University of New Hampshire Athletics
Wednesday, December 20
Fairfield, CT
12 PM
University of New Hampshire
at
Sacred Heart University
Caroline Soucy (Photo by Joey Walker)
Photo by: Joey Walker
‘Cats Finish Road Trip at Sacred Heart Wednesday (12 P.M.)
12/18/2017 3:54:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire women's basketball team closes out their final road trip of 2017 Wednesday afternoon at Sacred Heart University. The Wildcats are looking to bounce back from a tough overtime loss to the Boston College Eagles on Sunday, while the Pioneers are coming off a road loss at Siena.
THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Seniors Kat Fogarty and Brittni Lai had 14 points each and classmate Olivia Healy added 13 as the Wildcats took Boston College of the Atlantic Coast Conference to overtime in their most recent game on Sunday. UNH fell, 64-55, in OT, dropping its record to 7-4. Healy and Fogarty each had eight rebounds against the Eagles.
The Wildcats have two non-conference games remaining on their schedule, including Sacred Heart. They take a break for Christmas after Wednesday's game at Sacred Heart. They then return home to Lundholm Gymnasium for their final non-conference game of the season, Friday, Dec. 29 against Cornell at 7 p.m.
The America East portion of the schedule opens with a home game against UMBC on Wednesday, Jan. 3 at 11 a.m. for Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day.
The Wildcats went 26-6 overall last season and were 15-1 in the America East Conference to grab their first outright regular season league title. They return a veteran group – led by Carlie Pogue, the reigning America East Player of the Year, and three other players who won league postseason honors.
The returning players combined to score 55.7 points of the 61.3 points UNH scored per game last year. Pogue averaged 16.6 points and 7.9 rebounds a game to lead the team in both categories and pull down the program's first Player of the Year honors in nearly three decades.
UNH was picked to finish sixth in last year's America East preseason coaches' poll. Coach Maureen Magarity's squad was picked to finish first in the preseason poll this year.
Pogue was also a first-team All-Conference pick last year. Fogarty averaged 10.4 points and 5.8 rebounds and was named second-team All-Conference. Brittni Lai and Olivia Healy both were named to the All-Conference third team. Lai averaged 11.1 points and 3.3 assists a game and Healy scored 8.7 points and pulled down 5.7 rebounds.
The 2016-17 Wildcats set a program record for wins (the previous mark was 23 in 1982-83) and with their regular season league title earned a spot in the WNIT.
SCOUTING SACRED HEART
The Pioneers lost at Siena, 62-57, on Saturday to fall to 4-6 on the season. Katherine Haines, a 6-foot-2 junior forward, scored 13 points and collected 21 rebounds for Sacred Heart on Sunday. Haines is one of four Pioneers averaging in double figures. She averages 13.3 points and 11.6 rebounds per game. Junior guard Erin Storck averages 15.5 points and 3.8 rebounds a game, junior guard Candice Leatherwood is at 14.8 points with 4.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists a game and senior guard Tykera Carter averages 12.5 points a game.
Sacred Heart scores 67.4 points per game and allows 74.9. UNH and Sacred Heart have played one common opponent. UNH beat Manhattan, 68-55, on Dec. 9 and Sacred Heart beat the Jaspers, 65-61, on Nov. 15.
Jessica Mannetti, is in her fifth season as head coach of the Pioneers. She played volleyball, basketball and softball at Concordia (N.Y.) College before graduating in 2001.
Sacred Heart finished 17-15 overall and 13-5 in the Northeast Conference last season. UNH had five players score in double figures in a 71-43 win over Sacred Heart last year in Durham.
GOOD SEATS ARE AVAILABLE: Individual and group tickets for UNH women's basketball games are available at www.unhwildcats.com, by calling 603-862-4000 or at the Whittemore Center box office.
HOME COOKING: The Wildcats have one nonconference home game remaining before New Year's. They play Cornell on Friday, Dec. 29 at 7 p.m.
The Wildcats open America East play with a home game Wednesday, Jan. 3 against UMBC at 11 a.m.
