Conference Play Resumes at No. 1 Stony Brook

New Hampshire (6-7, 4-0 America East) at #1 Stony Brook (13-0, 4-0 AE)
Sunday, April 14 • LaValle Stadium • 12 p.m.
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The Matchup

UNH has a 7-11 lifetime record against Stony Brook and the Seawolves have won nine straight matchups, including America East semifinals in 2014, 2016 and 2017.
In last year's regular-season game at Wildcat Stadium, SBU built a 10-0 lead at 2:45 of the first half and led 10-1 at halftime en route to a 14-2 victory. The Seawolves led in shots (28-8), draw controls (12-6), ground balls (19-11) and turnovers (14-21). • Recap • Box
In the semifinal at LaValle Stadium, Stony Brook scored the first five goals and led 13-1 at the half on the way to a 20-3 win. SBU led in shots (24-9), DCs (15-8) and turnovers (16-20); the 'Cats had the edge in ground balls (15-11). • Recap • Box
UNH's most recent win vs. SBU was April 16, 2011 (12-6 at home).
The last time the Wildcats recorded a road win against the Seawolves was April 10, 2010 (12-8).
These teams have met annually since Stony Brook joined America East in the 2003 season.

Going Up Against No. 1

Stony Brook is ranked No. 1 in the nation. The last time New Hampshire played the top-ranked team was March 24, 2005, when Northwestern University upended UNH, 14-9, at Memorial Field in Durham.
Current UNH head coach Sarah Albrecht played on that Northwestern team.

Schafer Reaches Two Century Milestones

Senior attack Krissy Schafer scored her 100^th career goal with her lone goal Wednesday, April 11^th at Boston University.
Schafer recorded her 100^th career point with the second of her five goals April 7 against Vermont.
She entered that 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.

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.

Undefeated in Conference Play

UNH improved to 4-0 in America East with a 17-6 win vs. Vermont at Bremner Field on April 7.
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.

National Numbers

New Hampshire enters the weekend ranked No. 9 in the nation in ground balls per game (22.38) and 16^th in scoring defense (9.25 gpg).
- The Wildcats had entered the week No. 16 in scoring defense (9.25 gpg) prior to allowing 16 goals to Boston University on Wednesday.
UNH has also committed the second fewest fouls per game (11.00).

One Love

Last Saturday's game vs. Vermont was dedicated to One Love Foundation. One Love's goal is to end relationship violence by educating, empowering and activating young people in a movement for social change. To achieve this, One Love develops creative technology-based tools and resources that meet young people where they are and inspire them to action.
The Wildcats raised over $2,300 and that included nearly $1,100 in t-shirt sales.

Top 'Cats

UNH's top point producers are senior midfielder Carly Wooters (36) and senior attacker Krissy Schafer (35). Wooters surpassed Schafer following Wednesday's five-point effort at Boston University.
Schafer (35) and Wooters (31) are also the top goal scorers.
Senior attacker Teagan Northrup has a team-high 13 assists. She is followed by freshman attacker Julia Neyland (nine), and junior attacker Catherine Sexton and senior midfielder Rebecca Sennott with eight apiece.
Senior defender Cat Sennott ranks first in both ground balls (40) and caused turnovers (23).
Senior captain Lizzie Suschana ranks second in both GB (31) and CTO (17).
Wooters and Rebecca Sennott rank 1-2 in draw controls with 46 and 43, respectively. Neyland is next with 15.
Wooters has a team-high 91 shots, followed by Schafer with 69. Next on the list is Neyland with 38.
Schafer has scored 35 goals on 69 shots for a team-high .507 shooting percentage.

Last Line of Defense

Senior goalkeeper Kate Clancy has started all 63 games the past four years and no other goalie saw action in 2017. Sophomore goalie Amanda Gottlieb has come off the bench in 9 of 13 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 13 games (564:11 of action), Clancy has stopped 71 of 171 shots on goal for a .415 save percentage; she has a 6-6 record and 10.63 GAA. She is third on the team in ground balls with 22.
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. Gottlieb recorded one save, two ground balls and a caused turnover in 20:01 of relief action vs. Vermont (April 7).
In nine games (210:39), Gottlieb has a 6.55 GAA and .500 save percentage.

Streaking

The longest active point streak is 11 games by Krissy Schafer, who has 30 points, all on goals, during the streak.
Schafer has a concurrent 11-game goal-scoring streak, and she has scored a goal in 12 of 13 games this season.
Carly Wooters has tallied 33 points (29g, 4a) in her 10-game point streak. Wooters has tallied a point in 11 of 13 games overall.
Teagan Northrup has a five-game assist streak with 12 points (3g, 9a). Northrup has a point in 10 of 13 games this season.
Caroline Hernon has a two-game assist streak and she tallied her first career multiple-assist game with two at Boston U.
Elizabeth Blanding has scored a goal each of the past two games.

Countdown to 100

Carly Wooters has 97 career points (80g, 17a). Wooters ranks second among active 'Cats in goals and points, and third in assists.

