MacEachern's Seven Points Propels UNH Past CCSU, 20-4

Saturday, March 5

New Britain, Conn.

2 PM

University of New Hampshire

3-3

Central Connecticut State

0-4

New Hampshire

Central Conn. St.

Photo by: Andrew Yourell

3/5/2022 8:01:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – Sophomore Mackenzie MacEachern (Bedford, N.H.) recorded four goals and three assists to propel the University of New Hampshire women's lacrosse team to Saturday afternoon's 20-4 victory against Central Connecticut State University at Arute Field.

The four goals, three assist and seven points are all career highs for MacEachern. Senior Emily Curtis (Walpole, Mass.) and junior Liv Dunn (Newbury, Mass.) both tallied five points; Curtis finished with four goals and one assist while Dunn had two goals and three assists.

Senior captain Delaney Pratt (Lafayette, Colo.) had career highs in both goals and points with her four-goal game. Sophomore Kelsey MacCallum (Franklin, Mass.) also tallied four points with a goal and personal-best three assists.

All three UNH goalkeepers saw action. Freshman Maria Hagan (Downers Grove, Ill.) got the start and was credited with one save, three goals allowed and the win in 24:55 of action. Senior Issy Torres (Elmhurst, Ill.), who entered the game with 4:16 remaining in the first half, stopped 3 of 4 shots on goal in 30:03. In her collegiate debut, freshman Danielle Martineau (Gilford, N.H.) made one save and did not allow a goal in the final 4:13 of the game.

CCSU starting goalie Kya Risher made 13 saves and allowed 19 goals in 53:20. Adrianna Richards played the last 6:40 and surrendered one goal.

UNH won its second consecutive game to improve to 3-0 on the road and 3-3 overall. CCSU is 0-4.

"Every player on the team contributed today which is always a great feeling," UNH first-year head coach Kacie Lewis said. "We were able to focus on a lot of aspects of our game. Ground balls, draw controls and shot production were areas of improvement from previous games that we execute well today. We had five players with four or more points and a very consistent and controlled defense."
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The Wildcats return to action March 12 (1 p.m.) at home vs. Columbia University.

FIRST QUARTER

UNH led 5-0 with a 14-2 shot advantage through 15 minutes.
Curtis scored an unassisted goal at 10:56 to give the Wildcats a lead they would not relinquish.
Pratt finished a feed from senior Abby Cranney (Amherst, N.H.) to score a player-up goal at 8:41.
Sophomore Olivia O'Connor (Hopkinton, Mass.) increased the advantage to 3-0 at 7:07.
Dunn's pass set up MacEachern's goal at 2:20, then MacEachern set up Dunn for a 5-0 lead with 42 seconds on the clock.

SECOND QUARTER

UNH outscored the Blue Devils 7-3 with a 12-5 shot advantage in the second quarter to take a 12-3 lead into halftime.
MacEachern once again finished a feed from Dunn to push the margin to 6-0 at 13;47.
Pratt's goal gave the 'Cats a 7-0 lead at 1:47 before CCSU got into the scoring column 38 seconds later.
Curtis and Dunn netted goals 23 seconds apart – at 8:45 and 8:22, respectively – to advance the score to 9-1.
Cranney's unassisted goal made it 10-1 at 7;46.
CCSU trimmed the deficit to 10-2 at 6:20 but Pratt scored 29 seconds later to reestablish a nine-goal margin, 11-2.
Curtis' goal with 40 seconds on the clock sent UNH into halftime with a 12-3 lead.

THIRD QUARTER

UNH turned a 6-4 shot advantage into a 3-1 edge in goals in the third quarter as the Wildcats extended the lead to 15-4.
CCSU opened the second-half scoring at 13;20 to close within 12-4, but the Blue Devils were held scoreless the rest of the way.
Goals by MacCallum and Pratt pushed the advantage to double digits, 14-4, at 6:55.
Freshman Jordan Davis (Redondo Beach, Calif.) scored her first career goal to advance the score to 15-4 at 4:15.

FOURTH QUARTER

New Hampshire outscored the hosts 5-0 in the final 15 minutes with a 7-2 shot advantage.
Freshman Allie Connerty (Norwell, Mass.) scored her first of the game at 13;32.
Goals by Curtis and MacEachern pushed the lead to 18-4 before freshman Ava Regan (Burnaby, British Columbia) scored her first career goal at 7:15.
Davis struck again with 51 seconds left to close the scoring.

GAME NOTEBOOK

New Hampshire had a 38-13 shot advantage that included 33-9 on goal.
The Wildcats also had the edge in both draw controls (20-7) and ground balls (22-21).
The 'Cats committed 10 turnovers in comparison to CCSU's 18.
UNH was successful on 11 of 12 clear attempts; the Blue Devils were 9 of 21.
UNH scored on 6 of 9 free position shots. CCSU was 2-for-3.

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Eight Wildcats had a multiple-point game and a total of 11 'Cats recorded at least one point.
New Hampshire recorded season highs in goals (20), assists (14) and points (34).
The quintet of Connerty, Dunn, Torres, senior Lily Powell (Marcellus, N.Y.) and freshman Emma Magazu (Newtown, Con.) tied for the team high of three ground balls.
MacEachern led all 'Cats with two caused turnovers.

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