University of New Hampshire Athletics
Saturday, November 25
Bethlehem, PA
4:30 PM
University of New Hampshire
3-2
51
vs
59
La Salle University
2-3
1
2
3
4
F
La Salle
15
9
15
20
59
New Hampshire
6
18
13
14
51
Team Stats
LAS
UNHWBB
FG%
.438
.242
3FG%
.500
.308
FT%
.636
.833
RB
44
36
TO
16
5
STL
3
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
5
FGM
0
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Players Mentioned
G
/ Women's BasketballF
/ Women's Basketball
G/F
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's BasketballC
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
Kat Fogarty had 17 points and nine rebounds Saturday against La Salle.
Photo by: Helene Bartsch
Fogarty Scores 17 in 'Cat Setback vs. La Salle
11/25/2017 8:29:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Senior forward Kat Fogarty (Westminster, Mass.) scored 17 points and pulled down nine rebounds to lead the University of New Hampshire women's basketball team in both categories, but the Wildcats dropped a 59-51 game to La Salle in the first round of the 20th annual Christmas City Classic at Lehigh University on Saturday.
UNH had its win streak snapped at three games and is now 3-2. The Wildcats play Fairfield University in the consolation game of the tournament Sunday at 2 p.m.
La Salle, which plays in the Atlantic 10, is 2-3 and advances to play Lehigh in the championship game at 4:30 Sunday. Lehigh beat Fairfield, 56-53, in the first game of the tournament Saturday.
Fogarty made six of her 11 field goal attempts and four of her six foul shots.
NEXT UP
The Wildcats play Fairfield at Lehigh on Sunday at 2 p.m.
UNH's next home game is Wednesday, Nov. 29 vs. Colby-Sawyer at 5 p.m. The Wildcats face Northeastern at home on Friday, Dec. 1 at 5 p.m.
After that, they have two other nonconference home games remaining before New Year's. Manhattan College comes to town for a game Saturday, Dec. 9 and Cornell is in for a game on Friday, Dec. 29 at 7 p.m.
Tickets for all UNH home games are available by CLICKING HERE or by calling 603-862-4000.
HIGHLIGHTS
Fogarty hit double figures in points for the fourth time in five games this season. She was just under her season highs of 18 points and 11 rebounds in the team's opener at Xavier.
Senior guard Brittni Lai (Irvington, N.Y.) joined Fogarty in double figures with 15 points and also had three rebounds and three assists. Lai made all four of her foul shots.
Senior guard Peyton Booth (Wadsworth, Ohio) made both of her three-pointers for six points and added three rebounds off the bench. The Wildcats outscored La Salle in bench points, 10-6.
HOW IT HAPPENED
La Salle led 15-6 after one period. The Wildcats battled back and with an 18-9 edge in the second period tied it 24-24 at the half.
Booth spurred a charge late in the half with her back-to-back three-pointers with just over a minute to go before the break.
La Salle was up 39-37 going into the fourth quarter. Fogarty made it a two-point game again with a foul shot for 46-44 with 5:50 left, but La Salle was able to open it up a bit from there.
STARTERS (SEASON/CAREER STARTS)
Sr. C Carlie Pogue (5/74)
Sr. F Kat Fogarty (5/37)
Sr. G Olivia Healy (5/20)
Sr. G Brittni Lai (5/35)
Sr. G Aliza Simpson (5/78)
GROUP'S RECORD: 3-2
SERIES INFO
La Salle leads 1-0
WILDCAT NOTES
LA SALLE
Amy Griffin: 22 points
UNH had its win streak snapped at three games and is now 3-2. The Wildcats play Fairfield University in the consolation game of the tournament Sunday at 2 p.m.
La Salle, which plays in the Atlantic 10, is 2-3 and advances to play Lehigh in the championship game at 4:30 Sunday. Lehigh beat Fairfield, 56-53, in the first game of the tournament Saturday.
Fogarty made six of her 11 field goal attempts and four of her six foul shots.
NEXT UP
The Wildcats play Fairfield at Lehigh on Sunday at 2 p.m.
UNH's next home game is Wednesday, Nov. 29 vs. Colby-Sawyer at 5 p.m. The Wildcats face Northeastern at home on Friday, Dec. 1 at 5 p.m.
After that, they have two other nonconference home games remaining before New Year's. Manhattan College comes to town for a game Saturday, Dec. 9 and Cornell is in for a game on Friday, Dec. 29 at 7 p.m.
Tickets for all UNH home games are available by CLICKING HERE or by calling 603-862-4000.
HIGHLIGHTS
Fogarty hit double figures in points for the fourth time in five games this season. She was just under her season highs of 18 points and 11 rebounds in the team's opener at Xavier.
Senior guard Brittni Lai (Irvington, N.Y.) joined Fogarty in double figures with 15 points and also had three rebounds and three assists. Lai made all four of her foul shots.
Senior guard Peyton Booth (Wadsworth, Ohio) made both of her three-pointers for six points and added three rebounds off the bench. The Wildcats outscored La Salle in bench points, 10-6.
HOW IT HAPPENED
La Salle led 15-6 after one period. The Wildcats battled back and with an 18-9 edge in the second period tied it 24-24 at the half.
Booth spurred a charge late in the half with her back-to-back three-pointers with just over a minute to go before the break.
La Salle was up 39-37 going into the fourth quarter. Fogarty made it a two-point game again with a foul shot for 46-44 with 5:50 left, but La Salle was able to open it up a bit from there.
STARTERS (SEASON/CAREER STARTS)
Sr. C Carlie Pogue (5/74)
Sr. F Kat Fogarty (5/37)
Sr. G Olivia Healy (5/20)
Sr. G Brittni Lai (5/35)
Sr. G Aliza Simpson (5/78)
GROUP'S RECORD: 3-2
SERIES INFO
La Salle leads 1-0
WILDCAT NOTES
- The Wildcats made 15 of their 18 free throws (83.3 percent).
- Freshman guard Amanda Torres (Hudson, N.H.) had a field goal and made both of her foul shots for four points.
- Senior Olivia Healy (Reading, Mass.) had three assists, four points, four rebounds, two steals and blocked two shots.
- The Wildcats turned the ball over only five times.
- La Salle had 16 turnovers.
- UNH scored seven points off turnovers.
- The Wildcats had 11 second-chance points to La Salle's two.
- La Salle had 44 rebounds to UNH's 36.
- UNH is No. 16 in this week's www.collegeinsider Mid-Major Top 25 preseason poll.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
UNH
Brittni Lai: 15 points / 3 points
Kat Fogarty: 17 points / 9 rebounds
LA SALLE
Amy Griffin: 22 points
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