University of New Hampshire Athletics
Wednesday, January 24
Durham, N.H.
7 PM
University of New Hampshire
vs
University of Maine
UNH Faces Maine in Wednesday Night Rivalry (7 P.M.)
1/23/2018 7:27:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The 'Cats come into the matchup 5-1 in conference play and 7-0 in home games.
2017-2018 New Hampshire Women's Basketball
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
New Hampshire (14-5, 5-1 AE) vs
Maine (11-8, 4-2 AE); 7:00 p.m.
Lundholm Gymnasium • Durham, N.H.
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DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire women's basketball team returns home for two straight games starting with the long-time rival Maine Black Bears on Wednesday evening at Lundholm Gymnasium. Tip off is at 7 P.M. on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app.
STORYLINES
THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Senior Kat Fogarty scored 18 points and senior Carlie Pogue had 17 to lead the Wildcats to a 51-50 win Sunday at Stony Brook University. Pogue hit the winning basket with two seconds to play.
UNH improved to 14-5 overall and 5-1 in America East with its fourth straight win. The Wildcats led at halftime for the first time in any of their five league wins, but needed the last seconds-heroics to seal the victory.
The Wildcats lead America East in scoring defense, allowing 55.1 points a game, which is 14th best in Division I. The Wildcats average 61.2 points a game, which is seventh-best in the league in scoring offense.
Four Wildcats average in double figures in scoring, led by Pogue at 14.7 points per game. Senior Olivia Healy is at 12.7 points. Fogarty averages 11.9 points a game and Lai is at 10.5. Fogarty leads in rebounds at 6.4 a game, followed by Healy at 6.1 and Pogue at 5.8 and Aliza Simpson averages 4.7 rebounds.
The Wildcats start a two-game homestand Wednesday night.
Kayla Winsor from iHeartMedia will be set up in the Lundholm Gymnasium lobby from 6 to 7 p.m. providing musical entertainment before the Maine game.
Binghamton comes to Lundholm Gymnasium on Saturday at 1 p.m. for UNH's Alumni Day and Spread Respect Game.
The Wildcats went 26-6 overall last season and were 15-1 in the America East Conference to grab their first outright regular season league title. They return a veteran group – led by Carlie Pogue, the reigning America East Player of the Year, and three other players who won league postseason honors.
The returning players combined to score 55.7 points of the 61.3 points UNH scored per game last year. Pogue averaged 16.6 points and 7.9 rebounds a game to lead the team in both categories and pull down the program's first Player of the Year honors in nearly three decades.
UNH was picked to finish sixth in last year's America East preseason coaches' poll. Coach Maureen Magarity's squad was picked to finish first in the preseason poll this year.
Pogue was also a first-team All-Conference pick last year. Kat Fogarty averaged 10.4 points and 5.8 rebounds and was named second-team All-Conference. Brittni Lai and Olivia Healy both were named to the All-Conference third team. Lai averaged 11.1 points and 3.3 assists a game and Healy scored 8.7 points and pulled down 5.7 rebounds.
The 2016-17 Wildcats set a program record for wins (the previous mark was 23 in 1982-83) and with their regular season league title earned a spot in the WNIT.
SCOUTING MAINE
Blanca Millan, a 6-foot-1 sophomore guard, scored 15 points to lead the Black Bears to a 59-44 win at Hartford in their most recent game Thursday. It was Maine's second straight victory and improved the team's overall record to 11-8 overall and its mark in America East to 4-2. The Black Bears swept the America East awards last week. Millan was named Player of the Week and freshman guard Dor Saar was Rookie of the Week. Millan averaged 19 points and 7.5 rebounds in two games and Saar was at 10.5 and 3.5.
Millan is second in the league in scoring at 17.7 points a game and averages 5.3 rebounds. Sophomore guard Julie Brosseau averages 11.9 points and 3.7 rebounds. Junior guard Tanesha Sutton is at 10.4 points and 6.8 rebounds.
Brosseau and Millan each have made 40 three-pointers this season. The Black Bears lead the league with 148 three-pointers, 7.8 per game. UNH is ninth in America East with 57 treys.
Amy Vachon is in her first season as interim head coach at Maine. She ran the team for the last 17 games of last season after coach Richard Barron took a medical leave. Vachon is a 2000 graduate of Maine and is in her seventh year on the caching staff.
UNH swept the regular season series from Maine last year. The Black Bears beat New Hampshire, 62-51, in the America East semifinals played in the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland in early March.
GOOD SEATS ARE AVAILABLE: Individual and group tickets for UNH women's basketball games are available at www.unhwildcats.com, by calling 603-862-4000 or at the Whittemore Center box office.
LUCKY LUNDHOLM: The Wildcats are 7-0 at home in Lundholm Gymnasium this season. They were 14-2 in their Lundholm games last season.
