'Cats Return to Road for Games at Hofstra & Hartford

New Hampshire (3-5, 1-0 America East) at Hofstra (5-4, 0-0 CAA)
Thursday, March 29 • James M. Shuart Stadium • 7 p.m.
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New Hampshire (3-5, 1-0 America East) at Hartford (1-6, 0-1 America East)
Saturday, March 31 • Alumni Stadium • 10 a.m.
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The Matchup: Hofstra

UNH has an 8-11 lifetime record against Hofstra and that includes last year's 13-10 home loss to the Pride. • Recap • Box Score
In that game, the Wildcats trimmed a 10-4 halftime deficit to 12-9 with 6:26 remaining but they could get no closer the rest of the way.
These teams have met annually since the 2013 season and the home team has won four of five matchups, with last year being the only exception.
The last time UNH won at Hofstra was April 1999 (12-6); the Pride have won all five home games in the 2000's.

The Matchup: Hartford

Saturday's game will be the inaugural meeting between the New Hampshire and Hartford women's lacrosse programs.

UNH Rallies Past UMBC in Conference Opener

Freshman midfielder Elizabeth Blanding scored a career-high four goals, including the last two goals of the game, to lift New Hampshire to an 11-9 win at UMBC last Saturday (March 24). Recap • Box Score
Trailing 9-8 with five minutes remaining, the Wildcats closed the game on a 3-0 run to rally for the victory.
On a free position from the top of the fan, Carly Wooters ripped a shot inside the right post to tie the score, 9-9, at 4:57.
Blanding gave UNH its third lead of the game, 10-9, at 3:20 when she charged from 12 meters on the left wing and blasted a shot under the crossbar.
Blanding split a pair of defenders low on the left side to advance to the top of the crease, where she sidearmed a shot inside the right post for an 11-9 lead with 56 seconds remaining.

Top 'Cats

UNH's top point producers are senior attacker Krissy Schafer (21) and senior midfielder Carly Wooters (18).
Schafer (21) and Wooters (13) are also the top goal scorers.
Freshman attacker Julia Neyland is atop the assist leaderboard with seven. Next on the list are Wooters and junior attacker Catherine Sexton with five apiece.
Senior defender Cat Sennott ranks first in both ground balls (29) and caused turnovers (18).
Senior captain Lizzie Suschana ranks second in both GB (17) and CTO (10).
Wooters and senior midfielder Rebecca Sennott rank 1-2 in draw controls with 28 and 26, respectively. Neyland is next with 10.
Wooters has a team-high 53 shots, followed by Schafer with 41. Next on the list is Elizabeth Blanding with 22.
Schafer has scored 21 goals on 41 shots for a team-high .512 shooting percentage.

Last Line of Defense

Senior goalkeeper Kate Clancy has started all 46 games the past four years and no other goalie saw action in 2017. Sophomore goalie Amanda Gottlieb has come off the bench in 5 of 8 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 played all 60 minutes Feb. 28 vs. UConn and made a season-high 12 saves. The platoon system returned the next game vs. Fairfield.
In eight games (370:04 of action), Clancy has stopped 46 of 111 shots on goal for a .414 save percentage; she has a 3-4 record and 10.54 GAA. She is third on the team in ground balls with 15.
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 six games by Krissy Schafer, who has 16 points, all on goals, during the streak.
Schafer has a concurrent six-game goal-scoring streak, and she has scored a goal in 7 of 8 games this season.
Carly Wooters has tallied 15 points (11g, 4a) in her five-game point streak. Wooters has tallied a point in 6 of 8 games overall.
Julia Neyland and Catherine Sexton both have a three-game point streak, and both players have four points during the streak; Sexton has scored a goal each of the past three games.
Neyland has 1g, 3a in this span and has recorded a point 6 of 8 games; Sexton has 3g, 1a during the current streak with a point in 5 of 7 games overall.
Michele Smith has scored a goal four of the last five games (4-0-4), including each of the last two.

Countdown to 100 (x2)

Krissy Schafer enters Thursday's game at Hofstra with 90 career points and 86 career goals. She leads all active Wildcats in both stats.

Sennott Sisters Shine

Cat Sennott anchors UNH's defensive unit with team highs in ground balls (29) and caused turnovers (18). She has recorded multiple ground balls 7 of 8 games with a career-high seven at Harvard and six vs. CCSU. She has been credited with multiple caused turnovers 5 of 8 games with a personal-best five CTO against CCSU and four at Harvard.
Rebecca Sennott ranks second on the team in draw controls with 26, including a career high of six at Harvard, five vs. Monmouth and four against Sacred Heart; she has a DC in 7 of 8 games. She matched her personal best of two goals vs. CCSU and has tallied a point four of the last six games. Rebecca has been credited with a caused turnover in 5 of 8 games, including three vs. Fairfield (tied her career high).

