.H.) and Madison Lightfoot (Clarkston, Mich.). The senior class propelled the Wildcats to a 76-47 record during its tenure in Durham.
UNH earned the automatic berth into the NCAAs by capturing the America East Championship title on its home court for the third consecutive year. The Wildcats trumped Binghmaton, 3-1, in the semifinals and defeated University at Albany, 3-1, in the Nov. 21 title match.
It marked the first-time in program history that UNH won the conference title three straight seasons.
The America East bestowed UNH 13 postseason awards with juniors Demi Muses (Orangevale, Calif.) and Keelin Severtson (Delray Beach, Fla.) taking home the league's co-Player of the Year and Setter of the Year respectively.
Forrest garnered First Team and All-Academic Team honors for the third straight season. Muses and Severtson joined Forrest on the All-Conference First Team. Lightfoot notched her second consecutive appearance on the All-Conference Second Team. Alongside Forrest, Croci and Brinkman merited All-Academic Team mentions. Following the conclusion of the tournament Forrest was named the America East Championships' Most Outstanding Player. Joining Forrest on the All-Championship Team were Lightfoot and Croci.
Lightfoot finished her UNH career as the all-time leader in digs, tallying 1,657 in her four years.
Forrest concluded her collegiate career second all-time in total attacks (4,129), fifth all-time in kills (1,264) and eighth in digs (1,054).
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