Wildcats Bested by Seawolves, 2-0

Sunday, October 27

Stony Brook, N.Y.

1:00 PM

University of New Hampshire

8-7-0, 4-3-0

Stony Brook

12-5-0, 6-1-0

New Hampshire

Stony Brook

(Photo by Helene Bartsch)

Photo by: Helene Bartsch

10/27/2019 6:15:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Game took four hours in total time due to weather delay.

STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The University of New Hampshire women's soccer team faced off with the Stony Brook University Seawolves Sunday afternoon in its second to last game of the regular season. Despite numerous UNH scoring chances, the 'Cats fell to the Seawolves by a score of 2-0 on two second-half goals.

A weather delay in the first half halted play for over two hours; the entire first half took 186 minutes start to finish, and the game which started at 1 P.M. finished at approximately 5:10 P.M.

UP NEXT:
The Wildcats return home this Thursday, October 31 for their final home game of the regular season. UNH hosts UMass Lowell in the Think Pink game at 7 P.M. They await that result and the results of other contests around the league to decide their first opponent in the America East tournament.

GAME INFORMATION:
Date: October 27, 2019
Location: Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium– Stony Brook, N.Y.
Score: SBU 2 (12-5-0, 6-1-0 AE), UNH 0 (8-7-0, 4-3-0 AE)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Ally Reynolds (Weymouth, Mass.) got a change early on in the game as she dribbled the ball to the top of the 18 in the sixth minute and fired a high arcing shot; it was just slightly too high and bounced off the crossbar, down, and out to be cleared away.
Stony Brook managed three early shots on goal, the third of which came in the 19^th minute as a Stony Brook striker dribbled into the right side of the 18-yard box. A tough-angle shot was headed for the lower left corner of the goal but Cat Sheppard (Nesconset, N.Y.) dove to close the gap and make the save.
In the 24^th minute play was stopped due to unplayable field conditions, with heavy rainfall pooling on the turf. Play resumed after two hours and 15 minutes of field draining.
In the 36^th minute Reynolds dribbled the ball up the right sideline and crossed the ball into the box. The cross took Stony Brook 'keeper Sofia Manner out of position but a clear shot couldn't be taken and an attempt was blocked away by the Seawolves, keeping the score 0-0.
The Seawolves broke the tie in the 57^th minute as a free kick from about 30 yards out that bounced through the defense and deflected off a Stony Brook foot, finding the lower left corner of the net.
Reynolds re-entered the game and immediately charged down the field for a scoring chance, but her attempt was saved by Manner moving towards the center of the net.
Stony Brook extended its lead in the 68^th minute as a clear out of the UNH 18 was blocked by the Seawolves and it ricocheted to the foot of Rachel Florenz who redirected it to the left side of the net for the 2-0 lead.
In the 83^rd minute the Wildcats had their third corner kick in the span of two minutes; after an initial clear the ball went out to Sofia Borea (Oakville, Ontario) who fired a shot on net that was collected by Manner.
New Hampshire kept the pressure on in the final five minutes but Stony Brook's defense kept the Wildcats off the board.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

New Hampshire was whistled for seven fouls in the contest, to SBU's four.
UNH did not record a shot on goal in the first half; they outshot Stony Brook 5-4 on net in the second half.
Cat Sheppard made a career-high seven saves in the contest.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

The Wildcats are 3-2-0 so far in the month of November with one game remaining.
New Hampshire is 3-5-0 in games following a win; they're 4-1-0 following a loss.
The 'Cats are an even 5-5-0 this season on Sundays.
Stony Brook takes the lead in the all-time series with a record of 11-10-4 when playing New Hampshire.

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