Storey Surpasses 1,000-point Milestone, ‘Cats Fall to Maine 71-62

Wednesday, February 26

Durham, N.H.

6 PM

University of New Hampshire

10-17,7-8America East

Maine

15-14,11-4America East

Maine

New Hampshire

Ashley Storey (Photo by Matthew Troisi)

Photo by: Matthew Troisi

Storey Surpasses 1,000-point Milestone, ‘Cats Fall to Maine 71-62

2/26/2020 8:44:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score Highlights

Ashley Storey is the 21st Wildcat to tally 1,000 career points.

DURHAM, N.H. – University of New Hampshire redshirt senior Ashley Storey (Cumberland, Maine) tallied a team-high 23 points on 11-of-17 shooting, eclipsing the 1,000 career point mark, but the Wildcats' women's basketball team fell to the University of Maine by a score of 71-62 on Wednesday evening in Lundholm Gymnasium.

The Wildcats held a seven point lead in the first quarter, but the Black Bears fought back and the game was a back and forth affair with nine lead changes and eight ties, before Maine eventually took a big lead in the fourth.

The teams were even in the paint, each tallying 36 points. Maine held a slight rebound advantage at 30-27.

NEXT UP: The Wildcats wrap up the regular season this Saturday, February 29 at Binghamton. The game is scheduled for 2 P.M. on ESPN3. Saturday's America East slate will finalize the playoff matchups for the quarterfinal round next Wednesday, March 4^th. For more playoff information, check back to UNHWildcats.com and AmericaEast.com.

GAME INFORMATION:
Score: Maine 71, UNH 62
Records: Maine 15-14 (11-4 AE), UNH 10-17 (7-8)
Location: Lundholm Gymnasium- Durham, N.H.
Date: Feb. 25, 2020
Time: 1:46
Attendance: 585

HIGHLIGHTS:

Along with Storey's 23 points she added five rebounds, two assists, a steal, and two blocks.
Junior Amanda Torres (Hudson, N.H.) chipped in with 11 points, a team-high three steals, and two assists.
UNH dominated the paint through Storey and junior Maggie Ahearn (Marshfield, Mass.), who tallied 10 points on five-of-seven shooting, with a team-high seven rebounds. Ahearn also had one of UNH's four blocks on the evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

New Hampshire began the game with three quick buckets and a three-pointer to give the Wildcats a 9-6 lead with 6:30 to play in the 1^st.
The Wildcats get two buckets to extend their lead as they continue to go on a run to make the score 15- 8 with 3:35 to go.
UNH carried the lead all the way up until the last two minutes of the quarter when the Black Bears went on a run to take the lead. The quarter ended with an 18-17 advantage for Maine.
The game was tied at 23 with six minutes to go in the 2^nd quarter as the Wildcats and Black Bears traded buckets.
UMaine took back the lead and continued to hold onto it with a minute to go in the 2^nd at 33-30. The game would reach halftime with that same score.
The two teams continued to trade buckets to open the second half, but UNH would get back out in front after back to back buckets on a three-pointer by Héléna Delaruelle (Enghien-les-bains, France) to tie it at 38-all, and a jumper by Ashley Storey to go up 40-38 with about 5:30 to go in the third.
A neck-and-neck battle ended with a Maine shot-clock buzzer beater that gave the Black Bears a 50-46 lead after three quarters.
The Black Bears extended their lead to nine points before the two teams would go back to trading buckets, UMaine's lead alternating between nine and seven points.
On back to back possession with under five to go, Storey hit a jumper from the free-throw line and a contested layup to reach 20 points in the contest, and 1,000 points in her career, once again cutting means lead to seven.
The Black Bears went 7-9 from the floor in the fourth and wouldn't led the 'Cats back into the contest, winning by nine.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

UNH	Leaders	Maine
Storey (23)	Points	Saar (21)
Ahearn (7)	Rebounds	Simon (11)
Delaruelle (2)	Assists	Saar (5)
Delaruelle (1-2)	Free Throws	Simon (6-8)

	Team Stats
50.9	FG%	49.1
41.7	3-pt FG %	41.2
1-3	FT	12-16
27	Rebounds	30
11	Assists	13
15	Turnovers	13
7	Steals	7
4	Blocks	1

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

Storey now holds the 20^th highest point total in UNH women's basketball history at 1,003. Marcie Lane '94 sits ahead of her in 19^th at 1,008.
Storey now has nine 20+ point performances this season, 17 in her career.
Ashley Storey now has four games this season where she's made more than 10 FG; wins over CCSU (12/08), Hartford (1/05), and losses to BU (11/12) and Maine (2/26).
Maine leads the all-time series 58-32.
New Hampshire has posted a 50% or better shooting percentage three times this season; the Wildcats are 1-2 in those games.
UNH is now 2-2 when they tally as many points in the paint as its opponent.

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