Midweek Matchup at Intrastate Rival Dartmouth (Oct. 18)

NEW HAMPSHIRE FIELD HOCKEY

Wednesday, Oct. 18 • Chase AstroTurf Field • Hanover, N.H
New Hampshire (5-9) at Dartmouth (4-8)
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UNH vs. DARTMOUTH

New Hampshire has a 22-18-2 lifetime record against Dartmouth and that includes last year's 6-2 victory in Durham.
UNH has won five of the last six meetings.
Oct. 30, 2016: at UNH 6, Dartmouth 2 • Recap • Box
In the most recent matchup at Chase AstroTurf Field, the Big Green prevailed 4-2 in September 2015. • Recap • Box
Prior to 2015, UNH had won four consecutive games in Hanover.
This series dates back to a 1-1 tie in 1975. Since then, these intrastate rivals have met every year with one exception – 1990.

LOOKING BACK

UNH went 0-2 last weekend with two losses in America East conference play.
Oct. 13: Maine 4, at UNH 3 • Recap • Box
Oct. 15: at Vermont 1, UNH 0 (double OT) • Recap • Box

'CAT NIPS

Junior goalkeeper Kelsey Rudert recorded a season-high 10 saves in the 1-0 double OT loss at Vermont.
Freshman forward Bloem van den Brekel extended her point streak to three games with a goal against Maine. She tallied 1-2-4 during that streak.
Junior forward Katie Audino scored her team-leading seventh goal of the season vs. Maine.

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

New Hampshire has a 5-9 overall record that includes 3-6 in non-conference play and 2-5 on the road.
UNH has lost three straight games since recording a 2-1 overtime win at UMass Lowell on Oct. 6.
This midweek matchup at Dartmouth is the last non-conference game of the 2017 regular season.
UNH is averaging 1.71 goals per game on 14.3 shots and 5.5 penalty corners per game. The opposition averages 2.93 goals, 12.4 shots and 4.2 corners per game.

AT A GLANCE

UNH is 4-1 when scoring at least three goals and is 1-8 when scoring less than three goals. The one loss occurred last Friday against Maine (4-3).
UNH has played eight games against nationally-ranked teams (1-7 record).
The 'Cats have a 3-4 record in games decided by one goal, and that includes 3-2 in overtime. Junior midfielder Rachel Bossi scored UNH's overtime goals against both Northeastern and Iowa; Gianna Bensaia potted the OT game-winner at UMass Lowell.
The Wildcats have the advantage in both shots (88-78) and corners (34-29) the first half but have been outscored 17-8 in the opening 35 minutes of games.
Overall, New Hampshire has been outscored 41-24 despite recording a 200-174 shot advantage. The Wildcats have also recorded a 77-59 edge in corners.
UNH has recorded the shot advantage in 7 of 14 games and the 'Cats have had the edge in corners eight times.
The opponents have taken a 1-0 lead eight of the past nine games; the only exception in that span (Sept. 8 to Oct. 1) was against Vermont on Sept. 29, when the Wildcats built a 3-0 lead.

STAT LEADERS

Katie Audino leads the Wildcats in goals (seven) and points (17).
Bloem van den Brekel is atop the team leaderboard in assists (five) and shots (35); she ranks second in both goals (four) and points (13).
Taylor Scafidi is third in goals (three) and points (eight).
Ashley Mendonca has all three of UNH's defensive saves.
Junior goalkeeper Kelsey Rudert started the first six games of the season and 13 of 14 overall. Rudert has a 5-8 record with a 2.79 GAA and .622 save percentage.
Sophomore goalie Madelyn McAteer is 0-1 with a 2.61 GAA and .682 save percentage in four games (one start).

BALDUCCI BIO

This is the 27^th season as UNH head coach for Robin Balducci.
She is the program's all-time winningest coach with 266 career victories, including five wins in 2017.
Balducci was inducted into the NFHCA Hall of Fame on Jan. 5, 2017.
She was inducted into UNH's Hall of Fame in 1998 and was also part of the 1985 NCAA national championship women's lacrosse team that was enshrined in 1994.
Balducci is a six-time America East Coach of the Year (1998, 2000-10-11-12-13).

LOOKING AHEAD

Following Wednesay's game at Dartmouth, the Wildcats play host to UMass Lowell on Oct. 22; game time at Memorial Field is 1 p.m.

2017 SEASON ACCOLADES

Freshman forward Bloem van den Brekel was honored as America East Rookie of the Week on Aug. 29 (the first week of the season).

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Katie Audino

Gianna Bensaia

Rachel Bossi

Madelyn McAteer

Ashley Mendonca

Kelsey Rudert

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Bloem van den Brekel