Intrastate Rivalry Continues Wednesday at Dartmouth

Wednesday, February 21

Hanover, NH

3 PM

University of New Hampshire

Dartmouth College

2/20/2018 9:56:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse

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New Hampshire (1-1) at Dartmouth (0-1)
Wednesday, February 21 • Scully-Fahey Field • 3 p.m.
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The Matchup

UNH has a 13-25 lifetime record against Dartmouth College, including last year's 18-8 home loss at Wildcat Stadium. Recap • Box
The Big Green has won six consecutive meetings and 21 of the last 22 matchups dating back to the 1992 season.
UNH's most recent win was 9-8 at home Feb. 27, 2010.
The last time the 'Cats won in Hanover was April 2, 1991 (9-4).
These programs have met annually since 2000 with the exception of the 2015 season, when the game scheduled for Feb. 25 in Hanover had to be cancelled because of inclement weather.

'Cats Declawed by Crimson

Harvard University scored seven consecutive goals spanning 23 minutes in the second half to record a 14-5 victory vs. UNH last Saturday at Jordan Field.

The Crimson built a 6-1 lead at 12:06 of the first half, but New Hampshire closed within 7-3 and struck first in the second half to trim the deficit to 7-4.
Harvard answered 16 seconds later, however, and gradually pulled away.
UNH recorded the statistical edge in shots (33-28), ground balls (28-19) and draw controls (13-8). Turnovers were even at 17.
Anna Vogt scored three goals to match her career high that she established in the season opener vs. Sacred Heart.
Carly Wooters did not record a goal or assist, which ended her point streak at 13 games; she recorded a game-high 10 shots (six on goal).

Sennott Sisters Shine

Cat Sennott recorded career highs in both ground balls (seven) and caused turnovers (four) at Harvard.
Rebecca Sennott corralled a personal best of six draw controls. She was also credited with a caused turnover.

'Cats Coast Past Pioneers

New Hampshire scored the first four goals of the game and seized control of the game with a 9-0 run (that overlapped the first and second halves) to record a 14-2 victory against Sacred Heart in the 2018 season opener last Saturday at Bremner Field.
The two goals marked the fewest allowed by the 'Cats since April 5, 2014.
SHU's seven shots marked the lowest total by a UNH opponent since March 26, 2016.
UNH outscored Sacred Heart 7-1 in both halves.
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Notable Numbers

Junior attacker Catherine Sexton recorded career highs in both assists (four) and points (six) against Sacred Heart.
Senior attacker Krissy Schafer scored a personal-best five goals and finished with a career high of five points.
Junior attacker Anna Vogt tallied three points on three goals – both career highs.
Senior midfielder Carly Wooters extended her point streak to 13 games with two goals and an assist.
Freshman midfielder Julia Neyland recorded a goal and an assist in her collegiate debut.
Senior midfielder Rebecca Sennott corralled a career-high four draw controls to help give the 'Cats a 10-7 edge in that stat.

Possessing the Ball

UNH has recorded the advantage in draw controls and ground balls in both games this season, which has led to a 68-35 shot advantage.

Nothing's Free

New Hampshire scored on 1 of 11 free-position shots against Harvard. The Wildcats were 3-for-11 in the season opener vs. Sacred Heart.
That's a combined total of 4 of 22 (18%). In comparison, the opposition is 4-for-9 (44%).

Shoot to Score

The 'Cats have scored 19 goals on 68 shots for a .279 shooting percentage. In comparison, the opponents have a .457 shooting percentage with 16 goals on 35 shots.
Also of note, 46 of UNH's 68 shots have been on goals (67.6%); the opponents have fired 26 of 35 shots on goal (74.3%).

Top 'Cats

The top point producers are Catherine Sexton (7), Anna Vogt (6) and Krissy Schafer (5).
Vogt (6) and Schafer (5) are the top goal scorers.
Sexton has tallied four of the team's seven assists; no other Wildcat has more than one assist.
Cat Sennott is atop the team leaderboard in both ground balls (10) and caused turnovers (six).
Lizzie Suschana ranks second in GB (7) and CTO (3).
Rebecca Sennott and Carly Wooters rank 1-2 in draw controls with 10 and 6, respectively.
Wooters has a team-high 19 shots, followed by Vogt (10) and Sexton (9).

