'Cats Step Out Of Conference to Battle BU in Boston (April 11)

New Hampshire (6-6, 4-0 America East) at Boston U. (5-6, 2-3 Patriot)
Wednesday, April 11 • Nickerson Field • 4 p.m.
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The Matchup

UNH has a 14-25 lifetime record against Boston University. The Terriers have won two straight in the series, including last year's 16-11 win at Wildcat Stadium. Recap • Box Score
In that game, the score was tied 10-10 with 15 minutes remaining but BU scored six consecutive goals to pull away for the victory.
The Wildcats' most recent win vs. the Terriers was April 2015 (9-8 in Durham).
The last time UNH was victorious at Nickerson Field was April 2004. The 'Cats have lost 10 straight road games in the series.

Clancy Honored as America East Defensive Player of the Week

Senior goalkeeper Kate Clancy was named Defensive Player of the Week by America East on Monday.
Clancy went 2-0 with a 6.00 GAA and .565 save percentage in two games last week.
She stopped 7 of 12 shots on goal, including 6 of 8 in the second half, to backbone UNH to a 14-5 win vs. UMass Lowell on April 4.
Clancy then made six saves and exited the game with the Wildcats leading 14-5 at 20:01 in the second half of UNH's 17-6 victory vs. Vermont on April 7.

Schafer records 100^th Career Point

Senior attack Krissy Schafer recorded her 100^th career point with the second of her five goals April 7 against Vermont.
She entered the game with 98 points and inched closer to the milestone by scoring the first goal at 28:27. Schafer then reached the century mark when she gave UNH a 3-1 lead at 26:15.

Undefeated in Conference Play

UNH improved to 4-0 in America East with Saturday's 17-6 win vs. Vermont.
It wasn't that long ago – 2016 – the Wildcats also started 3-0 in conference play. Prior to that, the last 3-0 start in America East was 2010.
The previous time UNH started 4-0 in conference play was in 2006; one year earlier, the 'Cats were 5-0; and in '04, we went unbeaten (6-0) in AE.

UNH Prevails in Battle of the 'Cats

New Hampshire scored nine consecutive goals – the Wildcats ended the first half on a 4-0 run and opened the second half on a 5-0 spurt – to build a double digit lead of 14-4 en route to a 17-6 victory against Vermont at Bremner Field (Saturday, April 7). • Recap • Box Score • Video Highlights
Rebecca Sennott tallied a career-high three assists and scored a goal for a personal best of four points.
Julia Neyland scored a career-high three goals and also had an assist for a personal-best four points.
UNH matched its season high of 17 goals established two games earlier vs. Hartford (March 31).

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National Numbers

New Hampshire enters the week ranked No. 11 in the nation in ground balls per game (21.83) and 16^th in scoring defense (9.25 gpg).
UNH has also committed the second fewest fouls per game (10.25).
Cat Sennott is No. 16 in the nation in ground balls per game (3.25); that number leads America East. She is also No. 26 nationally in caused turnovers per game (1.92), which ranks second in the conference.
Kate Clancy is 24^th nationally and second in America East in GAA (9.97).

Top 'Cats

UNH's top point producers are senior attacker Krissy Schafer (34) and senior midfielder Carly Wooters (31).
Schafer (34) and Wooters (26) are also the top goal scorers.
Senior attacker Teagan Northrup has a team-high 12 assists. She is followed by freshman attacker Julia Neyland (nine), and junior attacker Catherine Sexton (seven) and senior midfielder Rebecca Sennott with eight apiece.
Senior defender Cat Sennott ranks first in both ground balls (39) and caused turnovers (23).
Senior captain Lizzie Suschana ranks second in both GB (27) and CTO (16).
Wooters and Rebecca Sennott rank 1-2 in draw controls with 43 and 40, respectively. Neyland is next with 14.
Wooters has a team-high 77 shots, followed by Schafer with 66. Next on the list is Neyland with 32.
Schafer has scored 34 goals on 66 shots for a team-high .515 shooting percentage.

Last Line of Defense

Senior goalkeeper Kate Clancy has started all 62 games the past four years and no other goalie saw action in 2017. Sophomore goalie Amanda Gottlieb has come off the bench in 8 of 12 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, but that was it.
In 12 games (541:35 of action), Clancy has stopped 69 of 159 shots on goal for a .434 save percentage; she has a 6-5 record and 9.97 GAA. She is third on the team in ground balls with 19.
Clancy has recorded double-digit saves twice this season – 12 vs. UConn and 10 at Hofstra.
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).
She played a career-high 38:38 and stopped all three shots on goal to combine with Clancy for the shutout of Hartford on March 31. Most recently, Gottlieb recorded one save, two ground balls and a caused turnover in 20:01 of relief action vs. Vermont (April 7).
In eight games (175:06), Gottlieb has a 6.17 GAA and .500 save percentage.

