Game Notes: Women's Lax Continues Road Trip at Manhattan

UNH Women's Lacrosse: GAME 9
New Hampshire (3-5) at Manhattan (3-4)
Saturday, March 19 • Gaelic Park • 11 a.m.
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THE MATCHUP
Saturday's game will enter the record books as the first meeting between UNH and Manhattan.

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
UNH has a 3-5 overall record that includes 1-3 on the road. Two of those three road losses have been by one goal, including last Saturday's 12-11 score at Harvard University. Most recently, the Wildcats prevailed 9-7 at Monmouth University on Wednesday.

The Wildcats are 2-2 in March. They opened the month with a 16-6 win vs. College of the Holy Cross at Cowell Stadium, then lost by that score at that venue to Fairfield University.

New Hampshire is averaging 9.96 goals and 20.2 shots per game. The 'Cats have scored in double digits four times with a high of 16 in the aforementioned win vs. Holy Cross. The opposition has averaged 11.12 goals and 25.6 shots per game.

Five of UNH's eight games have been decided by a goal differential of at least six goals.

The opposition has recorded the shot advantage in 5 of 8 games, the edge in ground balls 5 of 8 games and more draw controls in 5 of 8 games. UNH has committed more turnovers in 6 of 8 games.

'CAT NIPS
Junior attacker Devon Croke scored a career-high three goals as part of a personal-best four points at Monmouth. Croke carries a five-game goal streak into Saturday's game as she has scored a goal every game she has played this season. She is tied for fifth on the team in goals with eight.

Sophomore midfielder Carly Wooters scored one goal to extend her point streak to eight games. Wooters is tied for the team lead in goals with 12.

Senior attacker Laura McHoul extended her point streak to eight games with a goal and game-high two assists. McHoul has a team-high 20 points and is tied with Nicole Grote for the team lead in assists with 11; Grote is second in points (19).

McHoul has six assists the past two games; she tallied five through six games.

Sophomore attacker Krissy Schafer scored a goal to extend her goal streak to six games. She has nine goals in that span and has scored a goal in 7 of 8 games overall. Schafer has scored a career-high three goals twice this season, most recently at Harvard (March 12). She is tied atop the goals leaderboard with Wooters.

Sophomore defender Lizzie Suschana was credited with a game-high and personal-best three caused turnovers, as well as one ground ball.

Sophomore midfielder Devan Miller scored one goal at Monmouth. She has potted a goal in 6 of 8 games with a total of eight.

WHAT JUST HAPPENED
New Hampshire outscored Monmouth University 6-3 in the second half to rally for a 9-7 victory Wednesday afternoon at Monmouth Stadium. Trailing 4-3 at halftime, UNH opened the second half with three consecutive goals to take a 6-4 lead. Monmouth pulled within one goal twice – 6-5 at 18:27 and 7-6 at 15:22 before the Wildcats built their largest lead of the game, 9-6, with 9:33 remaining. The Hawks closed within two goals with 6:28 on the clock but did not record a shot on goal the rest of the way. Sophomore goalkeeper Kate Clancy finished with eight saves.

The teams finished even in both shots (22) and turnovers (14). UNH had the edge in ground balls (19-15) while Monmouth doubled up the 'Cats in draw controls (12-6).

NO. 9 CLIMBS TO NO. 7
Laura McHoul claimed sole possession of No. 7 on UNH's career points leaderboard with the first of her four points March 12 at Harvard; she entered that game tied with Liz Brickley at 179 points.

Following Wednesday's three points at Monmouth, McHoul now has 186 career points. Directly ahead of her is No. 6 Shaunna Kaplan (187), and No. 5 is Sarah Von Bargen (203).

McHoul enters Saturday's game with 73 goals and 113 assists for 186 points in 57 career games; those calculate to averages of 1.28 gpg, 1.98 apg and 3.26 ppg.

113 AND COUNTING
Laura McHoul entered the 2016 season already as UNH's record holder for career assists with 102; she supplanted Karen Geromini, who tallied 101 assists, as the record holder last season. McHoul recorded two assists Wednesday at Monmouth to increase her season total to 11 and career number to 113.

