Wooters, Schafer Pace Balanced Attack In 13-4 Win vs. CCSU

Saturday, February 24

Durham, NH

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

2-2

Central Connecticut State University

0-3

CCSU

New Hampshire

Photo by: Joey Walker

2/24/2018 5:11:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score Highlights

DURHAM, N.H. – Krissy Schafer (Longmeadow, Mass.) and Carly Wooters (White Plains N.Y.) recorded four points apiece to lead the University of New Hampshire women's lacrosse team to a 13-4 victory against Central Connecticut State University at Bremner Field on Saturday afternoon.

Schafer scored four goals to account for all of her points while Wooters tallied three goals and an assist, as well as a game-high four draw controls. Teagan Northrup (Longmeadow, Mass.) and Julia Neyland (Boxborough, Mass.) both finished with a goal and two assists.

UNH starting goalkeeper Kate Clancy (Barrington, R.I.) played the first half and surrendered just two goals to earn the victory; she was not credited with a save. Amanda Gottlieb (Canton, Conn.) stopped 2 of 4 shots on goal in the second half.

Cat Sennott (Westford, Mass.) recorded a career-high five caused turnovers and game-high six ground balls. Maddie Maurer (Longmeadow, Mass.) had a personal-best five ground balls.

Morgan Sinton (1g, 1a) was CCSU's only multiple-point scorer. Starting goalie Jackie Branthover made eight saves and allowed six goals in one half of play; she was charged with the loss. Meaghan Allard was credited with three saves.

UNH improved to 2-0 at home and 2-2 overall. CCSU is 0-3.

WHAT'S NEXT

UNH continues its four-game homestand Feb. 28 against the University of Connecticut. Game time at Bremner Field is 3 p.m.
The Wildcats open March with home games against Fairfield University (March 3; 12 pm) and Monmouth University (March 13; 12 p.m.).

THE DIFFERENCE

New Hampshire broke a 1-1 tie with three consecutive goals in a span of 6 minutes, 37 seconds and held the lead the rest of the way.
UNH ended the game with a 6-0 run in the last 17 minutes – on goals by four different Wildcats – to pull away for the victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Schafer was the first to score at 24:03 of the first half when she finished Northrup's feed from behind the net.
Alaigra Usher tied the score just 70 seconds later on a free position at 22:53.
Wooters netted an unassisted goal 40 seconds later (21:27) to give the Wildcats a lead they would not relinquish.
She set up Schafer's next tally at 15:53 and Elizabeth Blanding (Pittsford, N.Y.) scored her first career goal on a free position 63 seconds later to extend the lead to 4-1.
Molly Coogan answered with a free-position goal at 10:01 to close within 4-2.
Neyland scored a 3:03 and Northrup set up Schafer's tally with 15 seconds on the clock to send New Hampshire into halftime with a 6-2 lead.
The Blue Devils scored two of the first three goals in the second half to trim the deficit to 7-4. Cameron Ruberti assisted on Sinton's goal at 25:06 and then Sinton set up Kaitlyn Rapp at 17:45.
In between, Michele Smith potted her first goal of the season at 21:06.
Rebecca Sennott struck 54 seconds after Rapp's goal to give the 'Cats an 8-4 lead.
Schafer netted her fourth goal of the game on a free position at 14:29, then neither team scored for more than 10 minutes.
Wooters scored back-to-back goals 53 seconds apart – at 4:26 and 3:33 – to push the advantage to 11-4.
Neyland set up the last two goals of the game in the final minute by Rebecca Sennott and Northrup.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Schafer scored half of UNH's six first-half goals.
UNH recorded a 17-4 shot advantage in the first half and 29-10 overall.
The Wildcats also recorded the edge in ground balls (25-19), draw controls (9-8) and turnovers (23-29).
New Hampshire scored on 3 of 9 free-position shots; CCSU was 2-for-6.

UNH NOTEBOOK

Blanding recorded her first career point with the first-half goal, then tallied her first assist in the second half.
Neyland finished with career highs in assists (two) and points (three).
Northrup's three points marked a career high; the two assists equaled her personal best.
Rebecca Sennott matched her personal best of two goals. She also tallied three draw controls.
Schafer (eight) and Wooters (seven) combined for 15 of the team's 29 shots.