University of New Hampshire Athletics
Sunday, August 20
Durham, N.H.
2 PM
University of New Hampshire
2
vs
1
Sacred Heart University
Photo by: Paige O'Donnell
Hardy's Goal Enough to Lift Wildcats over Pioneers, 2-1
8/20/2017 4:30:00 PM | Women's Soccer
DURHAM, New Hampshire - Senior forward Veronica Hardy (North Smithfield, R.I.) found the back of the net with a header in the second half to give the University of New Hampshire women's soccer team a 2-1 victory over the Sacred Heart Pioneers on Sunday afternoon at Bremner Field.
UNH (2-0-0) Team Stats
16 shots
8 on goal
6 corner kicks
2 goals
SHU (0-2-0) Team Stats
12 shots
6 on goal
3 corner kicks
1 goal
Top UNH Performers
Hardy: 2 shots, 1 goal
Kaylan Williams (Marion, Ind.): 2 shots, 1 goal
Brooke Murphy (Monson, Mass.): 7 shots, 1 assist
Mia Neas (Old Saybrook, Conn.): 5 saves, 1 goal allowed
Top SHU Performers
Alex Mesropyan: 6 shots, 1 goal
Nicole Sambuco: 6 saves, 2 goals allowed
Up Next: The Wildcats host the Colgate Raiders on Friday, Aug. 25 (4:30 p.m.) for their third straight home game. The game will be played at Wildcat Stadium.
UNH Notebook: The Wildcats' 2-0-0 start is their first of the Welham coaching era, and the first 2-0-0 start for women's soccer since 1993.
Highlights:
-1st Half-
Less than 20 seconds into the game, Williams notched her first goal of the season. The Wildcats were able to steal the ball coming off of the SHU kickoff, and Williams was waiting for the thru ball deflection and took on the keeper one-on-one, burying it in the low left corner. With time almost expiring in the first half, SHU's Mesropyan took a free kick from about 20 yards out, putting the ball just out of reach of Neas in the upper left corner.
-2nd Half-
As Sacred Heart closed the gap on the shot chart, pressuring the Wildcats, Murphy was able to get a breakaway and a shot on Sambuco, who made the save, but couldn't redirect the ball away from a charging Hardy, who headed the ball into the right side of the net to break the stalemate.
For the most up-to-date information on women's soccer, visit UNHWildcats.com.
UNH (2-0-0) Team Stats
16 shots
8 on goal
6 corner kicks
2 goals
SHU (0-2-0) Team Stats
12 shots
6 on goal
3 corner kicks
1 goal
Top UNH Performers
Hardy: 2 shots, 1 goal
Kaylan Williams (Marion, Ind.): 2 shots, 1 goal
Brooke Murphy (Monson, Mass.): 7 shots, 1 assist
Mia Neas (Old Saybrook, Conn.): 5 saves, 1 goal allowed
Top SHU Performers
Alex Mesropyan: 6 shots, 1 goal
Nicole Sambuco: 6 saves, 2 goals allowed
Up Next: The Wildcats host the Colgate Raiders on Friday, Aug. 25 (4:30 p.m.) for their third straight home game. The game will be played at Wildcat Stadium.
UNH Notebook: The Wildcats' 2-0-0 start is their first of the Welham coaching era, and the first 2-0-0 start for women's soccer since 1993.
Highlights:
-1st Half-
Less than 20 seconds into the game, Williams notched her first goal of the season. The Wildcats were able to steal the ball coming off of the SHU kickoff, and Williams was waiting for the thru ball deflection and took on the keeper one-on-one, burying it in the low left corner. With time almost expiring in the first half, SHU's Mesropyan took a free kick from about 20 yards out, putting the ball just out of reach of Neas in the upper left corner.
-2nd Half-
As Sacred Heart closed the gap on the shot chart, pressuring the Wildcats, Murphy was able to get a breakaway and a shot on Sambuco, who made the save, but couldn't redirect the ball away from a charging Hardy, who headed the ball into the right side of the net to break the stalemate.
For the most up-to-date information on women's soccer, visit UNHWildcats.com.
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