Senior Day: April 28 (12 PM) vs. Stony Brook

Sunday, April 28

12 PM

University of New Hampshire

Stony Brook University

4/26/2019 9:25:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse

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2019 UNH Women's Lacrosse
No. 16 Stony Brook (12-4, 6-0 AE) at New Hampshire (10-5, 5-1 America East)
Sunday, April 28 • Wildcat Stadium • Durham, N.H. • 12 p.m.
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The Matchup vs. Stony Brook

UNH has a 7-13 lifetime record against Stony Brook. The Seawolves have won 11 consecutive matchups against the Wildcats, including last year's sweep of the regular-season and conference semifinal matchups at SBU.
Stony Brook won 20-6 in the regular season meeting. • Recap • Box Score
With the score tied at 1, the Seawolves scored seven goals in as many minutes to build an 8-1 lead, and the home team took an 11-4 lead into halftime. Stony Brook had a 25-3 edge in draw controls.
SBU prevailed 19-5 in the semifinals to oust UNH from the tourney for the third consecutive year. • Recap • Box Score
The Seawolves controlled the first five draws of the game to quickly build a 5-0 lead less than five minutes into the game, and SBU rolled out to a 13-0 lead.
Two years ago at Wildcat Stadium, SBU recorded a 14-2 win. • Recap • Box
The last time UNH defeated Stony Brook was April 16, 2011.
This head-to-head series began when Stony Brook joined the America East conference in 2003.

Playoff Implications

New Hampshire can finish anywhere from the 1-3 seed. The Wildcats can not be the #4 seed and will not play Stony Brook in the semifinals.
UNH enters the final weekend of the regular season tied with UAlbany for second place in the America East conference standings at 5-1.
Stony Brook is atop the standings at 6-0 and UMBC has secured the last tourney berth at 4-2.
If UNH beats Stony Brook and UMBC beats UAlbany, UNH is the #1 seed and UAlbany is #4.
If UNH beats Stony Brook and UAlbany beats UMBC…

If UNH wins by 3 or more goals, UNH is #1 and UMBC is #4
If UNH wins by 1 or 2 goals, UNH is the #3 seed and UAlbany is #2

If SBU beats UNH and UAlbany beats UMBC, UNH is #3 and UAlbany is #2.
If SBU beats UNH and UMBC beats UAlbany, UNH is #2 and UMBC is #3.

Senior Day

Sunday marks the end of the 2019 regular season and is Senior Day for six Wildcats, who will be honored following the conclusion of the game.

Larivee, Hernon Receive America East Weekly Awards

Mickenzie Larivee was named co-Offensive Player of the Week and Caroline Hernon was feted as co-Defensive Player of the Week by America East on Monday. The duo helped UNH record a 20-14 win at Vermont last Saturday.
Larivee recorded a season-high seven points by matching her season bests in both goals (five) and assists (two). She scored UNH's first two goals of the game and 4 of 5 to help the Wildcats build a 5-1 lead.
Hernon recorded a game-high four caused turnovers and tied for the game high in ground balls with four. She also had a team-high six draw controls.

The State of New Hampshire

UNH, led by seventh-year head coach Sarah Albrecht, has a 10-5 overall record that includes 5-1 in America East and 4-2 at home (3-0 in conference home games).
The Wildcats have won two straight and are 3-2 in April following last Saturday's 20-14 win at Vermont.
UNH had a four-game winning streak spanning March 17 to April 3.
The 'Cats also had a three-game win streak from Feb. 22 to March 1.
UNH is averaging 13.00 goals per game on a .430 shooting percentage; opponents are at 10.47 gpg with a .412 shooting percentage.
Six Wildcats have started all 15 games.
New Hampshire's 25-player roster is comprised of two grad students, four seniors, four juniors, five sophomores and 10 freshmen.
Senior defender Elise Chandler is the lone captain of the 2019 squad.

