Wildcats Record 1-0 Shutout in Season Opener Against Stonehill

Thursday, August 17

Durham, N.H.

4:00 PM

University of New Hampshire

1-0-0, 0-0-0

Stonehill College

0-1-0, 0-0-0

Stonehill

New Hampshire

Meghan Guarente celebrates her game winning goal with Katie Oliver and Abbi Maier.

Wildcats Record 1-0 Shutout in Season Opener Against Stonehill

8/17/2023 6:53:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Guarente scores game winning goal.

DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire women's soccer team defeated Stonehill in the season opener, 1-0 at Tucker Field.

Junior midfielder Meghan Guarente (Sewell, N.J.) recorded the Wildcats lone goal as graduate student forward Katie Oliver (Leesburg, Virginia) notched an assist.

The Wildcats improve to 1-0 (0-0 AE) and Stonehill falls to 0-1 (0-0 NEC).

Score: New Hampshire 1, Stonehill 0
Records: UNH (1-0, 0-0 AE), Stonehill (0-1, 0-0 NEC)
Location: Durham, N.H. (Tucker Field)
Date: Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023
Attendance: 437

UP NEXT:

UNH travels to St. Paul to take on Minnesota on Sunday, Aug. 20 at 1 p.m.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Guarente gave the 'Cats a 1-0 lead in the 16^th minute of the game. Oliver intercepted a Stonehill pass and sent it to Guarente who was streaking to the net. Guarente buried the shot to the bottom right corner of the net.

UNH GOAL!! Meghan Guarente gives the 'Cats a 1-0 lead in the 16th minute!

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— UNH Women's Soccer (@UNHWSOC) August 17, 2023

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

The Wildcats outshot the Skyhawks, 22-6, while UNH took 10 shots on goal and Stonehill had one.
Mia Jackson of Stonehill had nine saves while Rainey had one.
UNH took 14 corner kicks and Stonehill took none.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

Freshman forward Elizabeth Finn (Scituate, Mass.) recorded her first start as a Wildcat.
Oliver knotched her first assist for UNH on Guarente's first half goal.
Guarente's goal today was her third career game winning goal.