Return to the Road at Holy Cross (March 1, 5 pm)

UNH Women's Lacrosse

New Hampshire (0-3, 0-0 America East) at Holy Cross (2-3, 0-0 Patriot)
Wednesday, March 1 • 5 p.m. • Kuzniewski Field • Worcester, Mass.
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The Matchup

UNH has an 18-2 lifetime record against College of the Holy Cross and that includes 10-1 on the road. In the most recent trip to Worcester, the Wildcats prevailed 12-10 (Feb. 18, 2015).
The Wildcats defended their home turf a year ago (March 2) with a 16-6 victory against the Crusaders. • Recap • Box Score
New Hampshire has won each of the past seven meetings (2007-16) to match the longest win streak in the series established between 1997-2005.
Holy Cross' most recent win was 12-11 in overtime at UNH's Memorial Field in 2006. The Crusaders' home win was March 26, 1996 (12-6).
There have been two breaks in the series since 1994 – the teams did not meet in the '03 & '04 seasons nor the 2012-14 seasons.
UNH and Holy Cross first met in 1983 (14-1 home win for the 'Cats) and again in '84 (18-1 road win), but the programs did not play again until 1994.

The State of New Hampshire

UNH enters its midweek matchup at Holy Cross with an 0-3 record, including 0-1 on the road, following this past Sunday's 13-9 loss at UConn.
New Hampshire has used the same starting lineup all three games.
The Wildcats have scored first all three games, but the opponent has come back to score the next goal all three times.
The 'Cats have trailed at halftime each of the past two games – 8-7 vs. Dartmouth and 9-4 at UConn; New Hampshire and Harvard were tied (8-8) in the season opener.
UNH is averaging 9.33 goals and 23.3 shots per game while allowing averages of 16.33 goals and 35.7 shots.

Is History On Our Side?

In recent history, New Hampshire has defeated Holy Cross to either record the first win of the season or end a losing streak. The Wildcats look to do both Wednesday in Worcester.
Last year, UNH defeated Holy Cross to end a three-game losing streak.
In 2015, the Wildcats upended the Crusaders after opening the season with a loss.
And in a seven-year span from 2005-11, UNH's first win was against Holy Cross five times.

'Cat Nips

Junior midfielder Devan Miller (Bristol, R.I.) matched her career high of three assists as part of a personal-best five points at UConn (Feb. 26). Miller has tallied multiple points every game and leads the 'Cats in assists (six) and points (11).
Junior attack Krissy Schafer (Longmeadow, Mass.) scored a career-high four goals at UConn, and the four points is also a personal best. Schafer has scored at least three goals every game with 10 points, all on goals.
Senior defender and captain Hope Kissick (Cohasset, Mass.) scored her first career goal at UConn; it marked her second career point.
Junior midfielder Carly Wooters (White Plains, N.Y.) has scored one goal every game with totals of three goals and two assists for five points.
Senior midfielder and captain Marissa Gurello (Manorville, N.Y.) has a three-game goal streak with two multiple point efforts and totals of 4-1-5.
Junior midfielder Cat Sennott (Westford, Mass.) is UNH's leader in ground balls (nine) and caused turnovers (five).
Junior goalkeeper Kate Clancy (Barrington, R.I.) has started all 36 games since arriving on campus for the 2015 season. She has played all 180 minutes this year and made a career-high 19 saves in the season opener vs. Harvard.

Free and Clear

UNH has scored on 4 of 16 free position shots (25%) in comparison to 7-for-18 (38.9%) for the opposition.
The Wildcats struggled on clear attempts against Dartmouth College (15 of 24) but went a combined 29-for-34 (85.3%) in the other two games for a total of 44-58 (75.9%); in comparison, the opposition has 50 successful clears in 58 attempts (86.2%).

Possession Is Nine-Tenths The Law

The opposition has a 56-38 edge in ground balls, which calculates to 18.67 to 12.67 per game.
The opponents also have the advantage in draw controls at 56-38, which is 15.33 – 12.00 per game.

Second Half Shift

New Hampshire has been outscored 24-9 in the second half with a shot disparity of 49-25.
However, the Wildcats did have the statistical second-half edge at UConn in both goals (5-4) and shots (11-7).

Scouting the Crusaders

The College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, Mass.) has a 2-3 overall record and is coming off two straight losses, including 14-3 at Bryant University on Feb. 25.
The Crusaders are 2-1 at home with wins against Fairfield University (11-8 on Feb. 11) and Iona College (10-0 on Feb. 18) in their last two games at Kuzniewski Field.
Offensively, Holy Cross is led by senior midfielder Maddie Ward, who has a team-high 10 points, all on goals.
Freshman attack Maggie Moriarty leads the team in assists (six) and ranks second in points (seven). Senior midfielder Tess MacKay (6g) and senior attack Mary Patalita (2g, 4a) are two of the other top point producers.
Junior goalkeeper Julia Maloney has started all five games. She has allowed 47 goals and made 40 saves for a .460 save percentage and 9.69 GAA.
Maloney leads the team in ground balls with 15. Next on that list is senior defender Anna Johnson (14), who also leads the team in both draw controls (13) and caused turnovers (six).

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