Schafer Scores Three Times, Women's Lax Falls 12-7 at UMBC

Saturday, April 30

Catonsville, MD

11 AM

University of New Hampshire

6-10 (3-3AE)

University of Maryland Baltimore County

9-7 (3-3AE)

New Hampshire

UMBC

4/30/2016 5:33:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

Wildcats Earn No. 4 Seed in America East Tourney

BALTIMORE, Md. – Krissy Schafer (Longmeadow, Mass.) matched her career high of three goals, but the University of New Hampshire women's lacrosse team was defeated 12-7 by UMBC in Saturday afternoon's regular-season finale at UMBC Stadium.

Despite the loss, UNH is the No. 4 seed of the upcoming America East Championships and will play top-seeded Stony Brook University in a May 6 (5 p.m.) semifinal at SBU's LaValle Stadium. The Seawolves recorded an 11-4 home win against New Hampshire on April 16.

UNH and UMBC finished tied for third in the America East conference standings. The Retrievers earned the No. 3 seed by virtue of this 12-7 win against the Wildcats.

GAME INFORMATION
Date: April 30, 2016 (11 .m.)
Location: UMBC Stadium (Baltimore, Md.)
Attendance: 399
Score: UMBC 12, University of New Hampshire 7
Updated Records: UNH (6-10, 3-3 America East 3-1), UMBC (9-7, 3-3 AE)

GOALS:
UNH (7)- Krissy Schafer (3), Marissa Gurello (2), Devon Croke (1), Laura McHoul (1)
UMBC (12)- Carolyn Jamison (5), Caitlin Miller (2), Marissa Davey (2), Laren McDonald (1), Sam Nolan (1), Payton Van Kirk (1)

ASSISTS:
UNH (2)- Laura McHoul (1), Nicole Grote (1)
UMBC (3)- Carolyn Jamison (1), Lauren McDonald (1), Sam Nolan (1)

SAVES:
UNH- Kate Clancy 3-2–5 (12 GA) {60:00} [loss]
UMBC- Ashley Peacock 8-3–11 (7 GA) {60:00} [win]

Next Game: Friday, May 6 (5 p.m.) at Stony Brook University / LaValle Stadium [America East semifinal]

GAME RECAP

UMBC scored three goals in the opening three minutes of the game and UNH never got closer than two goals the rest of the way.
Laura McHoul (Westwood, Mass.) lifted the 'Cats within 3-1 at 22:31 and Schafer's first goal of the game trimmed the deficit to 4-2 at 16:08.
The Retrievers closed the half with back-to-back goals to take a 6-2 lead into halftime; the shots were even at 14 with the home team holding a slight edge in both ground balls (6-5) and draw controls (6-3).
Schafer scored second-half goals at 28:31 and 24:30, the latter of which was set up by McHoul, to move the score to 7-4.
Marissa Gurello (Manorville, N.Y.) potted consecutive goals at 20:03 and 19:11 to once again pull UNH within three goals, 9-6, but UMBC went on a 3-0 spurt the next eight minutes to pull away.
Devon Croke (Norwell, Mass.) finished a feed from Nicole Grote (Ellicott City, Md.) to close the scoring at 6:25.

UNH NOTEBOOK

UNH ended the regular season with four consecutive losses. Prior to that, the Wildcats had a three-game win streak.
New Hampshire recorded a 12-9 shot advantage in the second half to record a 2-23 edge overall.
UNH has a 12-3 lifetime record against UMBC, but the Retrievers have now won two straight in the series.

'CAT NIPS

McHoul extended her point streak to 23 games with her goal and assist. She has 211 career points, which is two points away from tying Jess Burnap at No. 3 on the program's all-time list.

SHOTS
UNH: 14-12–26
UMBC: 14-9–23

GROUND BALLS
UNH: 5-4–9
UMBC: 6-6–12

DRAW CONTROLS
UNH: 3-6–9
UMBC: 6-6–12

TURNOVERS
UNH: 5-7–12
UMBC: 6-6–12

NEW HAMPSHIRE LEADERS
Points: Krissy Schafer (3)
Goals: Krissy Schafer (3)
Assists: Nicole Grote, Laura McHoul (1)
Shots: Nicole Grote (6), Krissy Schafer (6)
Ground balls: Kate Clancy (2)
Draw controls: Amy LeBel (3)
Caused Turnovers: Laura McHoul (2), Carly Wooters (2)

UMBC LEADERS
Points: Carolyn Jamison (6)
Goals: Carolyn Jamison (5)
Assists: Carolyn Jamison (1), Lauren McDonald (1), Sam Nolan (1)
Shots: Carolyn Jamison (10)
Ground balls: Ashley Peacock (4), Meghan Milani (4)
Draw controls: Carolyn Jamison (3), Caitlin Miller (3)
Caused Turnovers: Brittany Marquess (1), Ashley Peacock (1), Meghan Milani (1)

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