Fairfield Comes to Town March 3 (12 p.m.)

Fairfield (3-2) at New Hampshire (2-3)
Saturday, March 3 • Bremner Field • 12 p.m.
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The Matchup

UNH has a 5-5 lifetime record against Fairfield, but the Stags have won two straight and five of the last six matchups against the Wildcats.
Last year at Rafferty Stadium, Fairfield prevailed 10-5; the Stags built a 4-0 lead and took a 6-1 advantage into halftime. • Recap • Box
In the most recent meeting in Durham (March '16), the Stags won 16-6.
UNH's most recent win in the series was March 6, 2015 (9-7).
The Wildcats' most recent home win was March 2010 (14-10). Fairfield has won three straight in Durham since then.
These programs have met annually since 2010. They also played in '04 & '05.

Top 'Cats

The top point producers are senior attacker Krissy Schafer (14) and senior midfielder Carly Wooters (10).
Schafer (14) and Wooters (8) are the top goal scorers.
Freshman attacker Julia Neyland and junior attacker Catherine Sexton 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 (22) and caused turnovers (14).
Senior captain Lizzie Suschana ranks second in both GB (11) and CTO (7). Wooters has also been credited with seven caused turnovers.
Senior midfielder Rebecca Sennott and Wooters rank 1-2 in draw controls with 15 and 12, respectively. No other 'Cat has more than five.
Wooters has a team-high 35 shots, followed by Schafer with 27. Next on the list is Anna Vogt with 12, and she has not played the past two games.
Schafer has scored 14 goals on 27 shots for a team-high .519 shooting percentage.

Last Line of Defense

Senior goalkeeper Kate Clancy has started all 43 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.
That pattern was short-lived, however, as Clancy went the distance this past Wednesday vs. UConn and made a season-high 12 saves.
In five games (226:31 of action), Clancy has stopped 28 of 69 shots on goal for a .406 save percentage; she has a 2-3 record and 10.86 GAA. She is tied for third on the team in ground balls with nine.
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 three games, shared by Krissy Schafer and Rebecca Sennott. Schafer has nine points, all on goals, and Sennott has five points (4g, 1a) during their streak.
Schafer and Sennott have concurrent three-game goal-scoring streaks.
Carly Wooters has tallied seven points (6g, 1a) the past two games.

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 4 of 5 games with a personal-best five against CCSU and four at Harvard.
Rebecca Sennott is the top 'Cat in draw controls with 15, 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 5 games.

Possessing the Ball

UNH has recorded the edge in ground balls in 4 of 5 games. Overall, the 'Cats have a 103-84 edge in ground balls.
New Hampshire has tallied the advantage in both shots and draw controls in 3 of 5 games. Overall, UNH has a 133-121 shot advantage but the opponent has a 53-41 edge in draws.

Nothing's Free

New Hampshire has scored on 8 of 38 (21%) free-position shots this season. In comparison, opponents have scored on 12 of 30 (40%).
This past Wednesday vs. UConn, the Huskies were 2-for-5 and UNH 1 of 4.
In last Saturday's 13-4 win vs. Central Connecticut State, both teams converted 33% 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.

Shoot to Score

The 'Cats have scored 43 goals on 133 shots for a .323 shooting percentage; New Hampshire recorded a season-high .448 shooting percentage (13g/29sh) last Saturday vs. CCSU.
In comparison, the opponents have a .405 shooting percentage with 49 goals on 121 shots.
Also of note, 94 of UNH's 133 shots have been on goal (70.7%); the opponents have fired 84 of 121 shots on goal (69.4%).

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 and continued Feb. 28 with a 16-8 loss to UConn.
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 8.60 goals per game and allowing 9.80 gpg with a 26.6 to 24.2 shots per game advantage.

Senior-Laden Squad

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

UConn Wins Battle of 'Cats vs. Dogs

Leading 8-6 at halftime, the UConn Huskies opened the second half on a 4-0 run and pulled away to record a 16-8 victory against UNH at Bremner Field on Wednesday (Feb. 28).
UConn finished with significant advantages in both shots (39-24) and draw controls (17-6); the Huskies also committed fewer turnovers (21-24). UNH had a 19-14 advantage in ground balls.
Kate Clancy recorded seven of her season-high 12 saves in the first half.
Carly Wooters and Krissy Schafer led the offense with three goals apiece.

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.

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 Fairfield

Fairfield University (Fairfield, Conn.) enters Saturday's game with a 3-2 overall record that includes 2-1 on the road.
The Stags extended their win streak to two games with an 18-7 win at Sacred Heart on Wednesday. Prior to that, they were 13-12 overtime winners at Hofstra University last Saturday.
Three consecutive games were decided by a score of 13-12; prior to the aforementioned OT win at Hofstra, both UConn and Columbia edged Fairfield by that score.
Brenna Connolly leads a quintet of double-digit point scorers with eight goals and nine assists for 17 points. The nine assists is a team high while the goal total is tied for second.
Kathleen Hulseman is second in assists (seven) and points (14).
Taylor Mitchell has scored a team-leading 11 goals and also has an assist for 12 points.
Lily Crager (5g, 6a) and Brooke Gallagher (8g, 2a) are the other two Stags in double digits.
Paulina DiFatta is the leader in both ground balls (13) and caused turnovers (six).
Erin Mammele has 41 of Fairfield's 68 draw controls.

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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