THE COACH: Maureen Magarity is in her eighth season as head coach of the Wildcats. She directed the program to a 26-6 record and its first outright America East regular season championship in 2016-17. The team won as many as 20 games for only the third time in its history and first since the 1983-84 season. The program's previous record for wins was 23 in 1982-83.
One of last season's featured victories was a 50-44 decision over Maine in Lundholm Gymnasium on Jan. 19. That win was Magarity's 100th as head coach of the Wildcats. She owns a 125-105 overall record at UNH.
Magarity ranks fourth in all-time coaching wins at UNH. Kathy Sanborn (1986-97) was 170-127 in her 11 seasons. Cecelia DeMarco (1977-86) went 136-86 in her nine seasons and Sue Johnson (1997-2007) was 133-150 in her 10 seasons.
Magarity earned America East Coach of the Year honors last season. She was also a finalist for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year award.
CARLIE'S CLIMBING: Carlie Pogue, the America East Player of the Year last season, has broken into the Top 10 on UNH's career scoring list. She is at No. 8 on the list with 1,353 career points. Denise Beliveau (2007-12) is at No. 7 with 1,365 points. Orsi Farkas (1996-2000) is at No. 6 with 1,434. Pogue is No. 11 on the rebounding list with 643. Aubrey Danen (1998-03) is at No. 10 with 666.
THE DEFENSE NEVER RESTS: UNH leads America East in scoring defense. The Wildcats allow 55.1 points a game, which also ranks No. 14 in the nation. UNH led the league in scoring defense last year as well when it gave up 55 points a game.
SIMPSON ON THE MOVE: Aliza Simpson has moved into the Top 20 in a couple of career categories. She's No. 16 in three-point field goals with 83. Adriane Domanski (1998-00) is next on the list at No. 15 with 87 and Marcie Lane (1991-94) is at No. 14 with 95. Simpson is No. 15 in assists with 239. Christine Gulas (1982-84) is No. 14 with 264.
DOUBLE THE FUN: Olivia Healy scored a career high 23 points and had 11 rebounds in a 63-61 win at Binghamton on Jan. 10. It was Healy's second double-double of the season and the third for the team. She had 17 points and 10 rebounds against Dartmouth on Dec. 5. Kat Fogarty had 18 points and 11 rebounds against Xavier on Nov. 11 for UNH's first double-double of the season. Fogarty had three double-doubles last season.
BUZZER BEATERS: Three of UNH's four straight league wins from Jan. 10 to Jan. 21 came on baskets in the closing seconds. A Brittni Lai bucket with a couple of seconds left beat Binghamton, 63-61, on the road Jan. 10. A Fogarty basket with 9.3 seconds left at Vermont on Jan. 18 put UNH on top in what became a 52-49 win. Carlie Pogue scored with two seconds to lift the Wildcats over Stony Brook on Jan. 21. All three of those wins came on the road.
RALLY TIME: The Wildcats have rallied from behind in the fourth quarter on the way to four of their five America East wins this season. They trailed Vermont 37-34 after three periods before rallying to a 52-49 win on Jan. 18. They trailed UMBC, 38-33, heading into the fourth quarter on Jan. 3 and roared back for a 56-51 victory. Binghamton owned a 49-46 lead going into the fourth period on Jan. 10 and UNH pulled out a 63-61 win. UNH led at Stony Brook going into the fourth quarter, but trailed in the last minute before pulling out a 51-50 victory. The Wildcats came from behind to win another America East game as well. On Jan. 15, they trailed UMass Lowell 25-22 at the half and took their first lead at 32-30 with 5:18 left in the third period on the way to a 66-45 win.
EVERYONE INTO THE POLL: The Wildcats were listed under "Others receiving votes" in the latest www.collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll.
GOOD MORNING: The Wagner, Dartmouth and UMBC games had morning start times. They were three of four UNH games scheduled before noon this season. The Wildcats play Hartford on Feb. 14 at 11 a.m. for Education Day.
THE CAPTAINS: Kat Fogarty, Brittni Lai, senior guard Peyton Booth (Wadsworth, Ohio) and junior guard Emily Peters (Lindstrom, Minn.) have been named captains for the 2017-18 Wildcats.
"All four are tremendous leaders and each brings something different to the group," Magarity said. "Kat and Peyton were our captains last year and obviously did a great job and were deserving again. All four of them stood out as leaders during the offseason and we're excited to have them as our captains."
TITLE TIME: Last year's America East regular season championship was UNH's first outright league title. The Wildcats shared the championship of what was then the Seaboard Conference with Northeastern in 1984-85. Both teams had 4-1 records in the league.
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
New Hampshire (14-5, 5-1 AE) vs
Maine (11-8, 4-2 AE); 7:00 p.m.
Lundholm Gymnasium • Durham, N.H.
