University of New Hampshire Athletics
Thursday, December 5
Amherst, Mass.
7 PM
University of New Hampshire
at
UMass
Caroline Soucy (Photo by Jack Bouchard)
Photo by: Jack Bouchard
Wildcats Take on Minutewomen Thursday (7 P.M., ESPN+)
12/4/2019 4:25:00 PM | Women's Basketball
UNH faces UMass for the first time since 2009.
NEW HAMPSHIRE (2-5) vs. MASSACHUSETTS (4-3)
Thursday, Dec. 4 – 12 P.M. – Mullins Center – Amherst, Mass. – ESPN+
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire women's basketball team heads to Amherst, Massachusetts this Thursday for the first meeting in 10 years between the UNH Wildcats and the UMass Minutewomen. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 P.M. on ESPN+.
The Wildcats are on a quick one-game road trip before returning home for the final home game of the fall semester, hosting Central Connecticut this Sunday, December 8. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 P.M. For tickets, visit UNHWildcats.com/tickets or call (603)862-4000.
LAST TIME OUT:
DELARUELLE HONORED
For her performance against NDSU, freshman guard Héléna Delaruelle was named the America East Rookie of the Week; it was UNH's first weekly award of the season and all six of UNH's weekly awards last season were also Rookie of the Week honors.
ABOUT UMASS:
Thursday, Dec. 4 – 12 P.M. – Mullins Center – Amherst, Mass. – ESPN+
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire women's basketball team heads to Amherst, Massachusetts this Thursday for the first meeting in 10 years between the UNH Wildcats and the UMass Minutewomen. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 P.M. on ESPN+.
The Wildcats are on a quick one-game road trip before returning home for the final home game of the fall semester, hosting Central Connecticut this Sunday, December 8. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 P.M. For tickets, visit UNHWildcats.com/tickets or call (603)862-4000.
LAST TIME OUT:
- The Wildcats fell to the North Dakota State Bison this past Sunday in a tough-fought battle, 67-61.
- Senior Ashley Storey (Cumberland, Maine) led the way in scoring for UNH; she finished with 19 points, while grabbing five rebounds, and blocking three shots, which is a season high.
- Sophomore forward Ivy Gogolin (Hopkinton, Mass.) had 11 points and eight rebounds, and shot 7-8 from the free throw line.
- Freshman guard Héléna Delaruelle (Enghien-les-Bains, France) ended the game with 10 points, with five rebounds, and five assists on just two turnovers.
- Senior guard Caroline Soucy (Beverly, Mass.) finished the day with 12 points and four steals; Soucy drained two threes in the contest.
DELARUELLE HONORED
For her performance against NDSU, freshman guard Héléna Delaruelle was named the America East Rookie of the Week; it was UNH's first weekly award of the season and all six of UNH's weekly awards last season were also Rookie of the Week honors.
ABOUT UMASS:
- The Minutewomen (Amherst, Mass.) come into the week after splitting their matchups last week, defeating Vermont on Friday (84-39) but falling to St. John's last Monday (82-71).
- They are 4-3 overall on the season and 2-2 at the Mullins Center.
- This will be the first meeting between UNH and UMass since the 2009-10 season; the Wildcats hosted the Minutewomen in Lundholm Gym and took a 58-57 victory.
- The Minutewomen are led by two 15+ point per game scorers, Destiney Philoxy (15.9) and Hailey Leidel (15.6). As a team they average 74.9 points per game and give up on average 61.4.
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