Game Notes: Women's Lax Continues Conference Play at Binghamton

Saturday, April 2

Vestal, NY

12 PM

University of New Hampshire

Binghamton University

Game Notes: Women's Lax Continues Conference Play at Binghamton

3/30/2016 1:42:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Wildcats Have 14-0 Lifetime Record vs. Binghamton

UNH Women's Lacrosse: GAME 11
UNH (4-6, 1-0 America East) at Binghamton (4-6, 0-0 America East)
Saturday, April 2 • Bearcats Sports Complex • 12 p.m.
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THE MATCHUP
UNH has won all 14 previous matchups against Binghamton University, including last year's 12-9 victory at New Hampshire's Bremner Field. One year earlier, the Wildcats prevailed 18-5 at home (Memorial Field). In the most recent matchup at Bearcats Sports Complex, UNH erased a four-goal second-half deficit and scored with one second remaining in regulation to record a 13-12 win on April 6, 2013. Binghamton has lost all six home games in this series.

CENTURY MILESTONES
Senior captains Laura McHoul and Nicole Grote are both approaching century milestones. McHoul is on the verge of becoming the sixth player in UNH history to record 200 career points. She enters Saturday's game five points short of that milestone with 74 goals and 121 assists for 195 points. Grote has 98 career points with 60 goals and 38 assists.

SAVE THE DATE: April 9 – ALL 'CATS WEAR PINK
The Saturday, April 9 game against Vermont is being billed as All 'Cats Wear Pink as a fundraiser that will benefit the Seacoast Cancer Center at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital (Dover, N.H.). Game time at UNH's Cowell Stadium is 6 p.m.

Both teams will wear pink shooting shirts during pregame warm-ups. The first 25 UNH students with a valid ID will receive a free t-shirt. Other shirts will be available to purchase and monetary donations will also be accepted.

April 9 is also a Soles 4 Soles fundraiser. Please bring your old shoes to donate to help those in need in the U.S. and worldwide.

Facebook page: Real 'Cats Wear Pink
Wentworth-Douglass Impact page
Soles 4 Soles page

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
UNH has a 4-6 overall record that includes 1-0 in America East and 1-4 on the road. In the most recent road game, the Wildcats were defeated by Manhattan College, 13-11, on March 19. Three days earlier, the 'Cats recorded their lone road win of the season, 9-7 at Monmouth University.

New Hampshire went 3-3 in March. The Wildcats have alternated wins and losses the past four games, and most recently the 'Cats were 16-3 victors against UMass Lowell in the America East conference opener for both teams on March 26.

In that game, UNH recorded sizable advantages in shots (33-4), ground balls (16-5) and draw controls (13-7) while committing fewer turnovers (5-18).

The Wildcats are looking to improve to 2-0 in conference play for the first time since the 2008 season, when they opened with wins against UMBC, Binghamton and Stony Brook.

UNH is averaging 10.40 goals and 21.3 shots per game. The 'Cats have scored in double digits six times with a high of 16 twice. The opposition has averaged 10.50 goals and 23.2 shots per game.

The Wildcats have a 1-3 record in games decided by one or two goals. The other six games have been decided by at least six goals.

The opponent has recorded the shot advantage in 6 of 10 games, the edge in ground balls 6 of 10 games and more draw controls in 6 of 10 games. UNH has committed more turnovers in 7 of 10 games.

'CAT NIPS
Senior attacker Laura McHoul matched her career high of seven assists – all in the first half – vs. UMass Lowell. She set up the first two goals of the game, as well as the fifth, sixth and seventh goals (in a span of 1 minute, 58 seconds) to propel the 'Cats to a 7-0 lead. McHoul finished with game highs in assists and points (seven).

Senior attacker Nicole Grote matched her personal best of four goals; like McHoul, she did not play in the second half.

Freshman attacker Catherine Sexton scored a career-high three goals to equal her personal best of three points.

Freshman midfielder Savanna Fiehler recorded her first career multiple-point game with three goals.

Sophomore attacker Krissy Schafer matched her personal best of three points with two goals and an assist.

