Rudert Makes 10 Saves in 1-0 Double OT Loss at UVM

Sunday, October 15

Burlington, VT

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

(5-9,2-2)

University of Vermont

(5-9,1-4)

OT 3

OT 4

New Hampshire

Vermont

Photo by: Amy Lee

10/15/2017 4:12:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

BURLINGTON, Vt. – Kelsey Rudert (North Grafton, Mass.) made 10 saves but the University of New Hampshire field hockey team was defeated 1-0 in double overtime by the University of Vermont in Sunday afternoon's America East matchup at Moulton Winder Field.

Rudert stopped six shots in the second half and two more in the first 15-minute overtime session.

Rachel Phillips scored the game-winning goal 1:10 into the second extra session when she dribbled to the left endline and her centering pass behind Rudert to an awaiting teammate in the goalmouth was redirected inadvertently into the cage by a defender, who made a headfirst diving effort with stick extended to try to deny the pass.

UVM goalie Lena Benwood was credited with eight saves, including three in the first OT. Pleun Haantjes also made a defensive save in the first overtime.

UNH is now 5-9 overall and 2-3 in America East. Vermont is 5-9, 1-4.

UP NEXT

UNH returns to action Oct. 18 (3 p.m.) at Dartmouth College. The Wildcats' next home game is Oct. 22 (1 p.m.) vs. UMass Lowell.

GAME INFO
Date: October 15, 2017
Location: Moulton Winder Field (Burlington, Vt.)
Attendance: 124
Score: Vermont 1, New Hampshire 0 [double overtime]
Updated Records: UNH (5-9, 2-3 AE), Vermont (5-9, 1-4 AE)

GAME RECAP

New Hampshire generated an 8-4 shot advantage in the first half.
With 22 minutes remaining in the second half, Isabelle Danahy (Chelmsford, Mass.) fired a shot from the top of the circle that went under Benwood, ricocheted off a leg pad and rolled toward the open cage, but just left of the target.
Ten minutes later, Bloem van den Brekel (Eindhoven, Netherlands) advanced to the top-left of the circle before striking a hard diagonal pass that Erin McNamara (Sanbornton, N.H.) redirected wide of the right post.
Moments later, van den Brekel blasted a backhander from the same position that went through traffic and bounced wide of the right post.
With 9:30 left in regulation, UVM's Jackie Gillen fired a low shot from the middle of the circle that forced Rudert to go down into a split to make the save.
With two minutes on the clock, van den Brekel entered the top-right of the circle and her rising shot barely missed the stick of Rachel Bossi (Chelmsford, Mass.) and sailed wide of the left post.
Vermont generated the first dangerous scoring chance 3:30 into overtime. Off a penalty corner, Olivia Hurd struck a low, hard shot that Rudert kicked away with her right leg pad extended.
With five minutes of the extra session played, Gianna Bensaia (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) drove along the right end line and her blocked shot led to a penalty corner.
Bensaia corralled the insert at the top of the circle, quickly advanced diagonally to the right and fired a shot that Benwood stopped, but let to another corner.
This time the insert went to Ashley Mendonca (Brampton, Ontario), and her low shot toward the right post beat Benwood but Haantjes was in position to clear the ball off the goal line to keep the game scoreless.
With four minutes remaining in the first OT, Katie Audino (Severn, Md.) collected a loose ball in the middle of the circle, quickly turned a fired a shot that Benwood – who was well off the goal line – blocked away.
Vermont capitalized on the first scoring chance of the second extra session to end the game.

UNH NOTEBOOK

UNH has a 33-6 lifetime record against Vermont.
The Wildcats had won each of the previous 12 matchups; the Catamounts' most recent win had been in 2007.
UNH is 3-2 in games decided beyond regulation; the 'Cats are 3-0 in OT and 0-2 in double OT.

SHOTS: UNH 8-5-5-0–18. UVM 4-11-3-1–19.

PENALTY CORNERS: UNH 3-0-2-0–5. UVM 1-5-2-0–8.

GOALS
UNH (0)
UVM (1): Rachel Phillips

ASSISTS
UNH (0)
UVM (0)

SAVES
UNH: Kelsey Rudert 2-6-2-0–10 (86:10; 1 GA) [loss]
UVM: Lena Benwood 4-1-3-0–8 (86:10; 0 GA) [win]

DEFENSIVE SAVES
UNH (0)
UVM (1) Pleun Haantjes