First Road Trip Sends 'Cats to UConn (Feb.26, 1pm)

2017 UNH Women's Lacrosse
New Hampshire (0-2) at UConn (1-2)
Sunday, February 26 • George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex • 1 p.m.
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The Matchup

UNH has a 6-7 lifetime record against UConn that includes 2-5 on the road.
The Huskies have won each of the last two matchups, including 13-7 last year in Durham when they were ranked 20^th in the nation. UConn defended its home turf, 18-7, in 2015.
UNH's most recent win was in March 2014 (11-7 at home).
The Wildcats have lost two straight in Storrs since recording a 15-7 victory in March 2009.
Last meeting: #20 UConn 13, UNH 7 (Feb. 27, 2016): Recap ~ Box Score

The State of New Hampshire

UNH has an 0-2 record and will play its first road game of the season Sunday at UConn.
The Wildcats have lost to Ivy League representatives Harvard University (18-11 on Feb. 18) and Dartmouth College (18-8 on Feb. 22).
New Hampshire was picked third in the America East Preseason Coaches Poll.
UNH is led by fifth-year head coach Sarah Albrecht.
The Wildcats have 25 letterwinners returning and four newcomers on the 29-player roster.
UNH returns five double-digit point producers, including the top two goal scorers, from last season.
The top five Wildcats in ground balls, draw controls and caused turnovers also return.
UNH is averaging 9.5 goals and 23.0 shots while allowing 18.0 goals and 42.5 shots per game.

'Cat Nips

Junior attack Krissy Schafer (Longmeadow, Mass.) scored a team-high three goals Wednesday vs. Dartmouth, and the three points also led the 'Cats.
Schafer has scored three goals each of the first two games of the season. The six goals leads UNH and the six points is tied for the lead.
Senior attack Devon Croke (Norwell, Mass.) and junior midfielder Devan Miller (Bristol, R.I.) also have six points. Croke, who scored a career-high four goals in the opener vs. Harvard, has five goals and an assist. Miller has three goals and three assists; she tallied a personal-best three assists in the opener.
Five Wildcats have recorded a point in both games. In addition to Schafer, Croke and Miller, senior midfielder Marissa Gurello (Manorville, N.Y.) and junior midfielder Carly Wooters (White Plains, N.Y.) have a point both games. Gurello has three points, all on goals, while Wooters has two goals and an assist.
Junior goalkeeper Kate Clancy (Barrington, R.I.) made a career-high 19 saves in the season opener against Harvard. She stopped 10 shots in the first half and nine more in the second.
Wooters has a team-high 11 shots, followed by Croke with 10.
All eight of Schafer's shots have been on goal and she has scored on six of them for a team-best .750 shooting percentage.

The Captains

Senior defender Hope Kissick (Cohasset, Mass.) and Marissa Gurello are this year's captains.
Kissick ranks second in ground balls (five) and has scooped up three draw controls. Last year, Kissick led the 'Cats in both ground balls (32) and caused turnovers (18), and she ranked second in draw controls (23) en route to garnering America East All-Conference Second Team recognition. She was one of four Wildcats to record double digits in all three stats.
Gurello scored two goals and corralled a ground ball against the Crimson; she scored one more goal vs. Dartmouth. Last year, Gurello tied for fourth in goals (17) and ranked fifth in points (20). She also ranked fifth in caused turnovers and tied for fifth in ground balls

Last Line of Defense

Junior goalkeeper Kate Clancy has started all 35 games since arriving in Durham as a freshman in the 2015 season.
Through two games, Clancy has an 18.00 GAA and .446 save percentage. She made a career-high 19 saves last Saturday vs. Harvard.
Last year, she played 971 minutes, 15 seconds of a possible 1021:12 (95%) and compiled a 6-11 record with an 11.41 GAA and .406 save percentage. Clancy also ranked second on the team in ground balls.

The New 'Cats in Town

The freshman class is comprised of goalkeeper Amanda Gottlieb (Canton, Conn.) and midfielders Caroline Hernon (Hampton, N.H), Rylee Leonard (Coventry, R.I.) and Michele Smith (Wantagh, N.Y.).
The three midfielders made their collegiate debut in the Feb. 18 season opener against Harvard; all three have come off the bench in both games.

Second-Half Struggles

UNH has been outscored 20-4 in the second half – 10-3 by Harvard and 10-1 by Dartmouth.
The Ivy League schools also recorded sizable advantages in shots (42-14), ground balls (25-16) and draw controls (19-7).

Get That Ball

Junior defender Cat Sennott (Westford, Mass.) leads the team in both ground balls (six) and caused turnovers (three).
Carly Wooters has a team-best seven draw controls.
Through two games, the opposition has the statistical edge in ground balls (34-28), draw controls (36-23) and turnovers (27-37).

In the Clear

UNH has successfully cleared the ball (from its defensive zone to the attack zone) 73.8% of the time (31 of 42).
In comparison, the opposition is at 89.2% (33 of 37).
The Wildcats struggled to advance the ball through the midfield against Dartmouth with a mark of 15-for-24 (62.5%) that included 7 of 13 in the second half.

Nothing Free About It

New Hampshire has scored on 3 of 11 free-position shots. Devan Miller scored on her only free-position shot; Marissa Gurello is 1-for-2 and Carly Wooters is 1-for-3.
Opponents have scored on 6 of 15 free-position shots.

Scouting the Huskies

The University of Connecticut (Storrs, Conn.) has a 1-2 overall record that includes 0-1 at home.
The Huskies are coming off a 14-11 loss to Boston College in their Feb. 22 home opener.
Senior attack Jacqueline Jordan scored a team-high three goals with junior Grace Nolan and senior Maggie Tripodi adding two each.
Freshman goalkeeper Grace Beshlian recorded 14 saves and Brooke Jensen was credited with eight draw controls.
Through three games, Jordan and Nolan share the top spot with seven goals apiece. Nolan is also atop the team leaderboard in assists (five) and points (12). Jordan is second in both assists (three) and points (10).
Jensen is UConn's leader in ground balls (10), draw controls (13) and caused turnovers (five).
UConn is averaging 12.33 goals and 25.3 shots per game while allowing 12.33 goals and 32.3 shots per game.
Beshlian has played all 180 minutes in goal. She has a 12.33 GAA and .456 save percentage.

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Kate Clancy

Devon Croke

Amanda Gottlieb

Marissa Gurello

Caroline Hernon

Hope Kissick

Rylee Leonard

Devan Miller

Krissy Schafer

Cat Sennott

Michele Smith

Carly Wooters