Double Doubles

Cat Sennott and Lizzie Suschana are the two Wildcats who have recorded double digits in both ground balls and caused turnovers. Sennott has 29 GBs & 18 CTOs. Suschana's numbers are 17 GBs & 10 CTOs.
Carly Wooters is closing in on a triple double with 28 draw controls, 8 GBs and 8 CTOs.
Rebecca Sennott is also close to a double-double with 26 DCs, 7 GBs and 7 CTOs.

Possessing the Ball

UNH has recorded the edge in ground balls in 7 of 8 games. Overall, the 'Cats have a 157-121 edge in ground balls.
New Hampshire has tallied the advantage in both shots and draw controls in 5 of 8 games. Overall, UNH has a 215-197 shot advantage but the opponent has an 83-79 edge in draws.

Nothing's Free

New Hampshire has scored on 16 of 57 (28%) free-position shots this season. In comparison, opponents have scored on 23 of 59 (39%).
Last Saturday at UMBC, the Wildcats converted 5 of 10 free position shots into goals to mark highs in both free-position goals and shooting percentage on free positions.

Shoot to Score

The 'Cats have scored 71 goals on 215 shots for a .330 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 .421 shooting percentage with 83 goals on 197 shots.
Also of note, both UNH and the opponents have fired 72.1% of its shots on goal; UNH is 155 of 215 on target and the opponent is 142-for-197.

The State of New Hampshire

UNH, led by sixth-year head coach Sarah Albrecht, is in the midst of a season-long three-game road swing that continues Thursday at Hofstra and ends Saturday at Hartford.
The Wildcats opened the road swing with an 11-9 win at UMBC on March 24.
The 'Cats return home April 4 vs. UMass Lowell.
New Hampshire is 1-2 on the road this year. In addition to the aforementioned win at UBMC, the Wildcats lost at Harvard (14-5) and at Dartmouth (13-3).
There has been a lot of stability in the UNH starting lineup with nine players starting all eight games and another who has started 7 of 8.
UNH is scoring 8.88 goals per game and allowing 10.38 gpg with a 26.9 to 24.6 shots per game advantage.

Quick Turnaround

This weekend is the only time this season the 'Cats play two games in a three-day span.
In contrast, the three previous games in March were spaced out by more than a week with games on the 3^rd, 12^th and 24^th.

Race to 10

The Wildcats are 3-0 when scoring double digits, and they are also 3-0 when holding the opponent to single figures.
Through eight games, there has not been a game in which both UNH and the opponent has scored double digits.

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.

The Pride is coming off a wins last Tuesday at Columbia (17-8) and last Friday at home vs. Central Connecticut (15-3).
Hofstra is averaging 12.2 goals per game and 30.9 shots per game while allowing their opponents 9.7 goals per game and 21.1 shots per game.
Sophomore midfielder Alyssa Parrella is leading the Pride in goals (29), assists (11) and points (40).
Sophomore midfielder Alexa Mattera ranks second on the team in goals (25) and points (28).
Senior midfielder Carly Ancona is tied for first on the team with sophomore midfielder Darcie Smith for ground balls (17).
Shannon Boyle, a freshman midfielder, and Mattera are tied for first on the team in caused turnovers with a total of 10.
Four players have double digits for draw controls – Parrella (37), Mattera (33), Katie Whelan (31) and Darcie Smith (11).
Junior goalie Maddie Fields has played and started all nine games this season. Fields has a 5-4 record with a 9.90 GAA and a .491 save percentage.

Scouting Hartford

Hartford is a first year program that has joined the America East conference.
The Hawks are coming off a 23-5 loss at Albany last Saturday, and are 1-6.
Hartford is averaging 6.29 goals per game and 19.1 shots per game while allowing 16.86 goals per game and 33.6 shots per game.
Junior midfielder Billy McLaughlin leads the team in goals (10) and points (16), as well as shots (27); she is second in assists (six).
Freshman midfielder Debbie Phillips is second on the team in goals (eight), points (13) and shots (21).
Freshman midfielder Kaitlyn D'Andrea leads the team in ground balls (15) and draw controls (37). She also ranks second in shots on goal (16) and is tied for fourth in goals (five).
Freshman midfielder Emily Steele is third in points (10), shots on goal (15) and draw controls (11). She is also tied for second in goals (eight).
Freshman goalkeeper Cassidy Hock has played in all seven games, starting in five. She received credit for the first win in program history in the season opener vs. Delaware. She has a record of 1-5 with a 16.39 GAA and .351 save percentage. She ranks second on the team in ground balls (14).

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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