THE COACH: Maureen Magarity is in her eighth season as head coach of the Wildcats. She directed the program to a 26-6 record and its first outright America East regular season championship in 2016-17. The team won as many as 20 games for only the third time in its history and first since the 1983-84 season. The program's previous record for wins was 23 in 1982-83.
One of last season's featured victories was a 50-44 decision over Maine in Lundholm Gymnasium on Jan. 19. That win was Magarity's 100th as head coach of the Wildcats. She owns a 118-104 overall record at UNH.
Magarity earned America East Coach of the Year honors last season. She was also a finalist for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year award.
CARLIE'S CLIMBING: Carlie Pogue, the America East Player of the Year last season, has broken into the Top 10 on UNH's career scoring list. She is at No. 10 on the list with 1,261 career points. Candace Williams (2006-10) is at No. 9 with 1,277 and Danielle Clark (1,331) is at No. 8 with 1,331. Pogue is No. 12 on the rebounding list with 602. Orsi Farkas (1996-2000) is at No. 11 with 635 and Aubrey Danen (1998-03) is at No. 10 with 666.
EVERYONE INTO THE POLL: The Wildcats hold down the No. 13 spot in the latest www.collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 preseason poll.
GOOD MORNING: The Wagner and Dartmouth games had morning start times. They were two of four UNH games scheduled before noon this season. The Wildcats have home games against UMBC on Wednesday, Jan. 3 at 11 a.m. and against Hartford on Feb. 14, also at 11 a.m. The UMBC game is Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day and admission is free for faculty and staff. The Hartford game is an Education Day contest.
THE CAPTAINS: Kat Fogarty, Brittni Lai, senior guard Peyton Booth (Wadsworth, Ohio) and junior guard Emily Peters (Lindstrom, Minn.) have been named captains for the 2017-18 Wildcats.
"All four are tremendous leaders and each brings something different to the group," Magarity said. "Kat and Peyton were our captains last year and obviously did a great job and were deserving again. All four of them stood out as leaders during the offseason and we're excited to have them as our captains."
LUCKY LUNDHOLM: The Wildcats had a record of 14-2 in their home games in Lundholm Gymnasium last season.
TITLE TIME: Last year's America East regular season championship was UNH's first outright league title. The Wildcats shared the championship of what was then the Seaboard Conference with Northeastern in 1984-85. Both teams had 4-1 records in the league.
THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Seniors Kat Fogarty and Brittni Lai had 14 points each and classmate Olivia Healy added 13 as the Wildcats took Boston College of the Atlantic Coast Conference to overtime in their most recent game on Sunday. UNH fell, 64-55, in OT, dropping its record to 7-4. Healy and Fogarty each had eight rebounds against the Eagles.
The Wildcats have two non-conference games remaining on their schedule, including Sacred Heart. They take a break for Christmas after Wednesday's game at Sacred Heart. They then return home to Lundholm Gymnasium for their final non-conference game of the season, Friday, Dec. 29 against Cornell at 7 p.m.
The America East portion of the schedule opens with a home game against UMBC on Wednesday, Jan. 3 at 11 a.m. for Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day.
The Wildcats went 26-6 overall last season and were 15-1 in the America East Conference to grab their first outright regular season league title. They return a veteran group – led by Carlie Pogue, the reigning America East Player of the Year, and three other players who won league postseason honors.
The returning players combined to score 55.7 points of the 61.3 points UNH scored per game last year. Pogue averaged 16.6 points and 7.9 rebounds a game to lead the team in both categories and pull down the program's first Player of the Year honors in nearly three decades.
UNH was picked to finish sixth in last year's America East preseason coaches' poll. Coach Maureen Magarity's squad was picked to finish first in the preseason poll this year.
Pogue was also a first-team All-Conference pick last year. Fogarty averaged 10.4 points and 5.8 rebounds and was named second-team All-Conference. Brittni Lai and Olivia Healy both were named to the All-Conference third team. Lai averaged 11.1 points and 3.3 assists a game and Healy scored 8.7 points and pulled down 5.7 rebounds.