Sennott Sisters Shine

Cat Sennott anchors UNH's defensive unit with team highs in ground balls (40) and caused turnovers (23). She has recorded multiple ground balls 10 of 13 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 13 games with a personal-best five CTO against CCSU and four at Harvard.
Cat has led the team in ground balls in 6 of 13 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 12 of 13 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 13 games. She has also been credited with a caused turnover in 6 of 13 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 (21), draw controls (46) and caused turnovers (14). Wooters, in fact, has a quadruple double with 31 goals.
Rebecca Sennott is also close to a triple double with 43 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 40 GBs & 23 CTOs. Suschana's numbers are 31 GBs & 17 CTOs, and Smith has 18 GBS & 10 CTOs.

The State of New Hampshire

UNH, led by sixth-year head coach Sarah Albrecht, saw its three-game winning streak end with a 16-13 loss at Boston U. on Wednesday.
During the win streak, the Wildcats outscored the opposition 48-11 with a 112-37 shot advantage. We also had 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 13 games; one has started 12 of 13, two others have been in the starting lineup 11 times and yet another in 10 of 13.
UNH is scoring 10.69 goals per game and allowing 9.77 gpg with a 29.6 to 23.6 shots per game advantage.
Ten of UNH's 13 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 yet to play on Sunday in the 2018 season.
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 6-1 when scoring double digits, and they are 6-0 when holding the opponent to single figures.
Wednesday's game at Boston U. marked the first time this season that both UNH and the opponent scored in double figures.

Possessing the Ball

UNH has recorded the edge in ground balls in 11 of 13 games. Overall, the 'Cats have a 291-213 edge in ground balls.
UNH has recorded the edge in draw controls 7 of 13 games, but the opposition has controlled more draws overall, 149-136..
New Hampshire has tallied the advantage in shots eight times with a 385-307 shot advantage.

Nothing's Free

New Hampshire has scored on 33 of 98 (34%) free-position shots this season. In comparison, opponents have scored on 34 of 87 (39%).
Earlier this week, UNH was 3-for-9 and BU was 5-for-12 (and also scored two goals immediately off a rebound).
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 139 goals on 385 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 .414 shooting percentage with 127 goals on 307 shots.
Also of note, UNH has fired 72.2% (278 of 385) of its shots on goal on target and the opponent is at 72.0% (221-for-307).

Conference Call

New Hampshire leads the America East conference in ground balls per game (21.83).
UNH ranks fourth in scoring (10.69 gpg) and points per game (14.69).
The Wildcats are third in shots per game (29.62) and tied for fifth in assists per game (4.00).
On the individual leaderboards, Cat Sennott ranks second in ground balls/game (3.08) and is No. 3 in caused turnovers/game (1.77); Lizzie Suschana is seventh in GB (2.38 per game) and 10th in CTO (1.31 per game); Krissy Schafer is fifth in goals per game (2.69), ninth in shots per game (5.31) and 10th in ppg (2.69); and Carly Wooters ranks third in shots per game (7.00), fifth in draw controls (3.54 per game), eighth in goals per game (2.38) and ninth in points (2.77 per game).

35 Goals for 21

Krissy Schafer's 35 goals is the highest total in a season by a Wildcat since 2014, when Laura Puccia had 41 tallies. In 2013, Jenny Simpson finished with 42 goals.

Second-Half Comeback Falls Short at Boston U.

UNH outscored Boston University 7-4 in the second half, but the comeback bid fell short in a 16-13 loss at Nickerson Field on Wednesday afternoon.
Trailing 14-7 with 22 minutes remaining in regulation, the Wildcats went on a 6-1 run to close within 15-13 at 3:06.
BU was whistled for a yellow card at 1:51, but the 'Cats immediately turned the ball over on a false start and then pulled goalie Amanda Gottlieb in favor of an extra field player.
UNH got possession back with 45 seconds remaining and advanced the ball to the attack zone, but then committed a turnover and BU scored into the empty net with 16 seconds left to secure the win.
Julia Neyland scored five goals to mark personal bests in both goals and points.
Carly Wooters also scored five goals. She was also credited with two ground balls, three draw controls and three caused turnovers.
Wooters fired 14 of the team's 36 shots.
Krissy Schafer netted one goal, the 100^th of her career, at 17:20 of the second half.
Gottlieb played 35:33 in relief and stopped 5 of 10 shots on goal; she also finished with a team- and career-high five ground balls.

Scouting Stony Brook

Stony Brook University (Stony Brook, N.Y.) enters Sunday's game ranked No. 1 in the nation with a 13-0 record.
The Seawolves improve to 7-0 against nationally-ranked teams with Friday night's 15-7 win vs. No. 22 Johns Hopkins at LaValle Stadium.
SBU is averaging 17.1 goals and 33.4 shots per game. The opponents are averaging 6.1 goals and 17.6 shots.
Kylie Ohlmiller leads the highly-potent attack with 57 goals and 36 assists for 93 points.
Courtney Murphy has 52 goals and 19 assists for 71 points.
Taryn Olhlmiller has 33 goals and 33 assists for 66 points.
Brooke Gubitosi (30), Ally Kennedy (29) and Anna Tesoriero (29) are the leaders in ground balls. Gubitosi and Kennedy also rank 1-2 in caused turnovers with 21 and 10, respectively.
Keri McCarthy has corralled 95 of the team's 182 draw controls. Samantha DiSalvo (39) and Kennedy (32) account for 71 more.
Tesoriero has started all 13 games. She is 13-0 with a 6.40 GAA and .514 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

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).

'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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