University of New Hampshire Athletics
Thursday, January 19
Durham, N.H.
7 PM
University of New Hampshire
15-3, 5-0AE
50
vs
44
Maine
10-11, 3-3AE
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2
3
4
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MAINE
13
4
16
11
44
New Hampshire
17
4
14
15
50
Team Stats
MAINE
UNH
FG%
.322
.386
3FG%
.143
.222
FT%
.500
.700
RB
32
39
TO
11
15
STL
6
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
2
FGM
0
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's BasketballMaureen Magarity won her 100th game as UNH's head coach Thursday.
Photo by: John Ewing
Magarity's 100th Win Sets Record, Moves 'Cats to 5-0 in League
1/19/2017 10:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DURHAM, N.H. – Junior guards Olivia Healy (Reading, Mass.) and Brittni Lai (Irvington, N.Y.) and junior center Carlie Pogue (Cincinnati, Ohio) combined for 45 points to lead the University of New Hampshire women's basketball team to a record ninth straight win, 50-44, over Maine on Thursday night.
The win gave UNH coach Maureen Magarity the 100th victory of her career. Magarity is in her seventh season as head coach and has an overall mark of 100-97.
The Wildcats improved to 15-3 overall, which is the program's best-ever start to a season. UNH is 5-0 in America East. The Wildcats had never before won their first five league games.
Healy had 16 points and four rebounds, Lai had 15 points and Pogue scored 14 to go with a game-high nine rebounds.
UP NEXT
The Wildcats play their You Can Play game against Hartford at home on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 1 p.m. on ESPN3 on Alumni Day. An Alumni Game, open to all former Wildcats, will be played Sunday at 10 a.m.
Individual and group tickets for UNH home games may be purchased by CLICKING HERE, by calling 603-862-4000 or at the Whittemore Center box office.
HIGHLIGHTS
Maine guard Sigi Koizar made a long jump shot to tie the game at 35-35 just over a minute into the fourth period.
UNH, which had led since the game was last tied at 2-2, answered the challenge.
Healy nailed a three-pointer late in the shot clock, scored on a putback and hit a foul shot for six straight points.
After a Maine basket, the Wildcats ran off six more points in a row to open the lead to 47-37 with 3:16 to play.
The Black Bears got it back to 47-42 on a Koizar three-pointer with 1:38 left.
The Wildcats clamped down on defense and pushed it back to 50-42 on a drive down the middle by Lai with 32 seconds left.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Wildcats got off to a nice start and, led by Lai and Healy, grabbed a 17-13 lead after one period. Lai had seven points in the period and Healy had six.
Each team scored four points in a ragged second period, leaving the 'Cats up 21-17 at the half.
Lai had nine points in the first half. Healy had six points and three rebounds and Pogue four points and six rebounds.
UNH led by as many as six points in the third period, but at the end Maine had cut it to 35-33.
The Wildcats took charge in the fourth.
UNH STARTERS (SEASON/CAREER STARTS)
Jr. G Brittni Lai (17/17)
Jr. C Carlie Pogue (18/55)
Jr. F Kat Fogarty (18/18)
Jr. G Aliza Simpson (18/67)
Jr. G Olivia Healy (1/1)
GROUP'S RECORD: 1-0
SERIES INFO
Maine leads 51-34
WILDCAT NOTES
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
UNH
Carlie Pogue: 14 points / 9 rebounds
Brittni Lai: 15 points / 2 assists
Olivia Healy: 16 points / 4 rebounds
Maine
Blanca Millan: 10 points
Sigi Koizar: 9 points
The win gave UNH coach Maureen Magarity the 100th victory of her career. Magarity is in her seventh season as head coach and has an overall mark of 100-97.
The Wildcats improved to 15-3 overall, which is the program's best-ever start to a season. UNH is 5-0 in America East. The Wildcats had never before won their first five league games.
Healy had 16 points and four rebounds, Lai had 15 points and Pogue scored 14 to go with a game-high nine rebounds.
UP NEXT
The Wildcats play their You Can Play game against Hartford at home on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 1 p.m. on ESPN3 on Alumni Day. An Alumni Game, open to all former Wildcats, will be played Sunday at 10 a.m.
Individual and group tickets for UNH home games may be purchased by CLICKING HERE, by calling 603-862-4000 or at the Whittemore Center box office.
HIGHLIGHTS
Maine guard Sigi Koizar made a long jump shot to tie the game at 35-35 just over a minute into the fourth period.
UNH, which had led since the game was last tied at 2-2, answered the challenge.
Healy nailed a three-pointer late in the shot clock, scored on a putback and hit a foul shot for six straight points.
After a Maine basket, the Wildcats ran off six more points in a row to open the lead to 47-37 with 3:16 to play.
The Black Bears got it back to 47-42 on a Koizar three-pointer with 1:38 left.
The Wildcats clamped down on defense and pushed it back to 50-42 on a drive down the middle by Lai with 32 seconds left.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Wildcats got off to a nice start and, led by Lai and Healy, grabbed a 17-13 lead after one period. Lai had seven points in the period and Healy had six.
Each team scored four points in a ragged second period, leaving the 'Cats up 21-17 at the half.
Lai had nine points in the first half. Healy had six points and three rebounds and Pogue four points and six rebounds.
UNH led by as many as six points in the third period, but at the end Maine had cut it to 35-33.
The Wildcats took charge in the fourth.
UNH STARTERS (SEASON/CAREER STARTS)
Jr. G Brittni Lai (17/17)
Jr. C Carlie Pogue (18/55)
Jr. F Kat Fogarty (18/18)
Jr. G Aliza Simpson (18/67)
Jr. G Olivia Healy (1/1)
GROUP'S RECORD: 1-0
SERIES INFO
Maine leads 51-34
WILDCAT NOTES
- Senior guard Kristen Anderson (Greene, Maine) and junior guard Peyton Booth (Wadsworth, Ohio) sat out the game with injuries.
- UNH has won 14 of its last 15 games.
- Lai was named America East Player of the Week on Monday for her role in wins over Albany and Binghamton last week.
- Aliza Simpson (Londonderry, N.H.) led UNH with four assists and had five rebounds.
- UNH had 39 rebounds to Maine's 32.
- The Wildcats made 14 of their 20 foul shots.
- Maine was four-for-eight from the foul line.
- Healy made five of her seven field goal attempts and was five-for-six from the foul line.
- UNH made two of its nine three-pointers.
- Maine made two of its 14 from behind the arc.
- The Black Bears had 13 bench points to UNH's two.
- It was the fourth game as a Wildcat for Healy, a graduate transfer from the University of Richmond.
- UNH never trailed in the game.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
UNH
Carlie Pogue: 14 points / 9 rebounds
Brittni Lai: 15 points / 2 assists
Olivia Healy: 16 points / 4 rebounds
Maine
Blanca Millan: 10 points
Sigi Koizar: 9 points
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