'Cats Return to Stony Brook for AE Semifinal (May 4)

America East Championships || Semifinal
UNH (6-10, 4-3 AE) at No. 1 Stony Brook (17-0, 7-0 AE)
Friday, May 4 || LaValle Stadium || Stony Brook, N.Y. || 4:30 pm

The Game
The UNH women's lacrosse team (6-10 overall, 4-3 America East) is the No. 4 seed of the America East Championships and faces off against No. 1-ranked, top-seeded and host Stony Brook University (17-0, 7-0 AE) in a May 4 semifinal game; start time at LaValle Stadium is 4:30 p.m. Visit www.unhwildcats.com for the links to live stats and video.

The Last Time UNH...
• Played Stony Brook: April 15, 2018 (20-6 loss at LaValle Stadium)
• Defeated Stony Brook: April 16, 2011 (12-6 at UNH)
• Won at Stony Brook: April 10, 2010 (12-8)
• Played an America East tourney game: May 5, 2017 (20-3 loss at Stony Brook;
semifinal)
• Played in the AE final: 2009 (16-6 loss at Boston U.)
• Won an AE tourney game: April 30, 2009 [17-9 vs. Albany (at BU)]
• Won an AE tourney road game: 2006 (12-5 at No. 1 seed UMBC)
• Beat a nationally-ranked team: March 28, 2012 (12-11 vs. #12 Vanderbilt)
• Beat a nationally-ranked team on the road: March 15, 2008 (10-7 at #10 Vandy)

The Series vs. Stony Brook
New Hampshire has a 7-12 lifetime record against Stony Brook and that includes 3-8 on the road and 0-3 in the postseason. The Seawolves have won seven straight at LaValle Stadium, including three playoff games, as part of a current 10-game win streak against the Wildcats.
This will be the third consecutive year and fourth time the past five years that UNH faces top-seeded SBU in an America East semifinal.
UNH's most recent win against Stony Brook was April 16, 2011 (12-6 at home), and the most recent road win in this series was April 10, 2010 (12-8); the Seawolves have won seven consecutive home games since then.
This head-to-head series began when Stony Brook joined the America East conference in 2003, and the 'Cats prevailed each of the first three meetings. SBU recorded back-to-back wins in '06 and '07 before UNH won four straight from 2008-11.
In mid-April, Stony Brook broke an early 1-1 tie with seven goals in as many minutes to build an 8-1 lead at 16:12 of the first half. The Seawolves led 11-4 at halftime and pulled away in the second half with a 9-0 run en route to a 20-6 win; one notable stat was the home team's 25-3 edge in draw controls. SBU was led by Kylie Ohlmiller (3g, 7a), Courtney Murphy (6g, 1a) and Taryn Ohlmiller (4g, 1a). UNH's Rebecca Sennott matched her career highs in both assists (three) and points (four), and Krissy Schafer scored twice.

The State of New Hampshire
UNH, led by sixth-year head coach Sarah Albrecht, ended the regular season with a 6-10 overall record that included 4-3 in America East and 2-6 on the road (2-2 in conference road games). The Wildcats went 2-4 in April and have lost four straight; prior to that, the 'Cats had a three-game win streak.
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).
The Wildcats ended the regular season with a 13-7 loss at Binghamton University on April 28; that game decided the No. 3-4 seeds of the conference tourney.
UNH's most recent win was April 7 vs. Vermont (17-6 at Bremner Field).
The 'Cats have lost three straight road games since winning 17-0 at Hartford (March 31).
New Hampshire is averaging 10.00 goals and 28.9 shots per game. The opposition has averaged 10.88 goals and 25.4 shots per game.

How We Got Here
New Hampshire opened America East conference play with four consecutive wins, starting with an 11-9 victory at UMBC on March 24. The Wildcats then won at Hartford (17-0) and at home against both UMass Lowell (14-5) and Vermont (17-6).
UNH ended conference play with losses at Stony Brook (20-6), vs. Albany (14-8) and at Binghamton (13-7) to slip from a three-way tie for first place to fourth place.

What's Next
The winner of Friday's semifinal game advances to the America East title game Sunday, May 6 (12 p.m.) at LaValle Stadium and will play the winner of the other semi between Albany and Binghamton. The championship game will be broadcast online at ESPN+.

