Homestand Continues Feb. 28 vs. UConn

UConn (2-2) at New Hampshire (2-2)
Wednesday, February 28 • Bremner Field • 3 p.m.
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The Matchup

UNH has a 6-8 lifetime record against UConn that includes 4-2 at home.
The Huskies have won each of the last three meetings, including 13-9 last year (Feb. 26) at Sherman Complex. • Recap • Box
In that game, UConn held first-half leads of 3-1 and 5-2 en route to a 9-4 halftime lead. The Huskies opened the second half on a 4-1 run to build a 13-5 lead with six minutes remaining.
In the most recent meeting in Durham, UConn recorded a 13-7 victory.
UNH's most recent win was March 2014 (11-7 at home).

Top 'Cats

The top point producers are senior attacker Krissy Schafer (11), junior attacker Catherine Sexton (7) and senior midfielder Carly Wooters (7).
Schafer (7) and junior attacker Anna Vogt (6) are the top goal scorers; Vogt and Sexton were DNPs vs. CCSU.
Sexton and freshman attacker Julia Neyland are tied atop the assist leaderboard with four. Senior attacker Teagan Northrup is next with three.
Senior defender Cat Sennott is atop the team leaderboard in both ground balls (18) and caused turnovers (12).
Senior captain Lizzie Suschana ranks second in both GB (10) and CTO (6).
Senior midfielder Rebecca Sennott and Wooters rank 1-2 in draw controls with 13 and 12, respectively. No other 'Cat has more than four.
Wooters has a team-high 27 shots, followed by Schafer with 20.

Last Line of Defense

Senior goalkeeper Kate Clancy has started all 42 games the past four years and no other goalie saw action in 2017. That has changed early in the 2018 season with sophomore Amanda Gottlieb making three relief appearances.
In both of last week's games against Dartmouth College and Central Connecticut State University, the tandem saw even playing time with Clancy playing the first half and Gottlieb the second.
In four games (166:31 of action), Clancy has stopped 16 of 41 shots on goal for a .390 save percentage; she has a 2-2 record and 9.01 GAA.
Gottlieb made her collegiate debut Feb. 17 at Harvard University when she entered the second half with 13:29 remaining. She made one save and surrendered three.
Gottlieb stopped 4 of 7 shots on goal at Dartmouth, then recorded two saves with two goals allowed vs. CCSU. In three games (73:29 of action), she has a 6.53 GAA and .467 save percentage.

Streaking

The longest active point streak is two games, shared by Krissy Schafer, Rebecca Sennott and Julia Neyland.
Schafer (6g) and Sennott (3g) have concurrent two-game goal-scoring streaks.
Neyland (1g, 3a) has a two-game assist streak.

Sennott Sisters Shine

Cat Sennott anchors UNH's defensive unit. She has recorded multiple ground balls every game with a career-high seven at Harvard and six vs. CCSU. She has been credited with multiple caused turnovers 3 of 4 games with a personal-best five against CCSU and four at Harvard.
Rebecca Sennott is the top 'Cat in draw controls with 13, including a career high of six at Harvard and four vs. Sacred Heart. She also matched her personal best of two goals vs. CCSU, and has a CTO in 3 of 4 games.

UNH pulls away from CCSU

In the first ever meeting between New Hampshire and Central Connecticut State, UNH broke a 1-1 tie with three consecutive goals and led the rest of the way. The Wildcats ended the game with a 6-0 run the last 17 minutes to pull away for the 13-4 victory Feb. 24 at Bremner Field. Recap • Box
Krissy Schafer (4g) and Carly Wooters (3g, 1a) led a balanced attack with four points apiece. Schafer scored half of UNH's six first-half goals.
Teagan Northrup and Julia Neyland both tallied a goal and two assists. Neylands' 2a and 3p are both career highs. Northrup's three points marked a personal best and the two assists equaled her high.
Cat Sennott recorded a career-high five caused turnovers and game-high six ground balls.
Maddie Maurer had a personal-best five GBs.
Elizabeth Blanding recorded her first two collegiate points with a goal and assist.
Rebecca Sennott matched her personal best of two goals.

Possessing the Ball

UNH has recorded the edge in shots, ground balls and draw controls in 3 of 4 games. Overall, the 'Cats have a 109-82 shot advantage and 84-70 edge in ground balls.
The only exception was Game 3 at Dartmouth. The Big Green had the edge in both draws (13-3) and ground balls (20-14), as well as shots (37-12).

Nothing's Free

New Hampshire has scored on 7 of 34 (21%) free-position shots this season. In comparison, opponents have scored on 10 of 25 (40%).
In Saturday's 13-4 win vs. Central Connecticut State, both teams converted 333% of free-position shots into goals; UNH was 3-for-9 and the Blue Devils were 2 of 6.
The 'Cats also scored three free-position goals (on 11 shots) in the season opener vs. Sacred Heart.
Last 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.

Shoot to Score

The 'Cats have scored 35 goals on109 shots for a .321 shooting percentage; New Hampshire recorded a season-high .448 shooting percentage (13g/29sh) last Saturday vs. CCSU.
In comparison, the opponents have a .402 shooting percentage with 33 goals on 82 shots.
Also of note, 77 of UNH's 109 shots have been on goal (70.6%); the opponents have fired 56 of 82 shots on goal (68.3%).

The State of New Hampshire

UNH, led by sixth-year head coach Sarah Albrecht, is in the middle of a season-long four-game homestand that started Feb. 24 with a 13-4 victory vs. Central Connecticut State.
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 is scoring 8.75 goals per game and allowing 8.25 gpg with a 27.2 to 20.5 shots per game advantage.

Senior-Laden Squad

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

UNH Derailed by Dartmouth

Dartmouth prevailed in the Feb. 21 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 Krissy Schafer scored at 16:15 of the second half.
Freshman attacker Sabrina Grovom recorded her first collegiate point with an assist on Schafer's first goal.

'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 at Jordan Field (Feb. 17).

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.
Anna Vogt scored three goals to match her career high that she established in the season opener vs. Sacred Heart.

'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 at Bremner Field. Box | Recap
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.

Notable Numbers

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

Scouting UConn

The University of Connecticut (Storrs, Conn.) enters Wednesday's game with a 2-2 overall record that includes 0-1 on the road.
The Huskies have alternated wins and losses through four games.
UConn is coming off a 12-8 win vs. Cal last Friday.
Grace Nolan leads the team in goals (14), assists (eight) and points (22). She is tied for second in ground balls (eight).
Caitlin Leary ranks second in goals (nine).
Sydney Watson is second in both assists (five) and points (11). She is also second in draw controls (19).
Grace Beshilan has started 3 of 4 games and played 210 minutes; she is 2-1 with a 15.71 GAA and .382 save percentage. Madison Hooper was the starting goalie in the other game; in 30 minutes, she stopped 4 of 9 shots on goal for an 18.00 GAA and .308 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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Elizabeth Blanding

Kate Clancy

Amanda Gottlieb

Sabrina Grovom

Maddie Maurer

Julia Neyland

Teagan Northrup

Krissy Schafer

Cat Sennott

Rebecca Sennott

Catherine Sexton

Lizzie Suschana

Anna Vogt

Carly Wooters