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Friday, October 26
3 PM
University of New Hampshire
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#17 University at Albany
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(Photo by Audrey Powell)
Photo by: Audrey Powell
Rudert's Shutout and Danahy's Goal Lift 'Cats Past #17 Albany
10/26/2018 5:43:00 PM | Field Hockey
DURHAM, N.H. – Isabelle Danahy (Chelmsford, Mass.) scored in the 24th minute and Kelsey Rudert (North Grafton, Mass.) recorded her first career shutout to lift the University of New Hampshire field hockey team to Friday afternoon's 1-0 win against 17th-ranked University at Albany at Memorial Field.
Rudert's sixth and final save came with no time remaining in the game on a UAlbany penalty corner. Frederike Helmke fired a low shot from the top-right side through traffic, but the UNH senior goalkeeper extended her right leg to make a kick save that directed the ball across the end line to end the game.
UAlbany goalie Melissa Nealon was credited with three saves.
UNH improves to 5-11 overall and 3-5 in America East. With the victory, the Wildcats still have a chance to advance to the conference tournament. They need UMass Lowell to lose to the University of Maine on Sunday.
UAlbany, which entered the game on a five-game win streak, is now 12-4, 5-2. The Great Danes had won each of the last three games by shutout, including the last two against nationally-ranked Maine and University of Louisville.
"I think this was a typical Albany versus UNH game," UNH head coach Robin Balducci said. "It's a chess match. Low scoring. Low shooting. It's a battle for 70 minutes. They came at us at the end but we held on.
"Rachel Bossi stepped up in big moments and Kelsey made a big save at the end," Balducci added. "Our core players played well. We talked about playing to win. We came out and did that. Now, hopefully this gives us good momentum the rest of the season."
NEXT GAME
UNH concludes the regular season Oct. 28 at home against intrastate rival Dartmouth College. The five Wildcat seniors will be honored prior to the 2 p.m. start.
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GAME RECAP
* UNH recorded the first shot of the game in the 13th minute, when Bailey Fanikos (Lynnfield, Mass.) struck a rising shot from the middle of the circle that was blocked away by Nealon.
* The Wildcats were immediate awarded a penalty corner, however, and the direct shot off the stick of Bloem van den Brekel (Eindhoven, Netherlands) was stopped by Nealon.
* UAlbany generated a penalty corner in the 16th minute and Dana Bozek's shot from the top-left side rolled wide of the far post.
* Midway through the first half, Rudert kept the game scoreless by denying Rachel Billing's bid from the middle of the circle.
* On a UNH restart outside the 25, Isabelle Danahy (Chelmsford, Mass.) corralled a pass at the top of the circle, slipped between a pair of defenders and fired a shot inside the left post to give UNH a 1-0 lead at 23:22.
* The Great Danes earned a corner in the last minute of the first half, and Frederike Helmke's shot from the top of the circle rolled wide left of the cage.
* The 'Cats led by one goal through 35 minutes with the shots even at 3-3.
* New Hampshire recorded the first shot of the second half when van den Brekel blasted a reverse-stick shot from the top-left side that was stopped by Nealon.
* UNH called time out at 49:39.
* UAlbany generated a series of four corners, In the 57th minute, the Great Danes pushed the ball to the right side, where Elaina Burhcell's shot was stopped by Rudert.
* The visitors were immediately awarded another corner, however, but did not record a shot.
* One minute later on another UAlbany corner, a defensive foul led to yet another corner. This time, Rachel Bossi (Chelmsford, Mass.) charged to the top of the circle, tackled the ball and made a clearing pass outside the 25 to thwart the scoring chance.
* New Hampshire called its last timeout at 62:51.
* The Great Danes had two penalty corners in the last minute. Bozek's direct shot from the top of the circle bounced wide right with 57 seconds on the clock.
* UAlbany's eighth corner of the game was with no time remaining. Helmke initially mishandled the insert to the top of the circle. She corralled the ball on the right and her shot through traffic was stopped by Rudert.
NOTES
* UNH now has two wins against nationally-ranked teams this season. In late September, the Wildcats defeated then-No. 18 Maine, 3-2, at Memorial Field.
* The Wildcats limited UAlbany to six shots. The Great Danes entered the game averaging 16.7 shots per game and 2.53 goals per game.
SHOTS: UNH 3-1-4, UA 3-3-6
PENALTY CORNERS: UNH 1-0-1, UA 2-6-8
GOALS
UNH (1) – Isabelle Danahy
UA (0)
ASSISTS
UNH (0)
UA (0)
SAVES
UNH – Kelsey Rudert 1-2-3 (0 GA) 70:00 [W]
UA – Melissa Nealon 2-1-3 (1 GA) 70:00 [L]
DEFENSIVE SAVES
UNH (0)
Rudert's sixth and final save came with no time remaining in the game on a UAlbany penalty corner. Frederike Helmke fired a low shot from the top-right side through traffic, but the UNH senior goalkeeper extended her right leg to make a kick save that directed the ball across the end line to end the game.