UNH in Postseason Play
New Hampshire has a 36-35-1 lifetime record in postseason play and that includes 8-17 in the America East Championship. UNH has a 5-15 overall record in road games that includes 1-10 in conference action (and that includes 1-6 in semifinals).
The Wildcats are 7-11 in the America East semifinals, and that includes losses to Stony Brook at LaValle Stadium in each of UNH's last three appearances – 20-3 in 2017, 17-4 in 2016 and 13-5 in 2014.
UNH has lost seven consecutive conference tourney games. The most recent postseason win was a 17-9 victory against Albany in a 2009 semifinal game at Boston University.
New Hampshire advanced to the America East final seven times in eight years spanning the 2002-09 seasons. The 'Cats were tourney champs once (2004) and runner-up six times (all to Boston University) in that span.
The Wildcats' most recent road win in postseason play was in 2006, when they upended top-seeded UMBC, 12-5, in a league semifinal. Since then, UNH has lost seven postseason road games (six in conference tourney action and another in the NCAA first round).

Century Milestones
Krissy Schafer scored her 100th career goal April 11 at Boston University. Schafer entered the game with 99 tallies and reached the milestone at 17:20 of the second half.
Schafer recorded her 100th 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 benchmark 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.
Carly Wooters tallied her 100th career point in the regular-season finale at Binghamton. She entered the game with 98 career points, scored a second-half goal for #99 and reached the milestone on an assist with 14:42 on the clock.

The Starting Lineup
There has been a lot of stability in the UNH starting lineup with seven players starting all 16 games; two others have started 15 of 16; and two more have 13 starts.

Top 'Cats
UNH's top point producers are senior attack Krissy Schafer and senior midfielder Carly Wooters, with 40 apiece. Wooters surpassed Schafer following her five-point effort at Boston University (April 11), but Schafer climbed back to the top the next game at Stony Brook (April 15). Wooters ascended back into a tie last Saturday.
Schafer (40) and Wooters (33) are also the top goal scorers.
Senior attack Teagan Northrup has a team-high 14 assists. She is followed by senior midfielder Rebecca Sennott (11) and freshman attack Julia Neyland (10).
Senior defender Cat Sennott ranks first in both ground balls (48) and caused turnovers (28).
Senior captain Lizzie Suschana ranks second in both GB (37) and CTO (20).
Rebecca Sennott and Wooters rank 1-2 in draw controls with 49 and 48, respectively. Neyland is next with 18.
Wooters has a team-high 105 shots, followed by Schafer with 87. Next on the list is Neyland with 42.
Wooters recap: 1st in shots; 2nd in goals, points and DC; 3rd in CTO; 4th in GB, 5th in assists
Schafer has scored 40 goals on 87 shots for a team-high .460 shooting percentage; the next best mark is .364 held by Anna Vogt.

Last Line of Defense
Senior goalkeeper Kate Clancy has started all 66 games the past four years and no other goalie saw action in 2017. The 2018 season has been a different story, however, as sophomore goalie Amanda Gottlieb has come off the bench in 12 of 16 games this season.
In 16 games (653:17 of action), Clancy has stopped 91 of 216 shots on goal for a .421 save percentage; she has a 6-9 record and 11.48 GAA. She ranks third on the team in ground balls with 27.
In last Saturday's regular-season finale at Binghamton, Clancy recorded 10 of her season-high 13 saves in the first half; she exited the game with the Bearcats leading 10-6 at 14:42 of the second half. Clancy also corralled a team-high four ground balls.
In seven America East conference games, Clancy went 4-3 with a 9.76 GAA and .482 save percentage.
Gottlieb has an 8.95 GAA and .430 save percentage in 12 games (301:33). She played a career-high 46:12 at top-ranked Stony Brook (April 15) and stopped 5 of 17 shots on goal; she also recorded a personal-best five ground balls for the second consecutive game.
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 played 38:38 and stopped all three shots on goal to combine with Clancy for the shutout of Hartford on March 31.
In five conference games, Gottlieb had a 9.24 GAA and .395 save percentage.

