University of New Hampshire Athletics
Friday, August 31
Tempe, Ariz.
10 PM (ET)
University of New Hampshire
at
Arizona State
(Photo by Audrey Powell)
Photo by: Audrey Powell
Sun Devil Desert Classic On Deck for the ‘Cats
8/30/2018 10:52:00 AM | Women's Soccer
The Wildcats face Arizona and Arizona State for the first time in women’s soccer.
UNH (2-2-0) at ASU (1-0-0)
Friday, August 31 • Sun Devil Soccer Stadium • 10 p.m. (ET)
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UNH (2-2-0) vs. Arizona (2-1-0)
Sunday, September 2 • Sun Devil Soccer Stadium • 2 p.m. (ET)
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DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire women's soccer team, who started off the season with a 2-2-0 record, head southwest for the 2018 Sun Devil Desert Classic hosted by Arizona State. Their first match of the tournament for the 'Cats pits them against Arizona State on Friday night. Their second match of the tournament will be against the Arizona Wildcats on Sunday afternoon.
First Time Meetings
• New Hampshire faces Arizona State and Arizona for the first time ever in women's soccer.
The State of New Hampshire
• The Wildcats opened up the season with back-to-back overtime wins, the first in program history.
• Both game-winners were scored by junior transfer Ally Reynolds (Weymouth, Mass.).
• Also in that first weekend, sophomore Casey Peterson (Clifton, Va.) tallied her first four career points, notching two assists and a goal against Rhode Island.
• UNH started 2-0-0 to start the season for the second straight year (went 11-6-1 in 2017).
• New Hampshire is coming off a three-game homestand in which they went 1-2-0, losing their last two games to #14 Princeton (2-0) and UMass (4-0).
• New Hampshire was ranked the number one team in the America East in their annual preseason poll that was released on August 6th.
Players to Watch
• The Wildcats return 19 players with six incoming freshmen and one junior transfer for a total of 26 players on the 2018 roster.
• Among those returners is reigning America East Goalkeeper of the Year Mia Neas (Old Saybrook, Conn.) who touted an 11-5-1 record in 2017 after seeing action in only three games prior to that season. Neas will serve as one of the two captains on the team this season, along with junior Caitlyn Keenan (Bow, N.H.).
• The Wildcats also return All-Conference first-teamer Gaby Dorsey (Hubertus, Wisc.) who tallied 10 points on four goals and two assists, and All-Conference second-teamer Kaylan Williams (Marion, Ind.) who had five goals and an assist for 11 points last season.
• The defensive core remains intact for the 'Cats, who return Keenan, Maddie Murdick (Burlington, Conn.) and Caroline Wysocki (Agawam, Mass.), whom each tallied an assist last season, while holding their opponents to just 0.94 goals per game.
• All-Rookie team members Sofia Borea (Oakville, Ontario) and Francesca Picicci (North Massapequa, N.Y.) got a great start to their UNH careers in the 2017 season and look to fill the holes left by some graduating members. Borea tallied one assist in her rookie season, filling in at the midfield spot, while Picicci worked her way up to a starting role and tallied three goals and two assists in her freshman season.
Scouting Arizona State:
• The Sun Devils (Tempe, Ariz.) enter Friday's match with a 1-0 record
• Arizona State are coming off a 3-1 victory over Montana on Thursday (08/23)
• Arizona State has three goals on the season, two scored by freshman Nicole Douglas and one by freshman Cori Sullivan.
• In net, senior Sydney Day, is 1-0 record with a .833 save percentage and a 1.00 GAA.
Scouting Arizona:
• The Wildcats (Tucson, Ariz.) enter Sunday's match with a 2-1 record.
• The Wildcats will face Southeast Missouri State in their opening game of the Sun Devil Desert Classic.
• Arizona defeated Houston Baptist on Sunday evening, 6-0.
• Arizona fell, 1-0, in its season opener to Albany at home. Game two took place at UC Irvine; the Wildcats defeated the Anteaters 1-0.
• Arizona has seven goals on the season, scored by six different players.
• In net, the Wildcats have looked to senior Lainey Burdett in all three matches; she's 2-1 with a .889 save percentage and a .33 GAA.
