University of New Hampshire Athletics
Sunday, October 6
Amherst, Mass.
12 PM
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Photo by: Audrey Powell
Caron's Late Goal Lifts 'Cats Past UMass, 2-1
10/6/2019 10:54:00 PM | Field Hockey
AMHERST, Mass. – Finn Caron (Hampton, N.H.) scored with 2:04 remaining in regulation to lift the University of New Hampshire field hockey team to Sunday afternoon's 2-1 victory against the University of Massachusetts at Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex.
UNH is now 6-5 overall and UMass falls to 4-7.
Jemma Woods (Frimley, England) recorded six saves. She made one of those stops with no time remaining, and Bloem van den Brekel (Eindhoven, Netherlands) was credited with a defensive save with no time remaining, to preserve the victory. Nicky Bajus (Lions Bay, British Columbia) was also credited with a defensive save.
UMass goalie Marlise van Tonder stopped four shots.
UP NEXT // NEXT HOME GAME
* UNH returns to action Friday, Oct. 11 at 21st-ranked UAlbany. New Hampshire also plays at Providence College next weekend (Oct. 13; 1 p.m.).
* The Wildcats' next home game is Oct. 18 (6 p.m.) vs. UMass Lowell.
1st QUARTER
* Bailey Fanikos (Lynnfield, Mass.) gave UNH a 1-0 lead at 5:45 when she capitalized on a UMass turnover inside the circle.
* The Wildcats held a 1-0 lead and 3-2 shot advantage through 15 minutes.
2nd QUARTER
* UMass leveled the score, 1-1, at 19:47 on a goal by Katherine Furry.
* The home team generated a 4-2 shot advantage in the second quarter.
3rd QUARTER
* The Minutewomen recorded a 4-0 edge in shots in the scoreless third quarter.
* Bajus helped keep it scoreless with a defensive save that denied Furry at 43:46.
4th QUARTER
* Caron scored an unassisted goal -- her team-leading ninth tally of the season -- at 57:56 to break the deadlock.
* UMass generated late pressure but were denied the game-tying goal at the end by both Woods and van den Brekel.
UNH Notebook
* New Hampshire has won five straight in the series vs. UMass to level the all-time record at 19-19-2.
* UNH has won seven of the last eight matchups and 10 of 13 dating back to the 2001 season.
* Eight of the last nine meetings have been decided by one goal.
SHOTS: UNH 3-2-0-5–10. UMass 2-4-4-9–19.
PENALTY CORNERS: UNH 0-1-0-3–4. UMass 1-0-1-3–5.
GOALS
UNH (2) -- Finn Caron, Bailey Fanikos
UMass (1) – Katherine Furry
ASSISTS
UNH (0)
UMass (1) – Lucy Cooper
SAVES
UNH: Jemma Woods 0-1-1-4–6 (60:00; 1 GA) [WIN]
UMass: Marlise van Tonder 1-0-0-3–4 (60:00; 2 GA)[ loss]
DEFENSIVE SAVES
UNH (2) -- Nicky Bajus, Bloem van den Brekel
UMass (0)
Team Stats
UNH
UMASS
Goals
2
1
Shots
10
19
Shots on Goal
6
9
Saves
8
4
Corners
4
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
Fanikos, Bailey (2)
turnover in circle
5:45
FURRY, Katherine (2)
Assisted By: COOPER, Lucy
centering feed in front of cage
19:37
Caron, Finn (9)
GOAL by UNH Caron, Finn, goal number 9 for season.
57:56
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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