Lee's Two Assists Lifts UNH Past UC Davis, 2-0

Sunday, March 21

Durham, N.H.

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

(4-2, 1-1AE)

UC Davis

(1-2, 0-1AE)

UC Davis

New Hampshire

Photo by: Larissa Biette

3/21/2021 6:36:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

DURHAM, N.H. -- Sophomore Ava Mariani (Easton, Pa.) and junior Tia Raspante (Sandwich, Mass.) each scored a goal to propel the 18^th-ranked University of New Hampshire field hockey team to Sunday's 2-0 victory against UC Davis at Memorial Field.

Freshman Lindsay Lee (Eindhoven, Netherlands) tallied an assist on both goals. Sophomore goalkeeper Jemma Woods (Frimley, England) finished with five saves for her second shutout of the season and career. Freshman Rosalie Post (The Hague, Netherlands) was credited with a defensive save.

UC Davis goalie Kalli Wagnon also made five saves.

UNH advances to 4-2 on the season with a 1-1 record in America East and is scheduled to play Stanford University on March 24 (2 p.m.) at Memorial Field. UC Davis falls to a 1-2 overall record while being 0-1 in America East competition.

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First Quarter

New Hampshire took three shots in the scoreless first quarter with two on goal, while UC Davis' lone shot was on goal.
UNH senior captain Bloem van den Brekel (Eindhoven, Netherlands) took the first shot of the game on a direct shot off a penalty corner, but Wagnon stacked her leg pads to make the save at 2:06.
In the sixth minute, Woods came off the goal line to challenge Shea Gavin, but she fed a pass to Brooke Sanchez alone at the left post. Sanchez quickly swept the ball toward the cage but Post, who had retreated to the goal line, stopped the ball and made a diving effort to clear it out of the circle.
Mariani's shot from 10 feet off the right post was kicked aside by Wagnon with 44 seconds remaining in the opening quarter.

Second Quarter

Both teams put two shots on goal and the Wildcats scored the only goal in the second quarter.
Wagnon saved one shot early in the quarter from senior captain Isabelle Danahy (Chelmsford, Mass.), who drove along the end line toward the left post.
In the 20^th minute, Sanchez intercepted a pass in the circle and blasted a shot from the left side that Woods kicked out with her left leg. Madison Theodore corralled the rebound in the middle of the circle, made a touch to the left side and her rising shot was blockered away by Woods.
Wagnon could not stop a close shot from Mariani for her fourth goal of the season on an assist from Lee at 29:19 with a large group in front of the net. Lee maneuvered from the top of the circle to the left side. Her strike toward the net was deflected to the middle of the circle, where Mariani turned and fired the ball into the cage.

Third Quarter

A defensive third quarter saw one shot from each team with no goals scored in the 15 minutes
UNH was awarded a corner at 32:35 and Post attempted a direct shot that was saved by Wagnon
Siena Dwyer's shot with 44 seconds left in the quarter was saved by Woods.

Fourth Quarter

Both teams recorded two shots in the final quarter, with the only goal for UNH.
Woods saved both shots from UC Davis, first by Theodore at 45:21 and then by Gavin at 47:49.
UNH senior Conner Allen (Centreville, MD.) had her shot saved by Wagnon at 47:35 off a corner.
Moments later at the other end of the field, Woods charged off the goal line to thwart Gavin's redirection.
Neither team recorded another shot until the Wildcats took a 2-0 lead.
Raspante scored the Wildcats' second and final goal of the game with 1:03 left on the game clock for her second goal of the season.
Junior Finn Caron (Hampton, N.H.) gained possession on the right wing and sent the ball toward the top of the circle. Lee won the race to the ball and directed it mid-circle, where Raspante placed a shot past the oncoming Wagnon.
UC Davis had little time left to mount a comeback and UNH took control of the possession to secure the win.

Game Notebook

UNH led UC Davis in shots 8-6 with a 7-6 margin in shots on goal.
The Wildcats finished with a 3-0 advantage in penalty corners.

UNH Notebook

Woods is the reigning America East Defensive Player of the Week. She improved to 3-2 with a 0.67 GAA and .864 save percentage.
Post is the reigning America East Rookie of the Week. Her first-quarter defensive save was the first of the season for the Wildcats.
Mariani is now tied for the team lead in both goals (four) and points (eight).
Lee recorded her first career points with the two assists. She is the only 'Cat with two assists this season.
Three of UNH's five wins have been by shutout. The Wildcats also blanked Merrimack College (6-0) and Northeastern University (3-0).

Series Notebook

UNH has won both lifetime meetings against UC Davis.
The last time these two teams faced off was Sept. 12, 2009, with UNH winning 2-0 at the neutral site of the University of Vermont.