WATCH - ESPN3 | LIVE STATS | GAME NOTES | TICKETS
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire women's basketball team returns home for two straight games starting with the long-time rival Maine Black Bears on Wednesday evening at Lundholm Gymnasium. Tip off is at 7 P.M. on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app.
STORYLINES
- The Wildcats improved to 5-1 in America East and 14-5 overall with Sunday's 51-50 win at Stony Brook.
- Wildcats are 7-0 at home. They were 14-2 at home last year.
- UNH allows 55.1 points a game, best in the league and 14th in the country.
- The Wildcats are on a season-high, four-game win streak.
- In each of its last three wins, UNH has scored the deciding points with less than 10 seconds to play.
- UNH posted a program-best record of 26-6 in 2016-17.
- The Wildcats won their first outright America East regular season championship with a 15-1 league record last season.
- Coach Maureen Magarity was named America East Coach of the Year.
- Tickets for UNH home games are available at www.unhwildcats.com, by calling 603-862-4000 or at the Whittemore Center box office.
THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Senior Kat Fogarty scored 18 points and senior Carlie Pogue had 17 to lead the Wildcats to a 51-50 win Sunday at Stony Brook University. Pogue hit the winning basket with two seconds to play.
UNH improved to 14-5 overall and 5-1 in America East with its fourth straight win. The Wildcats led at halftime for the first time in any of their five league wins, but needed the last seconds-heroics to seal the victory.
The Wildcats lead America East in scoring defense, allowing 55.1 points a game, which is 14th best in Division I. The Wildcats average 61.2 points a game, which is seventh-best in the league in scoring offense.
Four Wildcats average in double figures in scoring, led by Pogue at 14.7 points per game. Senior Olivia Healy is at 12.7 points. Fogarty averages 11.9 points a game and Lai is at 10.5. Fogarty leads in rebounds at 6.4 a game, followed by Healy at 6.1 and Pogue at 5.8 and Aliza Simpson averages 4.7 rebounds.
The Wildcats start a two-game homestand Wednesday night.
Kayla Winsor from iHeartMedia will be set up in the Lundholm Gymnasium lobby from 6 to 7 p.m. providing musical entertainment before the Maine game.
Binghamton comes to Lundholm Gymnasium on Saturday at 1 p.m. for UNH's Alumni Day and Spread Respect Game.
The Wildcats went 26-6 overall last season and were 15-1 in the America East Conference to grab their first outright regular season league title. They return a veteran group – led by Carlie Pogue, the reigning America East Player of the Year, and three other players who won league postseason honors.
The returning players combined to score 55.7 points of the 61.3 points UNH scored per game last year. Pogue averaged 16.6 points and 7.9 rebounds a game to lead the team in both categories and pull down the program's first Player of the Year honors in nearly three decades.
UNH was picked to finish sixth in last year's America East preseason coaches' poll. Coach Maureen Magarity's squad was picked to finish first in the preseason poll this year.
Pogue was also a first-team All-Conference pick last year. Kat Fogarty averaged 10.4 points and 5.8 rebounds and was named second-team All-Conference. Brittni Lai and Olivia Healy both were named to the All-Conference third team. Lai averaged 11.1 points and 3.3 assists a game and Healy scored 8.7 points and pulled down 5.7 rebounds.
The 2016-17 Wildcats set a program record for wins (the previous mark was 23 in 1982-83) and with their regular season league title earned a spot in the WNIT.
SCOUTING MAINE
Blanca Millan, a 6-foot-1 sophomore guard, scored 15 points to lead the Black Bears to a 59-44 win at Hartford in their most recent game Thursday. It was Maine's second straight victory and improved the team's overall record to 11-8 overall and its mark in America East to 4-2. The Black Bears swept the America East awards last week. Millan was named Player of the Week and freshman guard Dor Saar was Rookie of the Week. Millan averaged 19 points and 7.5 rebounds in two games and Saar was at 10.5 and 3.5.
Millan is second in the league in scoring at 17.7 points a game and averages 5.3 rebounds. Sophomore guard Julie Brosseau averages 11.9 points and 3.7 rebounds. Junior guard Tanesha Sutton is at 10.4 points and 6.8 rebounds.
Brosseau and Millan each have made 40 three-pointers this season. The Black Bears lead the league with 148 three-pointers, 7.8 per game. UNH is ninth in America East with 57 treys.
Amy Vachon is in her first season as interim head coach at Maine. She ran the team for the last 17 games of last season after coach Richard Barron took a medical leave. Vachon is a 2000 graduate of Maine and is in her seventh year on the caching staff.
UNH swept the regular season series from Maine last year. The Black Bears beat New Hampshire, 62-51, in the America East semifinals played in the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland in early March.
GOOD SEATS ARE AVAILABLE: Individual and group tickets for UNH women's basketball games are available at www.unhwildcats.com, by calling 603-862-4000 or at the Whittemore Center box office.