Streaking

The longest active point streak is 10 games by Krissy Schafer, who has 29 points, all on goals, during the streak.
Schafer has a concurrent 10-game goal-scoring streak, and she has scored a goal in 11 of 12 games this season.
Carly Wooters has tallied 28 points (24g, 4a) in her nine-game point streak. Wooters has tallied a point in 10 of 12 games overall.
Catherine Sexton enters the week with a seven-game point streak, during which she has scored a goal each game. She has 13 points (8g, 5a) in the seven games and has tallied a point in 9 of 11 games this season.
Teagan Northrup has a four-game assist streak with 10 points (2g, 8a). Northrup has a point in 9 of 12 games this season.
Rebecca Sennott also has recorded an assist each of the past four games with 10 points (4g, 6a).

Countdown to 100 (x2)

Krissy Schafer enters Wednesday's game at Boston U. with 99 career goals. She leads all active Wildcats in both goals and points (103).
Carly Wooters has 92 career points (75g, 17a). Wooters ranks second among active 'Cats in goals, assists and points.

Sennott Sisters Shine

Cat Sennott anchors UNH's defensive unit with team highs in ground balls (39) and caused turnovers (23). She has recorded multiple ground balls 10 of 12 games with a career-high seven at Harvard, six vs. CCSU and five at Hartford.
Cat has been credited with multiple caused turnovers 6 of 12 games with a personal-best five CTO against CCSU and four at Harvard.
Cat has led the team in ground balls in 6 of 11 games.
Rebecca Sennott ranks second in draw controls (43), including a career high of six both at Harvard and at Hofstra, five vs. Monmouth and four against Sacred Heart. Rebecca has multiple DCs in 11 of 12 games.
She matched her personal best of two goals twice this season, including in a career-high three-point effort at Hofstra (March 29). She had a career-high three assists vs. Vermont (April 7).
Rebecca has a point in 8 of 12 games. She has also been credited with a caused turnover in 6 of 12 games, including three vs. Fairfield (tied her career high).

Triple Doubles

Carly Wooters is the only Wildcat who has recorded double digits in ground balls (19), draw controls (43) and caused turnovers (11). Wooters, in fact, has a quadruple double with 26 goals.
Rebecca Sennott is also close to a triple double with 40 DCs, 12 GBs and 8 CTOs.

Double Doubles

Cat Sennott, Lizzie Suschana and Michele Smith are three 'Cats who have recorded double digits in both ground balls and caused turnovers.
Sennott has 39 GBs & 23 CTOs. Suschana's numbers are 27 GBs & 16 CTOs, and Smith has 16 GBS & 10 CTOs.

The State of New Hampshire

UNH, led by sixth-year head coach Sarah Albrecht, has won three consecutive games and 4 of 5.
During the wins streak, the Wildcats have outscored the opposition 48-11 with a 112-37 shot advantage. We also have the edge in ground balls (91-47), draw controls (38-28) and turnovers (54-80).
There has been a lot of stability in the UNH starting lineup with eight players starting all 12 games; one has started 11 of 12, two others have been in the starting lineup 10 times and yet another in 9 of 12.
UNH is scoring 10.50 goals per game and allowing 9.25 gpg with a 29.1 to 22.6 shots per game advantage.
New Hampshire has a 2-6 non-conference record with wins against Sacred Heart and Central Connecticut State.
Ten of UNH's 12 games have been decided by six or more goals.

Defensive Lockdown

In the six wins, UNH has allowed a total of 26 goals (4.33 gpg).

Getting Trendy

New Hampshire has a 1-2 record on Wednesday.
The Wildcats are 6-1 when scoring the first goal, as well as 5-1 when leading at halftime.
UNH is 6-2 when outshooting the opponent; the 'Cats are 5-2 when winning the battle for draw controls.

Race to 10

The Wildcats are 6-0 when scoring double digits, and they are also 6-0 when holding the opponent to single figures.
Through 12 games, either UNH or the opponent has scored double digits. There has not been a game in which both have scored in double figures, nor one that both teams have scored single digits.

Possessing the Ball

UNH has recorded the edge in ground balls in 10 of 12 games. Overall, the 'Cats have a 262-189 edge in ground balls.
UNH has recorded the edge in draw controls 7 of 12 games with the slightest of edges, 128-126.
New Hampshire has tallied the advantage in shots eight times with a 349-271 shot advantage.

Nothing's Free

New Hampshire has scored on 30 of 89 (34%) free-position shots this season. In comparison, opponents have scored on 29 of 75 (39%).
In the March 24 game at UMBC, the Wildcats converted 5 of 10 free position shots to mark the highest shooting percentage.
The 'Cats scored a season-high six free-position goals (on 14 shots) at Hartford on March 31.
In two games last week, UNH scored on 6 of 13 free position shots (46%).

Shoot to Score

The 'Cats have scored 126 goals on 349 shots for a .361 shooting percentage; New Hampshire recorded a season-high .472 shooting percentage (17g/36shots) against Vermont.
UNH also had a shooting percentage higher than 40% against CCSU (13-29; 44.8%) UMass Lowell (14-33; 43.8%) and Fairfield (9-22; 40.9%).
In comparison, the opponents have a .410 shooting percentage with 111 goals on 271 shots.
Also of note, UNH has fired 73.4% (256 of 349) of its shots on goal on target and the opponent is at 73.1% (198-for-271).