The State of New Hampshire

UNH is led by sixth-year head coach Sarah Albrecht.
New Hampshire's 24-player roster includes senior captain Lizzie Suschana and six newcomers – all freshmen.
The 'Cats were selected fourth in the 2018 America East Women's Lacrosse Coaches' Preseason Poll that was released Feb. 1.
UNH returns two of the top three players in goals, assists and points from the 2017 season.
The top two and 4 of 5 in ground balls also return, as does the leader in both ground balls and turnovers (it's the same player – Cat Sennott).

Senior-Laden Squad

Seniors comprise nearly half the roster with 10 Wildcats in that class.

Quadruple Double

Senior midfielder Carly Wooters is the only returning Wildcat who recorded double digits in goals, groundballs, draw controls and caused turnovers last year. Only one other 'Cat accomplished that feat: Marissa Gurello.

On the Attack

Here's the short and tall of it: four attackers are either 5-foot-2/5-3 and the other three are 5-11/6-1.
Senior Krissy Schafer (5-2) is the top returning goal scorer and point producer; she tied for the team lead in goals (30) and tied for second in points (32). Schafer was a highly-accurate shooter with a .791 shots on goal percentage and .448 shooting percentage.
Classmate Teagan Northrup, the tallest Wildcat at 6-1, is the next leading point producer among the seven attackers. She tallied five goals and four assists for nine points.
UNH added a pair of 5-11 attackers – from opposite coasts – in Haley Bridgeman (Wolfeboro, N.H.) and Sabrina Grovom (San Marcos, Calif.).

In the Middle of It All

Senior Carly Wooters leads a group of 10 midfielders. Wooters recorded a team-high nine assists last year and tied for second in points (32); she ranked third in goals (23). In other stats, Wooters was No. 1 in draw controls and shots (100 of the team's 419), and No. 4 in ground balls.
UNH welcomes back senior Devan Miller, who was sidelined by injury the last 12 games of the 2017 season. Miller recorded eight goals and seven assists for 15 points in just five games; those stats ranked third in assists and fifth in points.
Four of UNH's six newcomers will patrol the midfield. They are Tatum Benesh, Elizabeth Blanding, Gabby Masseur and Julia Neyland.

Getting Defensive

Senior captain Lizzie Suschana and classmate Cat Sennott anchor a defensive unit comprised of just five Wildcats.
Sennott led last year's squad in both ground balls (34) and caused turnovers (17). She recorded multiple ground balls in 12 of 17 games and was credited with multiple CTOs five times.
Suschana ranked fifth in both ground balls (21) and draw controls.
The other three 'Cats are veterans, but with little game experience. Senior Maddie Maurer, sidelined by injury last year, has played in seven career games. Junior Elise Chandler played in one game each of her first two years, and classmate Jessica Lee has not made her collegiate debut.

Last Line of Defense

Senior goalkeeper Kate Clancy has started all 40 games the past three years and no other goalie saw action in 2017. She recorded double-digit saves five times last year, and that included a personal best of 19 in the opener vs. Harvard. Also of note, Clancy ranked second on the team in ground balls with 30.
In two games this season, Clancy has stopped 9 of 22 shots on goal for a .409 save percentage; she also has a 1-1 record and 7.32 GAA.
Sophomore Amanda Gottlieb made her collegiate debut last Saturday at Harvard when she entered the second half with 13:29 remaining. She made one save and surrendered three goals for a 13.35 GAA and .250 save percentage.

Scouting Dartmouth

Dartmouth enters Wednesday's intrastate matchup vs. UNH with an 0-1 record following this past Saturday's 17-13 loss at 18^th-ranked UMass.
The Big Green, led by second-year head coach Danielle Spencer, was picked fifth in the Ivy League preseason poll.
DC has 25 returning letterwinners on its 34-player roster.
Elizabeth Mastrio is the top returner in both goals (28) and points (39). She scored six goals for six points vs. UMass.
Kierra Sweeney was last year's top playmaker with 14 assists.
Kathryn Giroux broke the school and Ivy League records with 108 draw controls. It was Claire Marshall, however, who had a game-high 11 DCs at UMass.
Kiera Vrindten stopped 11 of 28 shots on goal in the opener (.393 save percentage). She started 14 games last year as a freshman and went 6-8 with a 12.87 GAA and .466 save percentage.

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