McHoul broke New Hampshire's single-season assist record with 39 in the 2014 season. She also holds No. 3 with 33 in 2013 and No. 5 with 30 in 2015.

LAST LINE OF DEFENSE
Kate Clancy returns to reprise her role as starting goalkeeper. Through eight games, she has stopped 76 of 163 shots on goal for an 11.27 GAA and .466 save percentage.

Clancy made a career-high 13 saves March 5 vs. Fairfield. She had previously matched her career high of 12 saves in consecutive games at UMass (Feb. 20) and at Dartmouth (Feb. 23).

GET THE BALL
Junior defender Hope Kissick has led New Hampshire in ground balls four of eight games with a season high of four this past Wednesday at Monmouth; she was also credited with two caused turnovers that game to match her season high. Kissick has also led the 'Cats in caused turnovers four times with a high of two vs. Holy Cross and Monmouth. Furthermore, Kissick has recorded the most draw controls twice.

Overall, Kissick leads UNH in both ground balls (17) and caused turnovers (eight), and she is second in draw controls (15).

AT THE HALF
New Hampshire has held the lead at halftime three times and has gone on to win two of those games. UNH is 1-4 when trailing at the half.

EIGHT IS ENOUGH
Nicole Grote recorded a career-high eight points vs. Holy Cross (March 2) by matching her personal bests in both goals (four) and assists (four). The eight points marked the highest total by a Wildcat since April 6, 2013, when Laura McHoul tallied nine points (two goals, seven assists).

50/75
Nicole Grote recorded both her 50^th career goal and 75^th career point March 2 vs. Holy Cross. Grote recorded point 75 with the first of her four goals that game, which came at 27:53 of the first half. She netted goal No. 50 at 15:12 of the first half.

Grote currently has 54 goals and 34 assists for 88 career points in 57 games. Laura
McHoul is the only current 'Cat with more goals or points.

IT'S A DRAW
Devan Miller was in the center circle for UNH's draw controls against Holy Cross on March 2. The Wildcats won 18 of 23 draws (78.3%) with Miller gaining possession on 10 of them, and that is the highest total by any 'Cat since March 28, 2009, when Allie Duclos had 11 DCs.

Miller recorded a game-high six draw controls at Harvard last Saturday.

NINE IN A ROW
The Wildcats scored nine consecutive goals in the second half vs. Holy Cross to extend their lead from 7-4 to 16-4. The run spanned 22 minutes, 12 seconds and is the longest stretch of consecutive goals by UNH this season.

NO GOAL FOR YOU
New Hampshire shut out Holy Cross for a stretch of 26 minutes, 22 seconds in the second half to mark the longest scoreless streak by an opponent this season. The 'Cats also held the Crusaders without a goal for 25:41 in the first half.

SCOUTING THE JASPERS
Manhattan College has a 3-4 overall record following Wednesday's 9-8 win at Central Connecticut State University. Prior to that, the Jaspers had lost three consecutive games against LIU Brooklyn, Bucknell University and Mount St. Mary's.

Manhattan has a 1-2 home record and is 1-0 against America East schools with a 12-11 overtime win against UMass Lowell at home on Feb. 24. That was the first of two OT games for the Jaspers, who also lost 8-7 at Mount St. Mary's.

Megan Yarusso leads the team in points (18) and ranks second in both goals (14) and caused turnovers (seven). Stefanie Ranagan has a team-high 15 goals and is tied with Claire Roediger in points (17). Molly Fitzpatrick (12g, 2a) and Sarah Lang (9g, 2a) are two of the other top point producers.

Nikki Prestiano is the primary goalkeeper. In six games (five starts), she is 3-3 with a 9.68 GAA and .410 save percentage. Liz Pierson is 0-1 with a 19.43 GAA and .184 save percentage in four games (two starts).

Kaitlyn Cunningham has a team-best nine caused turnovers and is tied with Emma Kaishian atop the leaderboard in ground balls with 17.

Manhattan averages 10.71 goals and 29.7 shots per game while allowing 12.71 goals and 24.4 shots per game. The Jaspers have been outscored 43-29 in the second half despite an 87-77 shot advantage.

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