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University of New Hampshire Athletics
9/1/2021 10:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
UNH opens the season at Iowa on November 9th
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DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire women's basketball team, in conjunction with America East, announced the 2021-22 schedule on Wednesday. The Wildcats tip off the season Nov. 9 at the University of Iowa and plays their home opener Nov. 13 against intrastate rival Dartmouth College.
UNH, led by second-year head coach Kelsey Hogan, plays six of its 11 non-conference games at home, as well as the traditional nine America East conference games for a total of 15 regular-season games at Lundholm Gym.
"Our non-conference schedule is built around some competitive games. Starting off at Iowa is definitely going to be a challenging game but it's going to be a great experience. Then we put games out there to help our young ladies' build confidence but also build that competitive edge.
The first game of the season is a trip to Iowa, which finished the 2020-21 season at 20-10 overall and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16. The Hawkeyes return five starters and that includes the national co-Freshman of the Year Caitlin Clark, who led the nation in scoring and total assists.
The Wildcats have faced few other Power 5 teams in recent seasons. They opened the 2019-20 season at then-defending national champion Baylor University, played the Big 10's Minnesota in 2018-19 and Kentucky of the SEC in 2016-17.
UNH and Dartmouth renew the Granite State rivalry, Saturday, Nov. 13 at Lundholm Gym.
Following a trip to Boston to battle Northeastern University on Nov. 17, the 'Cats play host to Fisher College (Nov. 21) and Siena College (Nov. 23). New Hampshire travels to Wagner College (Staten Island, N.Y.) on Thanksgiving weekend for a Nov. 28 matchup. The 'Cats continue on the road Dec. 1 at Brown University.
The Wildcats then play host to Bryant University (Dec. 4) and College of the Holy Cross (Dec. 8), which is led by former UNH head coach Maureen Magarity. UNH travels to Boston College (Dec. 11) and returns to Beantown to play Boston University (Dec. 13).
Following a break for fall semester final exams, the season resumes Dec. 22 at home vs. Merrimack College for the last non-conference game on the schedule.
The America East slate begins Dec. 30 against UMass Lowell at Lundholm Gym. UNH opens the 2022 calendar year at UMBC on Jan. 2.
"I think our conference schedule was well built this year," Hogan added. "I'm really looking forward to it too and having a somewhat normal year and playing all our conference opponents twice. It's gonna be a great year.
UNH plays the reigning America East regular-season champs and the conference tourney champs back-to-back twice. The 'Cats travel to play last year's regular-season champs, Maine, and then plays host to conference tourney champs, Stony Brook, in consecutive games Jan. 13 and Jan, 16, respectively. UNH plays them in reverse order two weeks later with a home game vs. Maine (Jan. 26) followed by a trip to Stony Brook (Jan. 29).
UNH's other home January games are against the University of Vermont (Jan. 5) and University of Hartford (Jan. 19).
The Wildcats wrap up the season series vs. UMBC on Feb. 5 at Lundholm Gym, then have their first meeting against both NJIT (Feb. 9 on the road) and Binghamton University (Feb. 12 at home).
New Hampshire has consecutive home games against UAlbany (Feb. 19) and NJIT (Feb. 23) before ending the regular season Feb. 26 at Binghamton.
"We've had a great start to the preseason and we had a great summer session so we're really, really looking forward to continue to grow with the young crew that we have," Hogan said. "We have a great group of young ladies who are working really hard."
The America East tournament begins March 2 with the quarterfinals, followed by the March 6 semifinals and March 11 title game. The higher seed of the two teams is the host of each tourney game.
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire women's basketball team, in conjunction with America East, announced the 2021-22 schedule on Wednesday. The Wildcats tip off the season Nov. 9 at the University of Iowa and plays their home opener Nov. 13 against intrastate rival Dartmouth College.
UNH, led by second-year head coach Kelsey Hogan, plays six of its 11 non-conference games at home, as well as the traditional nine America East conference games for a total of 15 regular-season games at Lundholm Gym.
"Our non-conference schedule is built around some competitive games. Starting off at Iowa is definitely going to be a challenging game but it's going to be a great experience. Then we put games out there to help our young ladies' build confidence but also build that competitive edge.
The first game of the season is a trip to Iowa, which finished the 2020-21 season at 20-10 overall and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16. The Hawkeyes return five starters and that includes the national co-Freshman of the Year Caitlin Clark, who led the nation in scoring and total assists.
The Wildcats have faced few other Power 5 teams in recent seasons. They opened the 2019-20 season at then-defending national champion Baylor University, played the Big 10's Minnesota in 2018-19 and Kentucky of the SEC in 2016-17.
UNH and Dartmouth renew the Granite State rivalry, Saturday, Nov. 13 at Lundholm Gym.
Following a trip to Boston to battle Northeastern University on Nov. 17, the 'Cats play host to Fisher College (Nov. 21) and Siena College (Nov. 23). New Hampshire travels to Wagner College (Staten Island, N.Y.) on Thanksgiving weekend for a Nov. 28 matchup. The 'Cats continue on the road Dec. 1 at Brown University.
The Wildcats then play host to Bryant University (Dec. 4) and College of the Holy Cross (Dec. 8), which is led by former UNH head coach Maureen Magarity. UNH travels to Boston College (Dec. 11) and returns to Beantown to play Boston University (Dec. 13).
Following a break for fall semester final exams, the season resumes Dec. 22 at home vs. Merrimack College for the last non-conference game on the schedule.
The America East slate begins Dec. 30 against UMass Lowell at Lundholm Gym. UNH opens the 2022 calendar year at UMBC on Jan. 2.
"I think our conference schedule was well built this year," Hogan added. "I'm really looking forward to it too and having a somewhat normal year and playing all our conference opponents twice. It's gonna be a great year.
UNH plays the reigning America East regular-season champs and the conference tourney champs back-to-back twice. The 'Cats travel to play last year's regular-season champs, Maine, and then plays host to conference tourney champs, Stony Brook, in consecutive games Jan. 13 and Jan, 16, respectively. UNH plays them in reverse order two weeks later with a home game vs. Maine (Jan. 26) followed by a trip to Stony Brook (Jan. 29).
UNH's other home January games are against the University of Vermont (Jan. 5) and University of Hartford (Jan. 19).
The Wildcats wrap up the season series vs. UMBC on Feb. 5 at Lundholm Gym, then have their first meeting against both NJIT (Feb. 9 on the road) and Binghamton University (Feb. 12 at home).
New Hampshire has consecutive home games against UAlbany (Feb. 19) and NJIT (Feb. 23) before ending the regular season Feb. 26 at Binghamton.
"We've had a great start to the preseason and we had a great summer session so we're really, really looking forward to continue to grow with the young crew that we have," Hogan said. "We have a great group of young ladies who are working really hard."
The America East tournament begins March 2 with the quarterfinals, followed by the March 6 semifinals and March 11 title game. The higher seed of the two teams is the host of each tourney game.
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Saturday, February 28
Friday, February 27