Lai (20), Pogue (17) Pace 'Cats in Setback at Albany

Saturday, January 6

Albany, NY

2 PM

University of New Hampshire

10-5 (1-1AE)

University at Albany

12-3 (1-1AE)

UNHWBB

UAlbany

Brittni Lai goes up for two of her 20 points against Albany on Saturday.

Brittni Lai goes up for two of her 20 points on Saturday against Albany.

Photo by: Bob Mayberger

1/6/2018 5:48:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

ALBANY, N.Y. – Senior guard Brittni Lai (Irvington, N.Y.) scored 20 points and senior center Carlie Pogue (Cincinnati, Ohio) added 17, but the University of New Hampshire women's basketball team came up short in a game at the University of Albany, 66-53, on Saturday in SEFCU Arena.

UNH is now 10-5 overall for the season and 1-1 in America East play. Albany is 12-3 overall and also 1-1 in the league.

It was a clash between last year's America East regular season champion in UNH and the league's tournament champion in Albany. The Great Danes led 44-41 entering the fourth quarter and then pulled away.

Senior guard Olivia Healy (Reading, Mass.) had eight points and nine rebounds for the Wildcats. Pogue and senior forward Kat Fogarty (Westminster, Mass.) each had seven rebounds.

NEXT UP

The Wildcats play at Binghamton on Wednesday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m.

UNH's next home game is Monday, Jan. 15 against UMass Lowell at 1 p.m.

Tickets for all UNH home games are available by CLICKING HERE or by calling 603-862-4000. All America East basketball games are on ESPN3.

HIGHLIGHTS

The Wildcats held their own on the boards against one of the best rebounding teams in the league. UNH had 35 rebounds to Albany's 34.

UNH made 17 of its 20 foul shots for an 85 percent shooting day at the line. Pogue hit seven of her nine free throws and Lai was four-for-five. Healy, senior guard Aliza Simpson (Londonderry, N.H.) and sophomore guard Caroline Soucy (Beverly, Mass.) each made both of their foul shots.

Healy, Pogue and Fogarty each blocked a pair of Albany shots.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Neither team had more than a four-point lead through a back-and-forth first half.

At the break, the Great Danes were on top 32-31. Pogue had 11 points in the first half for the Wildcats. They owned a 20-14 edge in rebounds through the first 20 minutes and had made 11 of their 13 foul shots.

The Great Danes opened up a 40-31 lead with 4:59 to go in the third period. A 10-4 UNH run to the end of the period left it 44-41 with a quarter to go.

A Lai basket made it 47-43 with 9:11 to play, but the Great Danes scored the next six points and began to pull away.

STARTERS (SEASON/CAREER STARTS)

Sr. G Aliza Simpson (15/88)
Sr. C Carlie Pogue (14/83)
Sr. F Kat Fogarty (15/47)
Sr. G Brittni Lai (15/45)
Sr. F Olivia Healy (15/30)

GROUP'S RECORD: 9-5

SERIES INFO

Albany leads 21-15

WILDCAT NOTES

Last year, UNH snapped an 11-game losing streak against Albany with a 71-58 win in Durham on Jan. 11.
The Wildcats were 18-for-51 from the field (35.3 percent) on Saturday.
Albany was 21 for 53 (39.6 percent).
Healy matched her season high with four steals.
For the first time this season, the Wildcats did not make a three-point basket.
They attempted seven three-pointers.
Pogue and Lai led the team with three assists each.
UNH scored 34 points in the paint to Albany's 30.
The Wildcats had 14 second-chance points and Albany had 12.
Albany led in points off turnovers (24-9) and bench points (13-2).
The Great Danes made 22 of their 27 foul shots.
The Wildcats have not won at Albany since Jan. 22, 2010.
UNH gets its next shot at the Great Danes in a home game on Saturday, Feb. 3 at 1 p.m.
The Wildcats went 15-1 last season in league play.
The lone loss was at Albany.
UNH was No. 18 in this week's www.collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll.
Albany was No. 19.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

UNH

Olivia Healy: 8 points / 9 rebounds / 4 steals
Carlie Pogue: 17 points / 7 rebounds
Brittni Lai: 20 points / 3 assists

ALBANY

Mackenzie Trpcic: 18 points / 8 assists
Jessica Fequiere: 13 points / 6 rebounds
Bose Aiyalogbe: 18 points / 7 rebounds