Conference Call

New Hampshire leads the America East conference in ground balls per game (21.83).
UNH ranks fourth in scoring (10.5 gpg), assists per game (4.08) and points per game (14.58).
The Wildcats are third in shots per game (29.08).
On the individual leaderboards, Cat Sennott leads the conference in ground balls/game (3.25) and is No. 2 in caused turnovers/game (1.92); Lizzie Suschana is seventh in GB (2.25 per game) and ninth in CTO (1.33 per game); Krissy Schafer is fourth in goals per game (2.83), eighth in shots per game (5.50) and ninth in ppg (2.83); and Carly Wooters ranks third in shots per game (6.42) and fifth in draw controls (3.58 per game).

34 Goals for 21

Krissy Schafer's 34 goals is the highest total in a season by a Wildcat since 2015, when Kayleigh Hinkle finished with 34 goals.
The last time a 'Cat scored more than 34 goals in a season was 2014, when Laura Puccia had 41 tallies. In 2013, Jenny Simpson finished with 42 goals.

Scouting BU

Boston University enters Wednesday's game with a 5-6 overall record that includes 2-3 in the Patriot League and 1-3 at home.
The Terriers are coming off Saturday's 19-7 win at American University. BU has won two consecutive games since recording back-to-back losses against Loyola and Colgate.
BU has tallied 137 goals, 72 assists and 347 shots for averages of 12.45 goals and 31.55 shots per game. The opponent has amassed 153 goals (13.9 per game) and 362 shots (32.9 per game).
Sophomore attack Kailey Conry is No. 2 in the nation in assists (2.00 apg) and No. 5 in assists (33), as well as 15^th in points per game (4.91). She is the team leader in both assists and points (54), and ranks second in goals (21).
Senior attack Avery Donahoe is first in goals (27) and second in points (31).
Junior midfielder Kaitlin Belval ranks third on the team in points (20) and leads the team in draw controls (46).
Senior defender Maria Guerra leads the team in both caused turnovers (17) and ground balls (29).
Christine Laible has started 9 of 11 games in goal. She has allowed 118 goals for an average of 14.09 per game. The senior has a 4-5 record and a .433 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)
- Kate Clancy (04/09)

GAME RECAPS

'Cats Cruise Past UMass Lowell

New Hampshire scored seven consecutive goals to transform an early 2-1 deficit into an 8-2 lead, and the Wildcats went on to record a 14-5 victory against UMass Lowell at Bremner Field on April 4. • Recap • Box
Carly Wooters scored a career-high six goals and the six points also marked a personal best, as did her five ground balls. Wooters also had a team-high five draw controls.
Krissy Schafer scored four goals.
Teagan Northrup recorded three assists to match her career high established the previous game at Hartford. She also scored a goal to mark a personal best of four points.
Kate Clancy kept the River Hawks at bay in the second half with six saves in the last 30 minutes. She finished with seven saves overall.
UNH finished with a sizable shot advantage of 32-14. The 'Cats also recorded the edge in ground balls (20-17), draw controls (12-10) and turnovers (23-29).
Cat Sennott recorded her first career point with a first-half assist.

UNH Rolls Past Hartford

New Hampshire scored 40 seconds into the game and rolled to a 12-0 lead en route to a 17-0 victory March 31 at Hartford.
UNH recorded sizable advantages in shots (44-4), ground balls (45-24), draw controls (14-5) and turnovers (18-28).
The Wildcats recorded season highs in goals, assists (eight), points (25), shots and ground balls.
The eight assists were the most by the 'Cats since 11 vs. UMass Lowell on March 26, 2016. The 25 also marked the highest total since that game (27).
Carly Wooters matched her career highs in both goals and points with four goals.
Michele Smith scored a career-high three goals.
Teagan Northrup finished with a personal-best three assists, and the three points matched her career high.
Lizzie Suschana was credited with four ground balls and career-high four caused turnovers.
Caroline Hernon and Haley Bridgeman both scored two goals for their first multiple-goal game.
Sabrina Grovom scored her first collegiate goal.
A total of eight Wildcats scored a goal and 12 tallied a point.
UNH recorded its first shutout since March 27, 2013 (16-0 vs. Iona).
The Wildcats scored a goal on 6 of 14 free-position shots.
Hartford was just 9-for-27 on clear attempts, and the Hawks did not attempt a free-position shot.

Pride Pulls Away From Wildcats

Leading 6-3 at halftime, Hofstra scored the initial three goals of the second half and closed the game on a 6-1 run to pull away for a 17-7 win March 29.
Rebecca Sennott matched personal bests in goals (two) and points (three).
Elizabeth Blanding and Catherine Sexton both finished with a goal and an assist.
Kate Clancy recorded 10 saves and exited the game with UNH trailing 15-6 with 10 minutes remaining.
Hofstra recorded a 37-22 shot advantage that included 24-12 in the second half.
The Pride also tallied the advantage in ground balls (21-14) and draw controls (15-11). Turnovers were even at 13. • Recap • Box Score

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.

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.

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