Audino Scores Twice in 5-2 Loss to No. 11 Louisville

Sunday, October 8

Durham, NH

12 PM

University of New Hampshire

University of Louisville

Photo by: Vincent Dejana

10/8/2017 3:28:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score Highlights

DURHAM, N.H. – Katie Audino (Severn, Md.) matched her career high of two goals, but the University of New Hampshire field hockey team was defeated 5-2 by 11^th-ranked University of Louisville at Memorial Field on Sunday afternoon.

Taylor Scafidi (Waltham, Mass.) set up Audino's first-half tally and Bloem van den Brekel (Eindhoven, Netherland) recorded her team-leading fifth assist on the second-half goal. Kelsey Rudert (North Grafton, Mass.) was credited with four saves. Ashley Mendonca (Brampton, Ontario) made a defensive save.

Louisville's offense was led by Marigrace Ragsdale (2g), Nicole Woods (1g, 2a) and Minout Mink (1g, 1a). Starting goalie Ayeisha McFerran made two saves and yielded two goals in 59:21; Hollyn Barr did not face a shot on goal in her 10:39 relief appearance.

UNH is now 5-7 overall. Louisville extended its win streak to six games to improve to 10-4.

UP NEXT

UNH returns to action at home Oct. 8 against 11^th-ranked University of Louisville. Start time at Memorial Field is 12 p.m.

GAME INFO
Date: October 8, 2017
Location: Memorial Field (Durham, N.H.)
Attendance: 182
Score: Louisville 5, UNH 2
Updated Records: UNH (5-7), Louisville (10-4)

GAME RECAP

Louisville controlled play the opening 10 minutes of the game and took a 1-0 lead at 7:45 by converting a penalty corner into a goal. From the top of the circle, Woods pushed the ball to the top-left, where Grimes' shot bounced inside the far post.
New Hampshire tied the score, 1-1, at 25:57 when Scafidi corralled a pass deep on the right wing and her diagonal entry pass into the circle found Audino on the back door.
The Cardinals regained the lead, 2-1, with 2:10 remaining in the first half. Marisa Martin Pelegrina dribbled along the right end line and her centering pass in front was one-timed into the cage by Ragsdale. Mink set up the next tally at 38:18 as she drew Rudert out to the right post and sent a diagonal pass back to Woods, who settled the ball and hit a rising shot into the open cage.
UofL quickly extended the advantage to 4-1 with goals 1 minute, 58 seconds apart. Mink struck at 36:20 when she carried the ball from the middle of the 25 to the top of the circle and stuck a reverse-stick shot inside the right post.
Audino scored her team-leading sixth goal of the season at 46:02. van den Brekel corralled the outlet pass from Gianna Bensaia (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) and dodged a pair of defenders before flicking the ball to the middle of the circle. Audino ran onto the ball and sent a backhander into the middle of the cage.
Less than a minute later, Audino's redirection rolled just wide of the left post.
The Cardinals reestablished a three-goal lead, 5-2, at 59:21. Just outside the circle on the left wing, Woods' entry pass was redirected in by Ragsdale.

UNH NOTEBOOK

The Wildcats have played eight games against nationally-ranked teams this season.
van den Brekel has as assist in back-to-back games and in four of the last five.
Audino also had a multiple-goal game with two tallies in the season opener against Northeastern.
Mendonca has accounted for all three of UNH's defensive saves this season; she has eight career defensive saves, including three as a freshman in 2014.

SHOTS: UNH 4-7–11. UofL 6-9–15.

PENALTY CORNERS: UNH 1-1-2. UofL 2-1–3.

GOALS
UNH (2): Katie Audino (2)
UofL (5): Marigrace Ragsdale (2), Abby Grimes, Minout Mink, Nicole Woods

ASSISTS
UNH (2): Taylor Scafidi, Bloem van den Brekel
UofL (4): Nicole Woods (2), Minout Mink, Marisa Martin Pelegrina

SAVES
UNH: Kelsey Rudert 2-2–4 (70:00; 1 GA) [loss]
UofL: Ayeisha McFerran 4-2–2 (59:21; 2 GA) [win] … Hollyn Barr x-0-0 (10:39; 0 GA)

DEFENSIVE SAVES
UNH (1): Ashley Mendonca
UofL (0)