'Cats Fall to Retrievers in Final Road Game of Regular Season

Saturday, February 24

Baltimore, Md.

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

9-18,3-11America East

UMBC

10-17,6-9America East

New Hampshire

UMBC

'Cats Fall to Retrievers in Final Road Game of Regular Season

2/24/2024 3:56:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

BALTIMORE, Md. – The University of New Hampshire women's basketball team fell to the UMBC Retrievers in their final road game of the regular season on Saturday, Feb. 24.

Score: UMBC 53, UNH 43
Records: UNH (9-18, 3-11 AE); UMBC (10-17, 6-9 AE)
Location: Baltimore, Md. (Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024
Time: 1 p.m.

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats will return home on Thursday, Feb. 29 where they will play against UAlbany!

FIRST QUARTER:

UMBC started off the first scoring two quick buckets. Junior guard Clara Gomez(Barcelona, Spain) put the first points on the board for the 'Cats.
Both teams struggled to find a rhythm in the opening minutes of the game with a score of 6-4 favoring UMBC with 4:40 remaining in the quarter.
With 2:50 left in the first, freshman guard Sharmela Reid (Montreal, Quebec) tied up the game by going 1-2 from the free throw line.

SECOND QUARTER:

Both teams' shooting struggles continued into the second quarter.
UMBC broke the cold streak by scoring a three-pointer and then getting a quick steal leading to a layup and a trip to the line resulting in a three-point play.
The 'Cats responded quickly with a defensive stop and a fast break point scored by sophomore guard Diana Eliasson (Stockholm, Sweden)
The Wildcats began to mount a comeback in the final minutes of the quarter, going on a 5-0 run and cutting the UMBC lead down to just six points.

THIRD QUARTER:

Belen Morales Lopez (Alicante, Spain) scored the opening points of the half for the 'Cats posting up and capitalizing on a miss-match.
Despite their best efforts, the Wildcats were unable to heat up in the third scoring four points in the quarter.

FOURTH QUARTER:

The 'Cats kick-started their offense in the fourth thanks to attacking in the paint leading to multiple trips to the line early on.
UNH cut the Retriever lead from 18-12 going on a 6-0 run with just over four minutes remaining in the quarter.
The Wildcats were ultimately unable to mount a full comeback due to being forced to foul in the final minutes of the game.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

UNH led the Retrievers in both bench points and points in the paint, 14-6 and 28-24 respectively.BALTIMORE, Md. – The University of New Hampshire women's basketball team fell to the UMBC Retrievers in their final road game of the regular season on Saturday, Feb. 24.