Wildcats Battle Retrievers to Wrap Up Road Trip

Saturday, January 18

Baltimore, Md.

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

UMBC

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Caroline Soucy (Photo by Andrew Yourell)

Photo by: Andrew Yourell

1/17/2020 4:12:00 PM | Women's Basketball

UNH continues road conference play, returns home next Saturday.

NEW HAMPSHIRE (5-12, 2-3 AE) vs. UMBC (4-11, 0-4 AE)
Saturday, Jan. 18 – 1:00 P.M. – UMBC Event Center – Baltimore, Md. – ESPN+
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DURHAM, N.H. – Coming off a big buzzer-beating win, the University of New Hampshire women's basketball team continues its short two-game road trip in Maryland, as the Wildcats take on the UMBC Retrievers on Saturday, January 18.

The Wildcats were down one point with just over two seconds to go against UAlbany this past Wednesday, but an inbound lob from freshman Héléna Delaruelle (Enghien-les-Bains, France) found senior Ashley Storey (Cumberland, Maine) in the paint and she was able to lay it in over the UAlbany defense to take a 48-47 victory. It was UNH's first road victory since November, and its second America East win.

NEXT HOME GAME:
After a Wednesday night off next week, the Wildcats return home to face the Binghamton Bearcats on Saturday, January 25 at 1 P.M.

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LAST TIME OUT:

Storey's 20 points came on 8-of-17 shooting, 1-of-2 from behind the three-point line, and 3-of-4 at the free-throw line. She also notched a block and grabbed two steals, along with her 10 rebounds.
Fellow senior Caroline Soucy (Beverly, Mass.) shot 6-of-10 from the field for 12 points on the night, along with three boards, two steals and an assist.
Another double-digit scoring performance for junior Amanda Torres (Hudson, N.H.) as she tallied 10 points, going a perfect 4-for-4 at the charity stripe. She also dished two assists and had one steal.
The teams traded free throws and baskets in the fourth quarter, until an Ashley Storey free throw brought the Wildcats to within one, 47-46. A missed free throw resulted in a Great Danes possession, but a bad pass was stolen away by Héléna Delaruelle with just over 10 seconds left, giving the Wildcats one last shot.
Delaruelle inbounded the ball with 2.7 seconds left to Storey in the paint. Storey caught the ball, settled, and jumped back up to lay the ball in with 0.8 seconds left on the clock.

ABOUT UMBC:

The Retrievers (Baltimore, Md.) come into the weekend seeking their first America East win of the season, after having Wednesday night off.
UMBC is 3-2 at home this season; their only conference home game so far was a loss to Binghamton, 61-43.
This will be the 34th meeting between UNH and UMBC; UNH holds the slight advantage with a 17-16 record, but UMBC has won the last two meetings after sweeping last year's season series.
On average, the Retrievers have the fourth highest scoring average in the conference at 58.9 points per game. They also boast the second-most points per game by a player in the conference, senior Te'yJah Oliver, who averages 19.9 points per game.

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