LUCKY LUNDHOLM: The Wildcats are 7-0 at home in Lundholm Gymnasium this season. They were 14-2 in their Lundholm games last season.
THE COACH: Maureen Magarity is in her eighth season as head coach of the Wildcats. She directed the program to a 26-6 record and its first outright America East regular season championship in 2016-17. The team won as many as 20 games for only the third time in its history and first since the 1983-84 season. The program's previous record for wins was 23 in 1982-83.
One of last season's featured victories was a 50-44 decision over Maine in Lundholm Gymnasium on Jan. 19. That win was Magarity's 100th as head coach of the Wildcats. She owns a 125-105 overall record at UNH.
Magarity ranks fourth in all-time coaching wins at UNH. Kathy Sanborn (1986-97) was 170-127 in her 11 seasons. Cecelia DeMarco (1977-86) went 136-86 in her nine seasons and Sue Johnson (1997-2007) was 133-150 in her 10 seasons.
Magarity earned America East Coach of the Year honors last season. She was also a finalist for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year award.
CARLIE'S CLIMBING: Carlie Pogue, the America East Player of the Year last season, has broken into the Top 10 on UNH's career scoring list. She is at No. 8 on the list with 1,353 career points. Denise Beliveau (2007-12) is at No. 7 with 1,365 points. Orsi Farkas (1996-2000) is at No. 6 with 1,434. Pogue is No. 11 on the rebounding list with 643. Aubrey Danen (1998-03) is at No. 10 with 666.
THE DEFENSE NEVER RESTS: UNH leads America East in scoring defense. The Wildcats allow 55.1 points a game, which also ranks No. 14 in the nation. UNH led the league in scoring defense last year as well when it gave up 55 points a game.
SIMPSON ON THE MOVE: Aliza Simpson has moved into the Top 20 in a couple of career categories. She's No. 16 in three-point field goals with 83. Adriane Domanski (1998-00) is next on the list at No. 15 with 87 and Marcie Lane (1991-94) is at No. 14 with 95. Simpson is No. 15 in assists with 239. Christine Gulas (1982-84) is No. 14 with 264.
DOUBLE THE FUN: Olivia Healy scored a career high 23 points and had 11 rebounds in a 63-61 win at Binghamton on Jan. 10. It was Healy's second double-double of the season and the third for the team. She had 17 points and 10 rebounds against Dartmouth on Dec. 5. Kat Fogarty had 18 points and 11 rebounds against Xavier on Nov. 11 for UNH's first double-double of the season. Fogarty had three double-doubles last season.
BUZZER BEATERS: Three of UNH's four straight league wins from Jan. 10 to Jan. 21 came on baskets in the closing seconds. A Brittni Lai bucket with a couple of seconds left beat Binghamton, 63-61, on the road Jan. 10. A Fogarty basket with 9.3 seconds left at Vermont on Jan. 18 put UNH on top in what became a 52-49 win. Carlie Pogue scored with two seconds to lift the Wildcats over Stony Brook on Jan. 21. All three of those wins came on the road.
RALLY TIME: The Wildcats have rallied from behind in the fourth quarter on the way to four of their five America East wins this season. They trailed Vermont 37-34 after three periods before rallying to a 52-49 win on Jan. 18. They trailed UMBC, 38-33, heading into the fourth quarter on Jan. 3 and roared back for a 56-51 victory. Binghamton owned a 49-46 lead going into the fourth period on Jan. 10 and UNH pulled out a 63-61 win. UNH led at Stony Brook going into the fourth quarter, but trailed in the last minute before pulling out a 51-50 victory. The Wildcats came from behind to win another America East game as well. On Jan. 15, they trailed UMass Lowell 25-22 at the half and took their first lead at 32-30 with 5:18 left in the third period on the way to a 66-45 win.
EVERYONE INTO THE POLL: The Wildcats were listed under "Others receiving votes" in the latest www.collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll.
GOOD MORNING: The Wagner, Dartmouth and UMBC games had morning start times. They were three of four UNH games scheduled before noon this season. The Wildcats play Hartford on Feb. 14 at 11 a.m. for Education Day.
THE CAPTAINS: Kat Fogarty, Brittni Lai, senior guard Peyton Booth (Wadsworth, Ohio) and junior guard Emily Peters (Lindstrom, Minn.) have been named captains for the 2017-18 Wildcats.
"All four are tremendous leaders and each brings something different to the group," Magarity said. "Kat and Peyton were our captains last year and obviously did a great job and were deserving again. All four of them stood out as leaders during the offseason and we're excited to have them as our captains."
TITLE TIME: Last year's America East regular season championship was UNH's first outright league title. The Wildcats shared the championship of what was then the Seaboard Conference with Northeastern in 1984-85. Both teams had 4-1 records in the league.
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