Conference Play Continues With Road Trip to UVM (April 1)

New Hampshire (0-10, 0-1 AE) at Vermont (1-10, 0-1 America East)
Saturday, April 1 • 3 p.m. • Virtue Field • Burlington, Vt.
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The Matchup

UNH has a 30-8 lifetime record, including 12-4 on the road, against the University of Vermont.
The Wildcats prevailed 12-9 at home last year to end UVM's streak of five consecutive wins in the Battle of the 'Cats.
Vermont has won three of the last four matchups in Burlington, including each of the past two. UNH's most recent win at UVM was in 2010 (18-10).
These programs have met annually since 1983. New Hampshire won each of the first 11 meetings as well as 13 straight from 1997-2007.
Most recent game: UNH 12, UVM 9 (April 9, 2016) • Box • Recap

Lax Doubleheader

Saturday's game at Vermont is Game 2 of a men's and women's lacrosse doubleheader. The UVM men play Hartford at 12 p.m.
One ticket gains admission to both games.

The State of New Hampshire

UNH has an overall record of 0-10 that includes 0-1 in America East and 0-5 on the road, as well as 0-2 against nationally-ranked teams.
The Wildcats are coming off last Sunday's 14-2 home loss to seventh-ranked Stony Brook University.
UNH is averaging 7.40 goals and 22.1 shots per game while allowing averages of 13.70 goals and 29.2 shots.
New Hampshire has scored double digits four times in 10 games and the opponent has reached double figures every game.

'Cat Nips

Junior goalkeeper Kate Clancy (Barrington, R.I.) is tied for No. 6 in the nation in saves with 98 (as of March 27).
Clancy was credited with 10 saves – as well as a team-high two ground balls – against No. 7 Stony Brook to mark her fifth double-digit save effort of the season.
Clancy has started all 43 games since arriving at UNH. She has a 13.49 GAA and .419 save percentage in 10 games this season, and her 2017 highlights include a career-high 19-save effort in the season opener vs. Harvard.
Junior attack Krissy Schafer (Longmeadow, Mass.) scored a goal against Stony Brook to extend her goal streak to five games with 10-1-11 during the streak. She has eight multiple-goal games this season and a goal in 9 of 10.
Junior midfielder Carly Wooters (White Plains, N.Y.) also scored vs. SBU to extend her goal streak to five games and she also has a tally in 9 of 10 games; Wooters has 9-4-13 during the current streak.
Senior defender and captain Hope Kissick (Cohasset, Mass.) finished with three draw controls, two caused turnovers and one ground ball against Stony Brook.

The Leaderboard

Krissy Schafer has scored a team-high 22 goals as part of a team-best 23 points; she also ranks second in shooting percentage (.489) as well as third in both draw controls (15) and shots (45).
Hope Kissick is the top 'Cat in caused turnovers (11); she is also second in draw controls (15) and third in ground balls (16).
Junior midfielder Cat Sennott (Westford, Mass.) is No. 1 in ground balls (17) and is No. 2 in caused turnovers (nine).
Carly Wooters has a team-high 52 shots and is atop the leaderboard in draw controls (22). She ranks second in both assists (six) and points (20), and third in goals (14).
Senior attack Devon Croke (Norwell, Mass.) is second in goals (15) and shots (47) as well as third in points (17).
Marissa Gurello is third in caused turnovers (seven), fourth in both goals (11) and draw controls (seven), and fifth in points (12).

Shoot

New Hampshire has been outshot in 7 of 10 games, but that total was close three times – at Fairfield (23-20), vs. UMass (24-23) and vs. Hofstra (26-25). At the other end of the spectrum, Stony Brook and Harvard were +20, and both Dartmouth and Southern California were +19.
The bigger disparities are in shooting percentage (UNH 33.5% … Opponents 46.9%) and shots on goal percentage (UNH 70.1% … Opponents 80.5%).

Free and Clear

UNH has scored on 14 of 54 free position shots (25.9%) in comparison to 27-for-56 (48.2%) for the opposition.
The Wildcats struggled on clear attempts against Dartmouth College (15 of 24) and at USC (particularly in the second half at 5x10) but are a combined 122-for-136 (89.7%) in the other eight games – including a perfect 12-for-12 at San Diego State, 16 of 18 vs. No. 7 Stony Brook and 12 of 13 vs. Hofstra – for a total of 149-179 (83.2%); in comparison, the opposition has 162 successful clears in 188 attempts (86.2%).

Up and Down

UNH has scored two player-up goals in 10 opportunities through 10 games. They were 1-for-1 March 13 at USC, but did allow two player-down goals by the Women of Troy before that tally.
Opponents have converted 14 of 18 player-up advantages into goals.
The Wildcats have scored one goal while serving a yellow card and allowed two player-down goals – both scored by fourth-ranked Southern California.

Possession Is Nine-Tenths The Law

The opposition has a 180-142 edge in ground balls, which calculates to 18.0 to 14.2 per game. UNH has recorded the edge in three games, including 17-11 at San Diego State, and opponents have had the edge six times; the total was also even one game.
The opponents also have the advantage in draw controls at 131-98, which is 13.1 – 9.8 per game.

Working Overtime

New Hampshire suffered its second overtime loss of the season March 15 at San Diego State University; the Aztecs scored 69 seconds into the extra session to prevail 12-11.
UNH was defeated 11-10 in overtime at Holy Cross on March 1 when the Crusaders scored with 42.3 seconds remaining in the six-minute extra session.
That was UNH's first OT loss since 2013, when the 'Cats were defeated by Boston College and Navy, both of whom were nationally-ranked, in overtime.
The Wildcats were 1-0 in OT in both 2016 and 2015; we did not play an overtime game in 2014.

Scouting the Catamounts

The University of Vermont (Burlington, Vt.) women's lacrosse team has an overall record of 1-10 that includes an America East conference record of 0-1 and a home record of 1-2.
The Catamounts' most recent game was at Binghamton University on March 25, which they lost 14-9. Their lone win of the season came two days earlier at home against St. Bonaventure (17-10).
The two top goal scorers on the team are Alison Bolt and Brynne Yarranton with 19 each.
Alison Bolt also leads the team with 33 points, 18 caused turnovers and 28 draw controls; she ranks second in ground balls (17).
Meredith Moore has 16 assists to put her atop that leaderboard, and she is second in points (29).
Jenna Janes (16g, 8a) and Yarranton (19g, 2a) have also topped 20 points.
Goalkeeper Maddy Kuras has started all 11 games this season, has a 14.55 GAA with a .417 save percentage, and leads the team with 23 ground balls.

UVM is averaging 8.82 and 23.3 shots per game while allowing 13.82 goals and 32.8 shots per game.

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