In the Clear

New Hampshire has been highly effective on clear attempts. The Wildcats entered the week ranked No. 12 in the nation (89.4%; 261 of 292). Opponents have been less effective at 81.5 percent (234 of 287).
UNH had 24 successful clears on 26 attempts (92.3%) last Saturday at Vermont.
The 'Cats had five failed clears (22 of 27; tied season high) the previous game vs. UMBC (April 13).
UNH was a perfect 21-for-21 on clear attempts at Sacred Heart (Feb. 22).

Streaking

Rylee Leonard has a 14-game point streak; she did not tally a point in the season opener but has recorded a point every game since then.
Mickenzie Larivee has a goal – and therefore point – each of the last eight games with 19 goals and six assists for 24 points (3.00 ppg) in that span.
Devan Miller has a five-game goal and point streak (10g, 1a); she opened the year with a goal in nine consecutive games.
Julia Neyland has scored a goal each of the past four games (7g, 3a).

Last Time Out: UNH 20, at UVM 14 (Saturday, April 20) • Recap • Box

Vermont trimmed an eight-goal deficit to three, 16-13, at 10:47 of the second half, but New Hampshire struck next (at 6:48) and scored four goals in as many minutes to built a 20-13 advantage with 2:34 remaining.
After yielding the first goal, UNH responded with five consecutive goals and took an 11-3 lead into halfitme.
UNH scored 20+ goals in a game for the first time since 2015 (22-6 win at UMass Lowell).
UNH recorded season highs in goals, assists (16), points (36) and shots on goal (31).
Nine Wildcats recorded multiple points. Six 'Cats scored multiple goals and four had multiple assists.

The Last Time…

UNH had 10 wins in a season was 2010, when the 'Cats were 10-7.
New Hampshire had five conference wins was 2005 (5-1).
UNH had six road wins in a season was 2004.
New Hampshire started a season with eight (or more) wins through 11 games was 2008, when the 'Cats were 9-2; this year's mark was 8-3.
UNH had multiple win streaks of 3+ games in the same season was 2010; that team also had a four-game and three-game win streak.
The Wildcats won four consecutive games was in 2010.
UNH defeated a nationally-ranked team was March 28, 2012 (12-11 win vs. #12 Vanderbilt)

April Standouts

UNH has a 3-2 record in April, and the Wildcats have averaged 13.40 gpg while allowing 10.40 gpg.
Mickenzie Larivee (16g, 4a), Catherine Sexton (7g, 9a) and Rylee Leonard (6g, 10a) have been the top point producers.
Issy Torres has a 10.40 GAA and .464 save percentage.
Caroline Hernon is averaging 3.0 ground balls, 3.2 draw controls and 2.4 caused turnovers per game.

50-Goal Milestone

Devan Miller scored her 50^th career goal with her first goal of the game – 30^th of the season – April 13 against UMBC. The milestone goal was scored at 22:20 of the first half.
Miller is UNH's active leader in career goals (53).
Catherine Sexton scored her 50^th career goal with the second of her three goals April 20 at Vermont. The milestone tally was scored at 18:19 of the second half.
Sexton has 51 career goals.

Senior Scoring

Senior attacker Catherine Sexton, who scored a goal in each of the first 12 games of the season, ranks second in both assists (19) and points (46). She is also fourth in goals (27).
Sexton has scored 27 goals on 45 shots for a team-high .600 shooting percentage that ranks No. 9 in the nation.
She has recorded four points each of the last two games: 4a vs. UMBC (April 13) and 3g, 1a at Vermont (April 20).
Sexton has scored a goal in 13 of 15 games and a point in 14. She has 12 multiple-point efforts, including eight with multiple goals and five multiple-assist efforts.
Sexton tallied five goals and two assists at Central Connecticut State (March 1) to finish with career highs in both goals and points (seven)
She matched her personal best of four assists vs. UMBC (April 13).

Back With a Vengeance

Both senior Devan Miller and junior Rylee Leonard were sidelined by injury in 2018 and both have been significant point producers this season.