It's Been a While
Cat Sennott has 48 ground balls, which is the highest total by a Wildcat since 2006 (54, Christine Carbone).
Sennott's 28 caused turnovers are the most by a 'Cat since 2012 (30, Kate Keagins).
Krissy Schafer has 40 goals, the highest single-season total by a UNH player since 2014, when Laura Puccia had 41 tallies. In 2013, Jenny Simpson finished with 42 goals.
The last time a 'Cat scored more than 42 goals in a season was 2009, when Sarah von Bargen netted 62 goals.
Also of note, Schafer's 40 goals and zero assists is the highest goal total without an assist in more than 21 years; the previous high in that span was 26 by Laura Puccia in 2015. Colleen Christopher recorded 44 goals and one assist in 2000.

Streaking
The longest active goal and point streaks – both six games – belong to Julia Neyland, who did not play last Saturday at Binghamton. She has 12 goals and three assists for 15 points during the six-game streak.
The next longest streak is two games by Carly Wooters; she has two goals and two assists for four points. Earlier this season (Feb. 24 to April 11), Wooters had a 10-game point streak in which she scored a goal every game had 29 goals and four assists for 33 points.
Krissy Schafer's 13-game goal/point streak ended in the regular-season finale at Binghamton, where she was held without a point. Teagan Northrup's seven-game point streak was also halted last Saturday.

Sennott Sisters Shine
Cat Sennott anchors UNH's defensive unit with team highs in ground balls (48) and caused turnovers (28). She has recorded multiple ground balls 13 of 16 games with a career-high seven at Harvard, six vs. CCSU and five at Hartford.
Cat has been credited with multiple caused turnovers 8 of 16 games with a personal-best five CTO against CCSU and four at Harvard.
Cat led the team in ground balls in 7 of 16 regular-season games.
Rebecca Sennott enters the postseason atop the team leaderboard in draw controls (49), including a career high of six both at Harvard and at Hofstra, five vs. Monmouth and four against both Binghamton and Sacred Heart. Rebecca has multiple DCs in 13 of 16 games.
Rebecca has also had a breakout year on offense with a point in 10 of 16 games. She is third in assists (11) and also has 10 goals for 21 points.
Rebecca established career highs in both assists (three) and points (four) against Vermont (April 7), and matched those numbers against No. 1 Stony Brook on April 15.
She equaled her personal best of two goals twice this season, including a three-point effort at Hofstra (March 29).
She has also been credited with a caused turnover in 8 of 16 games, including a career-high tying three vs. Fairfield (March 3).

5x10
Rebecca Sennott is the only 'Cat who has recorded double digits in FIVE statistics: goals (10), assists (11), ground balls (17), draw controls (49) and caused turnovers (10).

Quadruple Double
Carly Wooters has recorded double digits in four stats: goals (33), ground balls (24), draw controls (48) and caused turnovers (15).

Double Doubles
Cat Sennott, Lizzie Suschana and Michele Smith are three 'Cats who have double digits in both ground balls and caused turnovers.
Sennott has 48 GBs & 28 CTOs. Suschana's numbers are 37 GBs & 20 CTOs, and Smith has 19 GBs & 10 CTOs; Smith also has 10 goals.
Three other Wildcats have recorded double digits in goals and assists: Rebecca Sennott (10g, 11a), Julia Neyland (15g, 10a) and Teagan Northrup (11g, 14a).

National Numbers
UNH is No. 15 in the nation in ground balls per game with a league-best average of 21.19. Also of note No. 2 in fewest fouls per game (12.19) despite being cited the sixth highest number of yellow cards (42).
On the individual leaderboard, Cat Sennott is 22nd in ground balls (3.00/game).

Conference Call
New Hampshire leads the America East conference in ground balls per game (21.19). The Wildcats are third in shots per game (28.94) and fourth in caused turnovers/game (8.50).
UNH ranks sixth in scoring (10.00 gpg), assists (3.81 per game) and points per game (13.81).
On the individual leaderboards, Cat Sennott ranks second in both caused turnovers per game (1.75) and ground balls per game (3.00); Lizzie Suschana is ninth in both GB (2.31 per game) and CTO (1.25 per game); Krissy Schafer is eighth in both goals per game (2.50) and shots per game (5.44); Carly Wooters ranks third in shots per game (6.56); and Rebecca Sennott is 10th in draw controls (3.06 per game).

