University of New Hampshire Athletics
Sunday, November 18
Durham, N.H.
1 PM
University of New Hampshire
0-4
60
vs
71
Sacred Heart
2-1
1
2
3
4
F
Sacred Heart
22
15
16
18
71
New Hampshire
23
9
15
13
60
Team Stats
SHU
UNH
FG%
.429
.444
3FG%
.611
.286
FT%
.600
.800
RB
38
30
TO
15
17
STL
10
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
22
FGM
10
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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Ashley Storey had 22 points and 12 rebounds on Sunday against Sacred Heart.
Photo by: Matthew Troisi
Storey's Double-Double Leads 'Cats in Loss
11/18/2018 4:29:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DURHAM, N.H. – Junior forward Ashley Storey (Cumberland, Maine) matched her career-high with 22 points and added a career-best 12 rebounds for her first double-double of the season, but the University of New Hampshire women's basketball team came up short in its home opener against Sacred Heart, 71-60, on Sunday afternoon.
The Wildcats are 0-4 on the season. They play at Northeastern on Wednesday afternoon and return home to face Bryant on Sunday 1 p.m.
Sacred Heart upped its record to 2-1.
Freshman guard Kari Brekke (Appleton, Wisc.) had 11 points for UNH and made three of the team's four three-point baskets.
NEXT UP
The Wildcats play at Northeastern on Wednesday at 1 p.m.
They face Bryant in Lundholm Gymnasium on Sunday, Nov. 25 at 1 p.m.
UNH hits the road for games at Boston University on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. and at South Florida on Friday, Nov. 30 at 6 p.m.
Tickets for UNH home games are available by calling 603-862-4000 or at www.unhwildcats.com
HIGHLIGHTS
Storey, 6-foot-3, made 10 of her 18 shots.
She missed all of last season while rehabilitating from surgeries. Her point totals have increased in each of the four games this season thus far. She was coming off a 21-point game at Brown on Thursday night.
Storey also scored 22 points against Binghamton on Feb. 6, 2016. Her previous high in rebounds was 10, which she had reached twice. Her previous high this year was six at North Dakota State.
Her other double came in a game against Stony Brook on Jan. 4, 2017. Storey had 13 points and 10 rebounds in that one.
Brekke was three-for-eight from behind the three-point arc.
Senior Alli Gribbin (Keller, Texas) came off the bench to contribute a career-high eight rebounds and eight points, which is one shy of her career-best.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Storey had 12 points and five rebounds to lead UNH to a 23-22 lead after one period. She made six of her seven field goal attempts in the period and the 'Cats made 10 of their 17.
The Pioneers opened a 37-32 lead at the half.
Brekke had both of UNH's three-pointers in the first half and had eight points at the break.
Storey had 14 points and six rebounds in the first half.
Sacred Heart made six of its 11 three-point shots in the first half.
UNH closed to within a point at 46-45 on a Gribbin layup with 4:10 left in the third period. The Pioneers got the lead back up to 53-47 as the third ended.
Junior Caroline Soucy (Beverly, Mass.) hit a three-pointer to make it 60-54 with 6:34 to go. Sacred Heart pulled away from there.
STARTERS (SEASON/CAREER STARTS)
So. G Amanda Torres (4/13)
Jr. F Ashley Storey (4/21)
Jr. G Caroline Soucy (4/4)
So. F Maggie Ahearn (4/4)
Fr. G Kari Brekke (4/4)
GROUP'S RECORD: 0-4
SERIES INFO
UNH leads 4-2
WILDCAT NOTES
- Sophomore forward Maggie Ahearn (Marshfield, Mass.) left the game late in the second period with an injury and did not return.
- Ahearn had four points and three rebounds in her 15 minutes.
- Storey's 22 points and 12 rebounds gave UNH back-to-back double-doubles.
- Ahearn had one with 16 points and 14 assists at Brown on Thursday,.
- Sophomore guard Amanda Torres (Hudson, N.H.) led the team with four assists.
- UNH was 8-for-10 from the foul line.
- Gribbin and Brekke each made both of their free throws.
- Torres and Storey were 2-for-3 from the line.
- Storey had three of UNH's five steals and Brekke had the other two.
- Soucy had seven points and three assists.
- UNH outscored Sacred Heart, 34-28, in the paint.
- Sacred Heart had 22 points off turnovers to 16 for UNH.
- The Wildcats were 4-for-14 in three-pointers.
- Sacred Heart made 11 of its 18 three-pointers.
- UNH was 24-for-54 (44.4 percent) from the field.
- Sacred Heart was 27-for-63 (42.9 percent) from the field.
- The Pioneers had 21 bench points and UNH had 12.
- UNH had a 38-30 advantage in rebounds, 15-9 in offensive rebounds.
- The Wildcats had 11 assists and 17 turnovers.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
UNH
Ashley Storey: 22 points / 12 rebounds
Alli Gribbin: 8 points / 8 rebounds
Caroline Soucy: 7 points / 3 assists
Kari Brekke: 11 points / 3 three-pointers
SACRED HEART
Katherine Haines: 23 points / 12 rebounds
Allyson Murphy: 12 points
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