Leonard leads the team in both points (49) and assists (21), and is third in goals with 28.
Leonard also ranks second in shots (69), third in draw controls (17) and tied for seventh in ground balls (17)
Leonard matched her career highs in both goals (four) and assists (three) for a personal best of seven points vs. UMBC (April 13).
Leonard recorded three assists to extend her point streak to 14 games
Leonard had a nine-game goal-scoring streak spanning Feb. 22 to March 30.
Miller leads all Wildcats with 33 goals and she ranks third in points (39) as well as tied for sixth in assists (six); she has a team-high 76 shots.
She enters Sunday's game on a five-game goal streak and has scored a goal in 14 of 15 games with 11 multiple-goal efforts.
Miller has scored a career-high four goals three times this season, most recently at UMass Lowell (April 3).
She began the season with a goal and point in nine straight games, including seven consecutive games with multiple goals spanning Feb. 22 to March 17.
Miller tallied a personal-best five points (4g, 1a) at Kennesaw State.

Quadruple-Double

Rylee Leonard is the only Wildcat who has recorded double digits in goals (28), assists (21), ground balls (17) and draw controls (17).

Triple-Double

Junior midfielder Caroline Hernon is the only Wildcat who has recorded double digits in ground balls (38), draw controls (50) and caused turnovers (22) – and she leads the team in all three stats.

Immediate Impact

Senior attacker Mickenzie Larivee, a transfer from Boston University, has made an impact on the 'Cat attack.
Larivee ranks second in goals (30) and fourth in points (37), with a point in 13 of 15 games, including each of the last eight.
She has multiple points in 9 of 15 games with six multiple-goal efforts.
Larivee set a season high of seven points by matching her season highs in both goals (five) and assists (two) at the University of Vermont (April 20).
Larivee recorded a point each of her first five games as a Wildcat.
Larivee netted her 100^th career goal – 11^th as a Wildcat – March 3 at Fairfield.
Larivee scored three goals in her UNH debut vs. Harvard on Feb. 16. She reached the career 100-point milestone with the last of those three tallies.

Getting Possession

Possession begins with the draw control and Caroline Hernon is UNH's leader in that stat with 50. Hernon also gains possession for the 'Cats via ground balls (team-high 38) and caused turnovers (22, also a team high).
Freshman Delaney Pratt, who is often in the center circle on the draw, ranks second with 40 draw controls.
Senior captain Elise Chandler ranks second in both caused turnovers (19) and ground balls (27).
Freshman defender Meghan Doyle ranks third in both ground balls (24) and caused turnovers (12).

Defensive Spotlight

Senior captain Elise Chandler has produced solid numbers as she ranks second in caused turnovers (19) and ground balls (27).
Chandler has at least one GB in 12 of 15 games with eight multiple-GB efforts. She has a caused turnover in 9 of 15 games.
She tallied three GBs and three CTOs vs. UMBC (April 13).
Chandler finished with a career-high four caused turnovers and matched her personal best of four ground balls vs. Iona (March 17).
She established a career-high four ground balls at UConn (Feb. 24).
Senior Jessica Lee made her season debut in the starting lineup March 1 at Central Connecticut State and has started every game since then. In 12 games, she has 16 ground balls and seven caused turnovers.
Lee recorded a career-high five ground balls at CCSU; she's collected at least one GB in 9 of 12 games, including four games with multiple GBs.
Freshman Taylor Dudek came off the bench in the opener but started both games the weekend of Feb. 22-24; Dudek has also started each of the past seven games.

Dudek recorded career highs in both ground balls (five) and caused turnovers (four) against Hartford on March 30. Two of her CTOs and GBs directly led to UNH goals.
Dudek tallied three GBs and two CTOs last Saturday at Vermont. One game earlier, she corralled four GBs against UMBC.
In 14 games (nine starts), Dudek has 20 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers.
Freshman Meghan Doyle has been consistent with multiple ground balls in 8 of 12 games and a caused turnover in 9 of 12.
Doyle ranks third in both caused turnovers (12) and ground balls (24).
She recorded four GBs and one CTO in her collegiate debut vs. Harvard. Doyle has corralled three ground balls three times and has tallied a high of two caused turnovers three times, most recently vs. Iona.