Another Conference Call
In seven America East conference games, Krissy Schafer and Carly Wooters tied for the team lead with 19 points. Schafer tallied all of her points on goals, whereas Wooters had 15g, 4a. Teagan Northrup (4g, 8a), Rebecca Sennott (4g, 8a) and Julia Neyland (8g, 3a) also tallied double digits in points.
In conference-only games, UNH finished with the edge in shots (219-163), ground balls (165-114) and turnovers (114-143), as well as a better clear percentage (87.8% to 61.7%).
The Wildcats averaged 11.43 goals and 31.3 shots per game while yielding 9.57 goals and 23.3 shots in conference play.

Strong Start 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 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.

Getting Trendy
None of UNH's 16 regular-season games were played on a Friday.
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; New Hampshire has not had the edge in shots the past four games (but it was tied twice).
The 'Cats are 5-2 when winning the battle for draw controls; the opponent has had the edge in that stat each of the past five games.
UNH went 2-3 in both February and March, as well as 2-4 in April.

Race to 10
The Wildcats are 6-1 when scoring double digits and they are 6-0 when holding the opponent to single figures.
The April 11 game at Boston U. is the only time this season that both UNH and the opponent scored in double figures. BU won 16-13.

Possessing the Ball
UNH has recorded the edge in ground balls in 12 of 16 games. Overall, the 'Cats have a 339-264 edge in ground balls.
The Wildcats have recorded the edge in draw controls 7 of 16 games, and the opposition has controlled more draws overall, 202-157. In the past four games, the opposition recorded a 76-29 edge in that stat.
New Hampshire has tallied the advantage in shots eight times with a cumulative 463-407 shot advantage.

Nothing's Free
New Hampshire has scored on 39 of 117 (33%) free-position shots this season. In comparison, opponents have scored on 46 of 113 (41%).
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 last Saturday's regular-season finale, UNH was 3-for-11 and Binghamton scored on 6 of 13 free-position shots.

Shoot to Score
UNH has scored 160 goals on 463 shots for a .346 shooting percentage; New Hampshire recorded a season-high .472 shooting percentage (17g/36 shots) against Vermont.
The Wildcats 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 .428 shooting percentage with 174 goals on 407 shots.
Also of note, UNH has fired 70.6% (327 of 463) of its shots on goal on target and the opponent is at 73.5% (299-for-407).

One Love
The April 7 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 $2,300 and that included nearly $1,100 in t-shirt sales.

Scouting the Seawolves
The Stony Brook Seawolves (Stony Brook, N.Y.) enters Friday's game with a perfect 17-0 overall record and a 7-0 record in the America East.
The Seawolves are ranked number one in the nation and have earned the top seed in the America East tournament.
Stony Brook has tallied 306 goals, 197 assists and 575 shots for averages of 18.00 goals and 33.82 shots per game. The opponent has amassed 113 goals (6.65 per game) and 313 shots (18.41 per game).
They are coming off a 21-8 victory at Albany last Saturday to complete their undefeated regular season. SBU recently defeated the Wildcats 20-6 at home on senior day, April 15th, lead by redshirt senior Courtney Murphy's six goals.
Murphy has scored a team-leading 77 goals on the season, which ranks first in the America East and third in the country. Her 4.44 GPG is second in the NCAA.
Senior Kylie Ohlmiller leads all of Division I in points with 128. She also ranks second in assists (58) and is tied for fifth in goals (70).
Sophomore Taryn Ohlmiller ranks ninth in Division I in points (91) on 46 goals and 45 assists. Her assists rank second in the conference and sixth overall. Her goals also rank third in the America East, trailing only her two teammates.
The trio of Courtney Murphy and the Ohlmiller sisters has combined for 193 goals and 131 assists for a total of 324 points.
Redshirt senior Brooke Gubitosi leads the team in caused turnovers (26) and ranks second on the team in ground balls (37).
Junior goalkeeper Anna Tesoriero has been credited with all 17 wins this season. She has made 100 saves for a .498 save percentage and allowed 101 goals against for a 7.04 GAA.

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