Murphy, Dorsey Push the Cats Towards Victory at Hartford (2-1)

Thursday, October 12

West Hartford, Conn.

6 PM

University of New Hampshire

11-4, 5-1AE

University of Hartford

7-7-2, 3-2-1AE

UNHW

HARTFORD

Gaby Dorsey scored her 4th goal of the season against Hartford on Thursday (Photo by Greg Greene)

Photo by: Greg Greene

Murphy, Dorsey Push the Cats Towards Victory at Hartford (2-1)

10/12/2017 6:09:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

The 'Cats have 5 wins in conference for the first time since 2008.

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - The University of New Hampshire won their fifth conference game of the season on Thursday evening, defeating the Hartford Hawks by a score of 2-1. Senior forward Brooke Murphy (Monson, Mass.) and Sophomore midfielder Gaby Dorsey (Hubertus, Wisc.) both scored for the Wildcats in the contest. It was Murphy's ninth goal of the season and Dorsey's fourth.

Murphy and Dorsey were assisted by Caroline Wysocki (Agawam, Mass.) tallying her first point of the season, and Kendra Prince (Ajax, Ontario) getting her second assist this season. Senior 'keeper Mia Neas (Old Saybrook, Conn.) improved her record to 11-4-0 with her three-save effort.

UP NEXT: The Wildcats will return home for one more home game on Thursday, October 19 as they host UMass Lowell at 7 p.m. They will then close out the regular season on the road at UMBC, for a Sunday afternoon kickoff on October 22 at 1 p.m.

GAME INFO:
Date: Sunday, October 12, 2017
Location: Al-Marzook Field (West Hartford, Conn.)
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Score: UNH 2, Hartford 1
Records: UNH (11-4-0, 5-1-0); Hartford (7-7-2. 3-2-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Possession was fairly even in the first half though, represented by the two shots on goal per team in the first.
Neas was tested in the early going having to save a shot in the second minute that rebounded to a Hartford player, but the shot went wide.
Another Hartford attempt in the 11th minute bounced off the crossbar and was cleared away by the cats.
The crossbar struck again, this time against UNH in the 13th minute when Francesca Picicci (North Massapequa, N.Y.) hit the crossbar on a shot and Dorsey's rebounding header went just wide of the net.
UNH's first goal came in the 22nd minute as Wysocki dribbled downfield and Murphy charged down the middle. Wysocki hit Murphy with a perfect cross that Murphy, still charging, deflected into the net for the 1-0 lead.
Just under four minutes later, Prince found Dorsey on another cross into the box that Dorsey played off her head and into the net for a quick 2-0 UNH lead.
In the 36th minute Neas leaves the net to stop an attack on the near side, attempting to deflect the ball out of bounds. Hartford saves the play on the end line and plays the ball into the box but the Hartford shot was knocked away by a defender for a corner.
In the second half, Hartford turned up the pressure and attempted 13 shots in the second half to UNH's 3.
In the 51st minute, Kaila Lozada sends a dangerous ball into the box, but it was cleared away before another Hawk could get there.
Murphy attempted another shot on net, it went high and was just barely tapped away by Hartford keeper over the crossbar for a corner.
The Hawks had another shot bang off the crossbar in the 62nd minute that was cleared away safely.
After a series of shots going high and being blocked by the UNH defense, Hartford was able to get a corner in the 87th minute, and Sierra Stone found the head of Magalie Kayrouz to cut the UNH lead to one.
The goal revitalized the Hawks and they turned up the pressure even more, in the 88th minute they had another scoring chance but the shot went just high.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

UNH scored two goals on two shots on goal in the first half. Hartford made no saves in the first.
The game saw a total of only eight fouls between the two teams.
The Hawks outshot the Wildcats 21-12 overall, despite the shots on goal being even at four per team.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

With the win, the Wildcats have reached 11 overall wins and 5 conferences wins.
- 11 overall wins is the most since the 2007 season when the Wildcats went 11-7-2 overall, 6-1-1 in conference.
- 5 conference wins is the most since 2008 when the 'Cats went 5-3-0 in America East play.
The road win puts the Wildcats at a .500 win percentage on the road (4-4-0).
The Wildcats remain undefeated when scoring two or more goals. (10-0-0)

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