Sophomore midfielder Carly Wooters extended her goal streak to 10 games with two goals.

Sophomore midfielders Devan Miller and Rebecca Sennott both tallied a goal and an assist to match a personal best of two points; it marked Miller's first career assist.

Junior defender Hope Kissick recorded a career-high five ground balls and a season high of three caused turnovers. She also tallied her first career point with an assist.

UNH's goalkeeping tandem of Kate Clancy (Barrington, R.I.) and Sarah Lambert (Auburn, N.H.) was not credited with a save. The last time UNH did not record a save was March 21, 2009, when the 'Cats lost 16-15 in OT at Albany.

NOTABLE NUMBERS vs. UMASS LOWELL
UNH recorded an assist on each of its first 10 goals of the game and a total of 11.

UNH's 16 goals matched the team's highest output of the season (16 vs. Holy Cross on March 2).

The Wildcats recorded season highs in assists (11), points (27), shots (33) and shots on goal (27), and the 'Cats committed a season-low five turnovers. The five turnovers marked the lowest by a UNH squad since May 5, 2011, when the 'Cats committed five turnovers at Albany.

The three goals scored by UMass Lowell marked the lowest total by an opponent since April 5, 2014 (8-2 win at UMBC).

UNH limited UMass Lowell to four shots; the last time the 'Cats held an opponent to single digits in shot was March 27, 2013 (6 by Iona College).

NO. 9 CLIMBS TO NO. 6
Laura McHoul climbed to No. 6 on UNH's career points leaderboard with her two-point effort at Manhattan on March 19. McHoul entered that game at No. 7 with 186 points but ended with 188, which moved her past Shaunna Kaplan (187).

Ahead of McHoul, who increased her total to 195 with last Saturday's seven-assist performance, at No. 5 is Sarah Von Bargen (203).

McHoul enters Saturday's game with 74 goals and 121 assists for 195 points in 59 career games; those calculate to averages of 1.25 gpg, 2.05 apg and 3.31 ppg.

121 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 one assist last Saturday vs. UMass Lowell to increase her season total to 19 and career number to 121.

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 10 games, she has stopped 83 of 184 shots on goal for an 11.01 GAA and .451 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 five of 10 games with a career high of five last Saturday vs. UMass Lowell; she was also credited with a season-high three caused turnovers that game. Kissick has also led the 'Cats in caused turnovers five times.

Overall, Kissick leads UNH in both ground balls (23) and caused turnovers (11), and she is second in draw controls (17).

AT THE HALF
New Hampshire has held the lead at halftime four times and has gone on to win three of those games. UNH is 1-5 when trailing at the half.

NINE IN A ROW
The Wildcats scored nine consecutive goals in the second half vs. Holy Cross (March 2) 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 BEARCATS
Binghamton University enters Saturday's game with a 4-6 overall record that includes 3-1 at home. The Bearcats were defeated 14-5 by Cornell University at Bearcats Sports Complex this past Tuesday (March 29).

Binghamton has lost two straight and 3 of 4; the Bearcats defeated Sacred Heart, 8-7, at home March 20.

Freshman midfielder Rebecca Golderman leads the team in both goals (18) and points (19), and junior midfielder Callon Williams is second in both stats with 12 goals and 15 points. Senior attacker Sophia Racciatti (7g, 5a) and sophomore midfielder Jacqueline Kennedy (8g, 3a) are the other double-digit point scorers.

Senior Erin McNulty and sophomore Emma Jehle have split the goalkeeping duties, but McNulty has seen the majority of playing time – 389:23 of 601:05 (64.8%). In nine games, McNulty has a 2-3 record with an 8.01 GAA and 519 save percentage. Jehle is also 2-3 with a 10.49 GAA and. 362 save percentage in seven games.

Senior defender Allie Rodgers is atop the team leaderboard in both ground balls (29) and caused turnovers (26).

Binghamton is averaging 7.00 goals and 17.1 shots per game while allowing 8.90 goals and 23.9 shots per game. The goal breakdown is relatively even in the first half, with the opponents holding a 41-39 edge, but the Bearcats have been outscored 48-30 in the second half.