Four-Game Homestand Begins Saturday vs. CCSU

Central Connecticut State (0-2) at New Hampshire (1-2)
Saturday, February 24 • Bremner Field • 1 p.m.
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The Matchup

Saturday's game will enter the history book as the inaugural meeting between the New Hampshire and Central Connecticut State University women's lacrosse programs.

UNH Derailed by Dartmouth

Dartmouth prevailed in Wednesday afternoon's Battle of the Granite State at Scully-Fahey Field (Hanover) with a 13-3 win against UNH. Box • Recap
The Big Green led 10-0 at halftime and extended the lead to 11 goals before senior attacker Krissy Schafer scored at 16:15 of the second half. Schafer finished with two goals.
Freshman attacker Sabrina Grovom recorded her first collegiate point with an assist on Schafer's first goal.
Senior midfielder Carly Wooters finished with two draw controls and two caused turnovers, both of which were team highs.
Starting goalie Kate Clancy exited the game at halftime; she was credited with seven saves and a team-high four ground balls. Amanda Gottlieb played the second half and stopped 4 of 7 shots on goal; she also had two ground balls.

Top 'Cats

The top point producers are Krissy Schafer (7), Catherine Sexton (7) and Anna Vogt (6). No Wildcat has recorded a point all three games, and no 'Cat has an active multiple-game point streak.
Schafer (7) and Vogt (6) are the top goal scorers.
Sexton has tallied four of the team's nine assists; Julia Neyland is the only other Wildcat with multiple assists – two.
Cat Sennott is atop the team leaderboard in both ground balls (12) and caused turnovers (seven).
Senior captain Lizzie Suschana ranks second in GB (8) and CTO (5).
Rebecca Sennott and Carly Wooters rank 1-2 in draw controls with 10 and 8, respectively.
Wooters has a team-high 20 shots, followed by Schafer and Vogt with 12 apiece.

Possessing the Ball

UNH recorded the advantage in draw controls and ground balls in the first two games of the season, which led to a 68-35 shot advantage.
In Game 3, Dartmouth had the edge in both DCs (13-3) and GBs (20-14), as well as shots (37-12).

Nothing's Free

New Hampshire has scored on 4 of 25 (16%) free-position shots this season. In comparison, opponents have scored on 8 of 19 (42%).
This past Wednesday at Dartmouth, the 'Cats did not score on three free-position shots while the Big Green was 4-for-10.
UNH scored on 1 of 11 free-position shots against Harvard. The Wildcats were 3-for-11 in the season opener vs. Sacred Heart.

Shoot to Score

The 'Cats have scored 22 goals on 80 shots for a .275 shooting percentage. In comparison, the opponents have a .403 shooting percentage with 29 goals on 72 shots.
Also of note, 53 of UNH's 80 shots have been on goal (66.3%); the opponents have fired 50 of 72 shots on goal (69.4%).

The State of New Hampshire

UNH is led by sixth-year head coach Sarah Albrecht.
New Hampshire's 24-player roster includes 18 returners 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.

Last Line of Defense

Senior goalkeeper Kate Clancy has started all 41 games the past four 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 three games this season, Clancy has stopped 16 of 39 shots on goal for a .410 save percentage; she also has a 1-2 record and 10.11 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.
Gottlieb played the entire second half at Dartmouth and had a .571 save percentage. In 43:29 of action, she has an 8.28 GAA and .455 save percentage.

'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.

Scouting CCSU

Central Connecticut State (New Britain, Conn.) travels to Durham with an 0-2 record following Wednesday's 21-4 loss at Army West Point. The Blue Devils opened the 2018 season with a 21-8 road loss to Saint Joseph's.
CCSU, under the guidance of second-year head coach Princess Livingston, was picked sixth (of eight teams) in the Northeast Conference Preseason Coaches Poll.
Megan Szawlowski earned All-NEC First Team honors last year, when she recorded 30 goals and 27 assists for a team-high 57 points. In two games this year, she leads the team in both goals (four) and points (five). Szawlowski also has a team-high seven draw controls.
Morgan Sinton ranks second in goals (three) and is tied for second in points (three). Cameron Ruberti also has three points (2g, 1a).
Emma Sullivan is the team leader in caused turnovers (four) and ranks second in ground balls (four).
Goalkeeper Jackie Branthover was an All-NEC Second Team honoree last year. She started the season opener and played 30 minutes, then played 39:46 in a relief role at Army. Branthover has an 18.92 GAA and .333 save percentage with an 0-1 record; she has a team-high five ground balls.
Meaghan Allard has also played in both games with one start; she is 0-1 with a 23.89 GAA and .394 save percentage.

2018 UNH Accolades

America East Offensive Player of the Week
- Catherine Sexton (02/12)
America East Defensive Player of the Week
- Cat Sennott (02/12)

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Kate Clancy

Amanda Gottlieb

Sabrina Grovom

Julia Neyland

Krissy Schafer

Cat Sennott

Rebecca Sennott

Catherine Sexton

Lizzie Suschana

Anna Vogt

Carly Wooters