'Cats Play America East Opener at UMBC (March 24)

New Hampshire (2-5, 0-0 America East) at UMBC (7-2, 0-0 AE)
Saturday, March 24 • UMBC Stadium • 11 a.m.
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The Matchup

Saturday's game will be the America East conference opener for both teams.
UNH has a 12-4 lifetime record against UMBC, but the Retrievers have won three straight and four of the last seven meetings.
The 'Cats have a 5-2 road record in the series.
Last year at Wildcat Stadium, UMBC overcame an early 4-2 deficit to take a 7-6 lead into halftime, and the Retrievers led by as much as 14-8 en route to the 15-10 victory. • Recap • Box Score
These teams have met annually since UMBC became an America East conference member in the 2003-04 academic year.
New Hampshire's most recent win was 8-2 on the road in 2014.

Top 'Cats

The top point producers are senior attacker Krissy Schafer (19) and senior midfielder Carly Wooters (15).
Schafer (19) and Wooters (12) are the top goal scorers.
Freshman attacker Julia Neyland is atop the assist leaderboard with seven. Next on the list is junior attacker Catherine Sexton (five) and senior attacker Teagan Northrup (four).
Senior defender Cat Sennott ranks first in both ground balls (26) and caused turnovers (17).
Senior captain Lizzie Suschana ranks second in both GB (13) and CTO (8). Wooters has also been credited with eight caused turnovers.
Wooters and senior midfielder Rebecca Sennott rank 1-2 in draw controls with 23 and 22, respectively. Neyland is next with eight.
Wooters has a team-high 47 shots, followed by Schafer with 34. Next on the list is Sexton with 16.
Schafer has scored 19 goals on 34 shots for a team-high .559 shooting percentage.

Last Line of Defense

Senior goalkeeper Kate Clancy has started all 45 games the past four years and no other goalie saw action in 2017. Sophomore goalie Amanda Gottlieb has seen action in 5 of 7 games this season.
In consecutive games against Dartmouth College and Central Connecticut State University (Feb. 21 & 24), 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 Feb. 28 vs. UConn and made a season-high 12 saves. The platoon system returned the next game vs. Fairfield.
In seven games (310:04 of action), Clancy has stopped 38 of 94 shots on goal for a .404 save percentage; she has a 2-4 record and 10.84 GAA. She is third on the team in ground balls with 11.
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 goals.
Gottlieb stopped 4 of 7 shots on goal at Dartmouth, then recorded two saves with two goals allowed vs. CCSU. She entered the March 3 game vs. Fairfield at halftime, stopped 5 of 10 shots on goal but was charged with the loss (her first decision).
In five games (106:37), Gottlieb has an 8.44 GAA and .464 save percentage.

Streaking

The longest active point streak is five games by Krissy Schafer, who has 14 points, all on goals, during the streak.
Schafer has a concurrent five-game goal-scoring streak, and she has scored a goal in 6 of 7 games this season.
Carly Wooters has tallied 12 points (10g, 2a) in her four-game point streak. Wooters has tallied a point in 5 of 7 games.

Countdown to 100 (x2)

Krissy Schafer enters Saturday's game at UMBC with 88 career points and 84 career goals. She leads all active Wildcats in both stats.

Sennott Sisters Shine

Cat Sennott anchors UNH's defensive unit. She has recorded multiple ground balls 6 of 7 games with a career-high seven at Harvard and six vs. CCSU. She has been credited with multiple caused turnovers 5 of 7 games with a personal-best five CTO against CCSU and four at Harvard.
Rebecca Sennott ranks second on the team in draw controls with 22, including a career high of six at Harvard, five vs. Monmouth and four against Sacred Heart. She matched her personal best of two goals vs. CCSU and has tallied a point four of the last five games. Rebecca has been credited with a caused turnover in 5 of 7 games, including three vs. Fairfield (tied her career high).

Possessing the Ball

UNH has recorded the edge in ground balls in 6 of 7 games. Overall, the 'Cats have a 131-105 edge in ground balls.
New Hampshire has tallied the advantage in both shots and draw controls in 4 of 7 games. Overall, UNH has a 186-171 shot advantage but the opponent has a 73-67 edge in draws.

