Picicci's Two Goals, One Assist Propels UNH Past Stony Brook, 3-0

Sunday, October 3

Stony Brook, N.Y.

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

3-6-2, 1-2-1

Stony Brook

5-6-1, 2-2-0

New Hampshire

Stony Brook

Picicci's Two Goals, One Assist Propels UNH Past Stony Brook, 3-0

10/3/2021 8:46:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Wildcats End SBU's 11-Match Home Winning Streak

STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Senior captain Francesca Picicci (North Massapequa, N.Y.) scored two goals and assisted on another to propel the University of New Hampshire women's soccer team to Sunday afternoon's 3-0 victory against Stony Brook University at LaValle Stadium.

Picicci scored the first goal of the game in the 18^th minute and struck again in the 49^th minute, then set up UNH's third goal of the game – scored by freshman Meghan Guarente (Sewell, N.J.) one minute later.

Senior goalkeeper and captain Cat Sheppard (Nesconset, N.Y.) made four saves to record her fourth shutout of the season and 12^th of her career.

SBU goalie Emerson Richmond Burke was credited with six saves.

UNH improved to 3-6-2 overall and 1-2-1 in America East by ending Stony Brook's 11-match home win streak. The Seawolves are now 5-6-1, 2-2-0.

UP NEXT

UNH returns to action Oct. 10 at home vs. UMBC. Game time at Wildcat Stadium is 12 p.m.

FIRST HALF

Guarente tested Richmond Burke in the seventh minute and again in the 15^th minute, but the Seawolves' goalie stopped both shots.
Picicci's first goal, which proved to be the game-winning tally, at 17:56 was set up by sophomores Anna Hewlett (Webster, N.Y.) and Emily Bini (Guilderland, N.Y.).
Sheppard made her first save in the 22^nd minute when she denied Chelsie DePointe.
Sheppard kept SBU scoreless with another save in the 35^th minute, this time by turning away Tatuj Kauka's shot.
Junior Shayna Salis (Bedford, N.H.) put a shot on frame in the 37^th minute that was stopped by Richmond Burke.

SECOND HALF

Picicci and Guarente scored on consecutive shots 71 seconds apart – at 48:26 and 49:37, respectively – to quickly expand a one-goal lead into a three-goal advantage. And both recorded an assist on the other's goal
Sheppard preserved the 3-0 cushion with a save in the 62^nd minute.
Stony Brook generated a corner kick in the 65^th minute and Gabby Daniels sent a shot to the upper-right of the goal, but Sheppard made the save.
Freshman Abbie Burgess (Killingly, Conn.) was turned away by Richmond Burke in the 81^st minute.
The Seawolves sent a shot out wide of the cage in the 88^th minute and another in the 89^th minute.

GAME NOTEBOOK

Stony Brook finished with a 13-10 shot advantage, but the Wildcats had a 9-4 edge in shots on goal.
The Seawolves had the only three corner kicks.
Guarente recorded a game-high four shots, all of which were on goal.
Picicci's two goals came on two shots.

UNH NOTEBOOK

Picicci recorded her first career multiple-goal game and her five points also marked a personal best.
Picicci leads the team in both goals (three) and points (seven).
Guarente matched her career high of three points established in the season opener vs. Merrimack College.
Bini, Hewlett and Guarente are tied for the team lead in assists with two; sophomore Alivia Kelly (Pembroke, Mass.) also has two assists this season.
This was UNH's first road win at Stony Brook since the 2005 season (seven consecutive SBU home wins between Wildcat road wins).