Neas Posts Fourth Shutout, Wildcats Take Down Catamounts 2-0

Thursday, September 28

Burlington, Vt.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

8-3-0,2-0-0

University of Vermont

4-5-1, 0-1-0

UNHW

Vermont

Mia Neas made 5 saves in her 4th shutout of this season (Photo by Vincent Dejana)

Photo by: Vincent Dejana

Neas Posts Fourth Shutout, Wildcats Take Down Catamounts 2-0

9/28/2017 9:01:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

BURLINGTON, Vt. – University of New Hampshire senior goalkeeper Mia Neas (Old Saybrook, Conn.) made five saves in her fourth shut out of the season and junior Gaby Dorsey (Hubertus, Wisc.) added the insurance goal as the Wildcats took down the Vermont Catamounts 2-0 on Thursday evening.

Both goals came off of free kicks, the first a free kick by senior Jackie Feraco (Holden, Mass.), that was attempted to be cleared by a Vermont defender but wound up in the net. The second free kick was from senior Brooke Murphy (Monson, Mass.). Murphy's assist sets a new all-time career points record for the program, as she tallied her 89th career point.

UP NEXT:

UNH will return home Sunday, October 1, for a 2 p.m. kickoff with the Albany Great Danes for Senior Day. It's one of two straight at home games as they will welcome the Maine Black Bears on Thursday, October 5, at 7 p.m.

GAME INFO:

Date: Thursday, September 28, 2017

Location: Virtue Field (Burlington, Vt.)

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Score: UNH 2, Vermont 0

Records: UNH (8-3-0, 2-0-0); Vermont (4-5-1, 0-1-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

In the third minute, UNH got a free kick after a Vermont foul. Feraco sent the free kick into the box, and off the head of a Vermont defender, who's clear attempt went into the net, giving UNH a 1-0 lead.
In the 11th minute, Vermont had their chance to respond on a dangerous free kick that could've had a chance, but it was collected by Neas in the box, preventing a shot on net.
Vermont would get another free kick in the 23rd minute at the top of the box, but Neas made the save with ease to keep the Catamounts off the board.
UNH's second goal came in the 30th minute, as Murphy took a shot off a free kick. The shot was initially saved by Vermont 'keeper Coco Speckmaier, but she couldn't control the rebound and Dorsey charged in to tap the rebound into the net, giving UNH the insurance goal.
After halftime the Catamounts would take control of the shot chart, tallying eight shots in the half, and not allowing a shot on goal.
Murphy got another chance in the box in the 50th minute, but as she attempted to dribble past a defender, two more came to swarm her and she was disposessed.
Vermont got another scoring chance in the 53rd minute as a striker challenged Neas, who charged her at the top of the box and made a diving block to stop the attack.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

UNH scored their first goal in 2:32, their second fastest goal of the season.
- Their fastest was 0:11 in the second game of the season, as the Wildcats defeated Sacred Heart at home, 2-1
The Wildcats outshot the Catamounts 10-5 in the first half, but Vermont bounced back outshooting UNH 8-2 in the second half.
Neas' five saves are her second most in a shutout this season.
- Neas made 9 saves against Northeastern; the Wildcats defeated the Huskies 1-0.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

Murphy's assist puts her at 89 career points, breaking the record set by Chiara Best in 2004.
- Murphy already broke the goal record earlier this season, scoring her 39th goal on September 17, surpassing Diane McLouglin who set the record in 1990.
The victory puts UNH's winning streak to four games, their longest streak since the 2015 season, when the 'Cats started out conference play 4-0-0.
For the third straight year, the Wildcats are 2-0-0 in conference play.
The road victory puts UNH at a 3-3-0 road record on the season.
The Wildcats ended the Vermont Catamount's conference-opening home winning streak; Vermont had won four straight conference openers at home before this game.