Nothing's Free

New Hampshire has scored on 11 of 47 (23%) free-position shots this season. In comparison, opponents have scored on 18 of 46 (39%).
In the Feb. 24^th 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 60 goals on 186 shots for a .323 shooting percentage; New Hampshire recorded a season-high .448 shooting percentage (13g/29sh) vs. CCSU on Feb. 24. UNH also had a shooting percentage higher than 40% vs. Fairfield (9-22; 40.9%).
In comparison, the opponents have a .433 shooting percentage with 74 goals on 171 shots.
Also of note, 133 of UNH's 186 shots have been on goal (71.5%); the opponents have fired 125 of 171 shots on goal (73.1%).

The State of New Hampshire

UNH, led by sixth-year head coach Sarah Albrecht, is coming off a four-game homestand that spanned Feb. 24 to March 12.
The Wildcats begin a season-long stretch of three consecutive road games Saturday at UMBC. The 'Cats then travel to play Hofstra (March 29) and Hartford (March 31) before returning home April 4 vs. UMass Lowell.
New Hampshire is 0-2 on the road this year (14-5 at Harvard … 13-3 at Dartmouth).
UNH has lost three straight (16-8 to UConn … 15-9 to Fairfield … 10-8 to Monmouth U.) and 5 of 6.
UNH is scoring 8.57 goals per game and allowing 10.57 gpg with a 26.6 to 24.4 shots per game advantage.

Hawks Soar Past 'Cats

Monmouth University closed the game on a 5-0 run to record a 10-8 victory at Bremner Field on March 12. [the game was moved up from March 13 because of the impending nor'easter storm] • Recap • Box
UNH led 6-3 at halftime with a 23-8 shot advantage.
Monmouth outscored the Wildcats 7-2 in the second half with a 14-8 edge in shots. The Hawks trailed 8-5 with 13 minutes to play, leveled the score at 6:27, took their first lead of the game at 2:59 and capped the scoring at 1:01.

Fairfield Fights Past New Hampshire

With the score tied 9-9 midway through the second half, Fairfield closed the game on a 6-0 run to record a 15-9 victory at Bremner Field on March 3.
The last three goals in the final 92 seconds of the game were scored into an empty net as UNH pulled its goalie in favor of an extra field player.
The Wildcats fell behind 2-0 and never led in the game.
The Stags outscored the hosts 8-2 in the second half on a 17-10 shot advantage. Recap • Box

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). Recap • Box
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. Neyland's 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 13-3 in the Battle of the Granite State at Scully-Fahey Field (Hanover) on Feb. 21. 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 that goal.

'Cats Declawed by Crimson

Harvard University scored seven consecutive goals spanning 23 minutes in the second half to record a 14-5 victory 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.

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.

Scouting UMBC

UMBC (Baltimore, Md.) has a 7-2 overall record that includes 4-1 at home.
The Retrievers are coming off Saturday's 13-10 win at Longwood, and they are 4-1 the past five games
UMBC is averaging 13.67 goals per game and 31.8 shots per game while allowing 10.67 goals and 24.4 shots per game.
Junior attacker Sara Moeller leads the team in goals (30), assists (20) and points (50).
Senior midfielder Carolyn Jamison is third in goals (23) as well as second in both assists (11) and points (34). She is also the team leader in both ground balls (23) and caused turnovers (15), as well as third in draw controls (20).
Junior attacker Lauren McDonald ranks second in goals (24) and third in points (27). She is also second in draw controls (33).
Senior midfielder Caitlin Miller has a team-leading 41 draw controls.
Junior defender Kayla Renehan (14), Miller (12) and junior middie Catherine Sims (10) also have double-digit CTOs.
Miller, Renehan and Sims are tied for second in ground balls with 16 apiece.
Senior goalie Kelsey Major has started each of the last six games (seven GP overall); Major has a 4-1 record with a 12.47 GAA and .435 save percentage.
Junior goalie Carly Tolino is 3-1 with a 7.68 GAA and .409 save percentage in five games (three starts).

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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