Tasmin Cookman's OT Goal Lifts UNH to 2-1 Win at Columbia

Sunday, October 23

New York, N.Y.

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

(8-8)

Columbia

(5-9)

New Hampshire

COL

Tasmin_Cookman_UNHFH_RW_r6Highlights_100222-19

10/23/2022 5:56:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

NEW YORK – Freshman Tasmin Cookman (Woking, England) scored at 2:56 of overtime to lift the University of New Hampshire field hockey team to Sunday afternoon's 2-1 victory against Columbia University at Columbia Field Hockey Stadium.

Nicole Poulakis (Ajax, Ontario), another freshman, scored a goal to give UNH a 1-0 lead in the first quarter. Senior goalkeeper Jemma Woods (Frimley, England) was credited with nine saves.

Columbia goalie Katie Wimmer made six saves and Meredith Heaney scored the goal that tied the score early in the third quarter.

UNH improves to 8-8 overall and Columbia is 5-9.

UP NEXT

New Hampshire concludes the regular season next weekend with a pair of home games against UC Davis (Oct. 28; 2 p.m.) and Stanford University (Oct. 30; 1 p.m.).

COACH'S COMMENTS (UNH head coach Robin Balducci)
"For us, this was an important win in overtime. We have a lot of young players out there in overtime and we haven't had much success with that this season. I was concerned we would be on our heels but we weren't. I was happy that we took control and finished the game."

"We got good, quality minutes from our bench today and that is important as we come to the end of the season. We are going to need that next weekend against UC Davis and Stanford."

FIRST QUARTER

Columbia recorded a 6-1 shot advantage in the opening 15 minutes, but the Wildcats made the most of their one opportunity to take a 1-0 lead.
In the 12^th minute, Poulakis advanced into the circle against two defenders, but she attacked the goal and UNH drew a penalty stroke for the 'Cats.
Poulakis attempted the stroke and converted with a rising shot inside the left post to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead at 11:37.

SECOND QUARTER

The shots were even, 5-5, in the scoreless second quarter.
Woods stopped both shots on goal in the period and entered halftime with five saves.

THIRD QUARTER

UNH generated an 8-5 shot advantage in the third quarter, but it was the home team that scored the goal.
Columbia pressured early in the third quarter and Woods denied Ellie Decker twice in the 32^nd minute.
That led to three consecutive corners for the Lions. Woods turned aside Maya Walker on the first and Elizabeth Brissette on the next, but then Heaney tipped in a shot by Frederique Fyhr to tie the score, 1-1, at 33:23.
One minute later, it was Cookman and grad student Juliane Ohmen (Bremen, Germany) who were denied by Wimmer.
The 'Cats generated a corner in the 37^th minute, but Cookman's shot was stopped by Wimmer and that proved to be the last shot on goal by either team the rest of the quarter.

FOURTH QUARTER

Columbia had a 4-2 shot advantage in the scoreless fourth quarter; neither goalie was required to make a save in the last 15 minutes of regulation.
Less than a minute in, UNH earned a corner but the shot off the stick by freshman Tamera Cookman (Woking, England) went wide of the cage.

OVERTIME

New Hampshire generated the first pressure of the extra session and it resulted in a corner in the 63^rd minute. Columbia's defense prevented a shot but the 'Cats were awarded another corner.
Senior captain Jaiden Wittel (Stroudsburg, Pa.) inserted the ball to Tasmin Cookman at the top-left side. She slipped a pass to sister Tamera at the top of the circle, received a return pass in the middle of the circle and fired a shot into the right side of the cage to end the game 2-1 in favor of the Wildcats at 62:56.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Columbia finished with the edge in shots (20-17), shots on goal (10-8) and penalty corners (8-7).
Neither team was credited with a defensive save.

UNH NOTEBOOK

Tasmin Cookman increased her team-leading totals to 15 goals and 40 points.; she also has a team-high three game-winning goals.
She extended her goals and point streaks to three games with four goals and two assists for a total of 10 points in that span.
Poulakis has 12 goals and 30 points to rank second on the squad in both stats.
Poulakis extended her point streak to seven games; she has nine goals and four assists for 22 points in that span.
Tamera Cookman, the reigning America East Rookie of the Week, ranks third on the team in goals (six), assists (four) and points (16).
Wittel now has season numbers of two goals and two assists for six points.

SERIES NOTEBOOK

New Hampshire has a 2-0 lifetime record against Columbia.
UNH won the first matchup between these programs, 3-2- in overtime, last October on the Wildcats' home turf.