Friday, August 31 • Sun Devil Soccer Stadium • 10 p.m. (ET)
WATCH | LIVE STATS
UNH (2-2-0) vs. Arizona (2-1-0)
Sunday, September 2 • Sun Devil Soccer Stadium • 2 p.m. (ET)
WATCH | LIVE STATS
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire women's soccer team, who started off the season with a 2-2-0 record, head southwest for the 2018 Sun Devil Desert Classic hosted by Arizona State. Their first match of the tournament for the 'Cats pits them against Arizona State on Friday night. Their second match of the tournament will be against the Arizona Wildcats on Sunday afternoon.
| UNH | Team Stat Comparison | ASU |
| 1.50 | Goals Per Game | 3.00 |
| 2.50 | Goals Allowed Per Game | 1.00 |
| 14.5 | Shots Per Game | 21.0 |
| 4.25 | Corners Per Game | 2.00 |
| UNH | Team Stat Comparison | Arizona |
| 1.50 | Goals Per Game | 2.33 |
| 2.50 | Goals Allowed Per Game | 0.33 |
| 14.5 | Shots Per Game | 20.3 |
| 4.25 | Corners Per Game | 8.67 |
First Time Meetings
• New Hampshire faces Arizona State and Arizona for the first time ever in women's soccer.
The State of New Hampshire
• The Wildcats opened up the season with back-to-back overtime wins, the first in program history.
• Both game-winners were scored by junior transfer Ally Reynolds (Weymouth, Mass.).
• Also in that first weekend, sophomore Casey Peterson (Clifton, Va.) tallied her first four career points, notching two assists and a goal against Rhode Island.
• UNH started 2-0-0 to start the season for the second straight year (went 11-6-1 in 2017).
• New Hampshire is coming off a three-game homestand in which they went 1-2-0, losing their last two games to #14 Princeton (2-0) and UMass (4-0).
• New Hampshire was ranked the number one team in the America East in their annual preseason poll that was released on August 6th.
Players to Watch
• The Wildcats return 19 players with six incoming freshmen and one junior transfer for a total of 26 players on the 2018 roster.
• Among those returners is reigning America East Goalkeeper of the Year Mia Neas (Old Saybrook, Conn.) who touted an 11-5-1 record in 2017 after seeing action in only three games prior to that season. Neas will serve as one of the two captains on the team this season, along with junior Caitlyn Keenan (Bow, N.H.).
• The Wildcats also return All-Conference first-teamer Gaby Dorsey (Hubertus, Wisc.) who tallied 10 points on four goals and two assists, and All-Conference second-teamer Kaylan Williams (Marion, Ind.) who had five goals and an assist for 11 points last season.
• The defensive core remains intact for the 'Cats, who return Keenan, Maddie Murdick (Burlington, Conn.) and Caroline Wysocki (Agawam, Mass.), whom each tallied an assist last season, while holding their opponents to just 0.94 goals per game.
• All-Rookie team members Sofia Borea (Oakville, Ontario) and Francesca Picicci (North Massapequa, N.Y.) got a great start to their UNH careers in the 2017 season and look to fill the holes left by some graduating members. Borea tallied one assist in her rookie season, filling in at the midfield spot, while Picicci worked her way up to a starting role and tallied three goals and two assists in her freshman season.
Scouting Arizona State:
• The Sun Devils (Tempe, Ariz.) enter Friday's match with a 1-0 record
• Arizona State are coming off a 3-1 victory over Montana on Thursday (08/23)
• Arizona State has three goals on the season, two scored by freshman Nicole Douglas and one by freshman Cori Sullivan.
• In net, senior Sydney Day, is 1-0 record with a .833 save percentage and a 1.00 GAA.
Scouting Arizona:
• The Wildcats (Tucson, Ariz.) enter Sunday's match with a 2-1 record.
• The Wildcats will face Southeast Missouri State in their opening game of the Sun Devil Desert Classic.
• Arizona defeated Houston Baptist on Sunday evening, 6-0.
• Arizona fell, 1-0, in its season opener to Albany at home. Game two took place at UC Irvine; the Wildcats defeated the Anteaters 1-0.
• Arizona has seven goals on the season, scored by six different players.
• In net, the Wildcats have looked to senior Lainey Burdett in all three matches; she's 2-1 with a .889 save percentage and a .33 GAA.
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