Last Line of Defense

Freshman goalie Issy Torres has started all 15 games and played 843:34 of a possible 900 minutes (93.7%). She has a 10-5 record with a 10.67 GAA and .453 save percentage.
Torres was named America East Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 25.
Torres made 12 saves in back-to-back games against Boston U. (April 9) and UMBC (April 13) with a .522 save percentage in that span.
Torres' numbers steadily improved during the four-game win streak (March 17-April 3). She entered the win streak with a 12.21 GAA and .422 save percentage, and those numbers improved to 10.14 and .460, respectively.
Torres tallied a career-high four ground balls at UAlbany (April 6).
Torres made a career-high 14 saves in her collegiate debut vs. Harvard.
She also finished with double-digit saves (13) in the 13-12 win at UConn, and that included one with 66 seconds remaining to preserve the one-goal lead.
Torres stopped 7 of 10 shots on goal in 37:27 of action at Central Connecticut State (March 1).
Junior goalkeeper Amanda Gottlieb has played 56 minutes, 26 seconds in three games. She has a 7.44 GAA and .364 save percentage. She saw action in the first two games of March (March 1 at CCSU; March 3 at Fairfield).

Nothing's Free

New Hampshire has scored on 30 of 79 free-position shots (38.0%); in comparison, the opponents are 33-for-79 (42.7%).
Last Saturday, UNH scored on 2 of 4 free-position shots while Vermont was 1-for-4.
UNH has scored multiple free-position goals eight times, including each of the last three games and a high of five (twice: at Sacred Heart; at Central Connecticut State.

Road Warriors

New Hampshire played six straight games on the road spanning Feb. 22 to March 13 and went 4-2.
It was the program's longest streak of consecutive road games since the 1996 team began the year with seven games on the road (1-6 record).
The 'Cats also played six consecutive road games in 1994.
The last time UNH played more than three consecutive road games was in the 2013 season (four games spanning Feb. 28 to March 16).

Made of Granite

There are five Granite State natives on New Hampshire's roster, and that includes three Wildcats from Amherst: freshmen Taylor Dudek and Abby Cranney, and senior Mickenzie Larivee.
Junior Caroline Hernon calls Hampton home.
Sophomore Gabby Masseur hails from Nashua.

At the Polls

UNH was selected fourth in the 2019 America East Women's Lacrosse Preseason Poll with 32 points, just behind Binghamton University at 33.
Stony Brook received 49 points and all seven possible first-place votes; UAlbany tallied 41 points and the other first-place vote.
UNH was followed by UMBC (28 points), Vermont (20), UMass Lowell (14) and Hartford (7).

Scouting Stony Brook

Stony Brook University (Stony Brook, N.Y.), ranked No. 16 in this week's IWLCA Poll, enters the weekend with a 12-4 overall record that includes 6-0 in America East and 7-2 on the road.
The Seawolves extended their win streak to eight games with Tuesday's 16-11 win at Penn State.
The win streak includes victories against two nationally-ranked teams – 12-9 at #17 Johns Hopkins and 12-10 vs. #14 Southern Cal.
SBU has a 3-3 record against nationally-ranked teams.
Stony Brook's most recent loss was March 23 to #20 Florida (11-10 at home).
SBU is averaging 14.81 goals per game on a .448 shooting percentage while yielding 7.75 gpg on a .377 shooting percentage.
Ally Kennedy has scored 64 goals and added 10 assists for 74 points. She also leads the team in draw controls (93) and ground balls (38).
Taryn Ohlmiller (25g, 26a), Siobahn Rafferty (40g, 4a) and Sara Moeller (13g, 24a) are three of the other top point producers.
Anna Tesoriero has started all 16 games and played 893 of a possible 960 minutes. She has an 8.00 GAA and .469 save percentage.