The 2016-17 Wildcats set a program record for wins (the previous mark was 23 in 1982-83) and with their regular season league title earned a spot in the WNIT.
SCOUTING SACRED HEART
The Pioneers lost at Siena, 62-57, on Saturday to fall to 4-6 on the season. Katherine Haines, a 6-foot-2 junior forward, scored 13 points and collected 21 rebounds for Sacred Heart on Sunday. Haines is one of four Pioneers averaging in double figures. She averages 13.3 points and 11.6 rebounds per game. Junior guard Erin Storck averages 15.5 points and 3.8 rebounds a game, junior guard Candice Leatherwood is at 14.8 points with 4.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists a game and senior guard Tykera Carter averages 12.5 points a game.
Sacred Heart scores 67.4 points per game and allows 74.9. UNH and Sacred Heart have played one common opponent. UNH beat Manhattan, 68-55, on Dec. 9 and Sacred Heart beat the Jaspers, 65-61, on Nov. 15.
Jessica Mannetti, is in her fifth season as head coach of the Pioneers. She played volleyball, basketball and softball at Concordia (N.Y.) College before graduating in 2001.
Sacred Heart finished 17-15 overall and 13-5 in the Northeast Conference last season. UNH had five players score in double figures in a 71-43 win over Sacred Heart last year in Durham.
GOOD SEATS ARE AVAILABLE: Individual and group tickets for UNH women's basketball games are available at www.unhwildcats.com, by calling 603-862-4000 or at the Whittemore Center box office.
HOME COOKING: The Wildcats have one nonconference home game remaining before New Year's. They play Cornell on Friday, Dec. 29 at 7 p.m.
The Wildcats open America East play with a home game Wednesday, Jan. 3 against UMBC at 11 a.m.
THE COACH: Maureen Magarity is in her eighth season as head coach of the Wildcats. She directed the program to a 26-6 record and its first outright America East regular season championship in 2016-17. The team won as many as 20 games for only the third time in its history and first since the 1983-84 season. The program's previous record for wins was 23 in 1982-83.
One of last season's featured victories was a 50-44 decision over Maine in Lundholm Gymnasium on Jan. 19. That win was Magarity's 100th as head coach of the Wildcats. She owns a 118-104 overall record at UNH.
Magarity earned America East Coach of the Year honors last season. She was also a finalist for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year award.
CARLIE'S CLIMBING: Carlie Pogue, the America East Player of the Year last season, has broken into the Top 10 on UNH's career scoring list. She is at No. 10 on the list with 1,261 career points. Candace Williams (2006-10) is at No. 9 with 1,277 and Danielle Clark (1,331) is at No. 8 with 1,331. Pogue is No. 12 on the rebounding list with 602. Orsi Farkas (1996-2000) is at No. 11 with 635 and Aubrey Danen (1998-03) is at No. 10 with 666.
EVERYONE INTO THE POLL: The Wildcats hold down the No. 13 spot in the latest www.collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 preseason poll.
GOOD MORNING: The Wagner and Dartmouth games had morning start times. They were two of four UNH games scheduled before noon this season. The Wildcats have home games against UMBC on Wednesday, Jan. 3 at 11 a.m. and against Hartford on Feb. 14, also at 11 a.m. The UMBC game is Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day and admission is free for faculty and staff. The Hartford game is an Education Day contest.
THE CAPTAINS: Kat Fogarty, Brittni Lai, senior guard Peyton Booth (Wadsworth, Ohio) and junior guard Emily Peters (Lindstrom, Minn.) have been named captains for the 2017-18 Wildcats.
"All four are tremendous leaders and each brings something different to the group," Magarity said. "Kat and Peyton were our captains last year and obviously did a great job and were deserving again. All four of them stood out as leaders during the offseason and we're excited to have them as our captains."
LUCKY LUNDHOLM: The Wildcats had a record of 14-2 in their home games in Lundholm Gymnasium last season.
TITLE TIME: Last year's America East regular season championship was UNH's first outright league title. The Wildcats shared the championship of what was then the Seaboard Conference with Northeastern in 1984-85. Both teams had 4-1 records in the league.
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