Soucy, Storey Pace Wildcats in Loss to UMass Lowell

Saturday, February 1

Durham, N.H.

12 PM

University of New Hampshire

7-14,4-5America East

UMass Lowell

12-10,8-1America East

UMass Lowell

New Hampshire

Caroline Soucy (Photo by Vincent Dejana)

Photo by: Vincent Dejana

2/1/2020 4:01:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

DURHAM, N.H. – Seniors Caroline Soucy (Beverly, Mass.) and Ashley Storey (Cumberland, Maine) both tallied double-digit scoring but the University of New Hampshire women's basketball team fell in a tough battle with UMass Lowell on Saturday afternoon in Lundholm Gym. The Wildcats got an early lead but the River Hawks took over midway through the first quarter and led for the rest of the way, taking the game by a score of 66-53.

NEXT UP: After a week off, the Wildcats travel to Stony Brook, N.Y. next Saturday, February 8 with a 2 P.M. tip-off on ESPN3.

NEXT HOME GAME: The 'Cats face 11 days between their home contests, with their next home game coming a week from Wednesday; UNH will host the Vermount Catamounts on Wednesday, February 12 for the annual Education Day game that tips-off at 11 A.M. For tickets to all remaining UNH home games in February, visit UNHWildcats.com/tickets or call (603)862-4000.

GAME INFORMATION:
Score: UML 66, UNH 53
Records: UNH 7-14 (4-5 AE), UML 12-10 (8-1 AE)
Location: Lundholm Gymnasium - Durham, N.H.
Date: February 1, 2020 – 12 P.M.
Time: 1:54
Attendance: 393

HIGHLIGHTS:

Soucy led the team with 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting (54.5%) and had a team-high six steals in the back and forth fast-paced contest. Soucy also grabbed five rebounds and dished two assists.
Storey tallied 14 in the contest, and had the team-high in rebounds (6) and assists (4).

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Wildcats got a lead up to four points with 4:30 remaining in the first, but the River Hawks would close the gap and go on a 10-0 run to end the first quarter up 18-11.
Lowell continued its run up to an 11-point lead by the media stoppage of the second quarter.
The 'Cats kicked it into gear in the final two minutes before halftime, closing the gap with a 7-2 run, with three buckets from Ashley Storey, including a three-pointer off a feed from Ivy Gogolin (Hopkinton, Mass.) on their final possession, putting the score at 30-26 at the end of the half.
The 'Hawks kept their lead in the seven point to 10 point margin for most of the third quarter; the closest the 'Cats got was a short run with three minutes to go, starting with a steal-and-score by Caroline Soucy, two free throws from Storey, and a layup by Faith Bonett (Moorestown, N.J.) to cut UML's lead to just four points at 38-34.
Lowell would retake the lead at the free throw line and led 46-37 going into the final frame.
The River Hawks outscored UNH 20-16 in the final frame, keeping the game out of reach for the Wildcats.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

UNH	Leaders	UML
Soucy (16)	Points	Idom (8)
Storey(6)	Rebounds	Price, Stiers (7)
Storey (4)	Assists	Stiers (4)
3 players (3-4)	Free Throws	Sears (8-9), Idom (8-12)

	Team Stats
39.2%	FG%	35.7%
22.2%	3-pt FG %	30%
11-15	FT	33-41
28	Rebounds	34
11	Assists	12
26	Turnovers	26
15	Steals	12
1	Blocks	2

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

With 14 points, Ashley Storey is now less than 100 points away from the 1,000 career point mark, at 912 career points.
Soucy's six steals were a career-high, her previous best being five steals at Brown last season.
It was the first game all season where UNH and its opponent gave up the same number of turnovers.
UNH is 7-5 this season when outscoring its opponent in the paint.

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