UAlbany goalie Melissa Nealon was credited with three saves.
UNH improves to 5-11 overall and 3-5 in America East. With the victory, the Wildcats still have a chance to advance to the conference tournament. They need UMass Lowell to lose to the University of Maine on Sunday.
UAlbany, which entered the game on a five-game win streak, is now 12-4, 5-2. The Great Danes had won each of the last three games by shutout, including the last two against nationally-ranked Maine and University of Louisville.
"I think this was a typical Albany versus UNH game," UNH head coach Robin Balducci said. "It's a chess match. Low scoring. Low shooting. It's a battle for 70 minutes. They came at us at the end but we held on.
"Rachel Bossi stepped up in big moments and Kelsey made a big save at the end," Balducci added. "Our core players played well. We talked about playing to win. We came out and did that. Now, hopefully this gives us good momentum the rest of the season."
NEXT GAME
UNH concludes the regular season Oct. 28 at home against intrastate rival Dartmouth College. The five Wildcat seniors will be honored prior to the 2 p.m. start.
SHOP UNH
Check out UNHShop.com for the latest in official UNH Wildcats' merchandise.
GAME RECAP
* UNH recorded the first shot of the game in the 13th minute, when Bailey Fanikos (Lynnfield, Mass.) struck a rising shot from the middle of the circle that was blocked away by Nealon.
* The Wildcats were immediate awarded a penalty corner, however, and the direct shot off the stick of Bloem van den Brekel (Eindhoven, Netherlands) was stopped by Nealon.
* UAlbany generated a penalty corner in the 16th minute and Dana Bozek's shot from the top-left side rolled wide of the far post.
* Midway through the first half, Rudert kept the game scoreless by denying Rachel Billing's bid from the middle of the circle.
* On a UNH restart outside the 25, Isabelle Danahy (Chelmsford, Mass.) corralled a pass at the top of the circle, slipped between a pair of defenders and fired a shot inside the left post to give UNH a 1-0 lead at 23:22.
* The Great Danes earned a corner in the last minute of the first half, and Frederike Helmke's shot from the top of the circle rolled wide left of the cage.
* The 'Cats led by one goal through 35 minutes with the shots even at 3-3.
* New Hampshire recorded the first shot of the second half when van den Brekel blasted a reverse-stick shot from the top-left side that was stopped by Nealon.
* UNH called time out at 49:39.
* UAlbany generated a series of four corners, In the 57th minute, the Great Danes pushed the ball to the right side, where Elaina Burhcell's shot was stopped by Rudert.
* The visitors were immediately awarded another corner, however, but did not record a shot.
* One minute later on another UAlbany corner, a defensive foul led to yet another corner. This time, Rachel Bossi (Chelmsford, Mass.) charged to the top of the circle, tackled the ball and made a clearing pass outside the 25 to thwart the scoring chance.
* New Hampshire called its last timeout at 62:51.
* The Great Danes had two penalty corners in the last minute. Bozek's direct shot from the top of the circle bounced wide right with 57 seconds on the clock.
* UAlbany's eighth corner of the game was with no time remaining. Helmke initially mishandled the insert to the top of the circle. She corralled the ball on the right and her shot through traffic was stopped by Rudert.
NOTES
* UNH now has two wins against nationally-ranked teams this season. In late September, the Wildcats defeated then-No. 18 Maine, 3-2, at Memorial Field.
* The Wildcats limited UAlbany to six shots. The Great Danes entered the game averaging 16.7 shots per game and 2.53 goals per game.
SHOTS: UNH 3-1-4, UA 3-3-6
PENALTY CORNERS: UNH 1-0-1, UA 2-6-8
GOALS
UNH (1) – Isabelle Danahy
UA (0)
ASSISTS
UNH (0)
UA (0)
SAVES
UNH – Kelsey Rudert 1-2-3 (0 GA) 70:00 [W]
UA – Melissa Nealon 2-1-3 (1 GA) 70:00 [L]
DEFENSIVE SAVES
UNH (0)
UA (0)
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Team Stats
UAFH
UNH
Goals
0
1
Shots
6
4
Shots on Goal
3
4
Saves
3
3
Corners
8
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
Danahy, Isabelle (2)
GOAL by UNH Danahy, Isabelle (FIRST GOAL), goal number 2 for season.
23:22
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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