University of New Hampshire Athletics
University of New Hampshire
Boston University
'Cats Fall to BU in Season Opener
8/17/2025 3:45:00 PM | Women's Soccer
UNH to take on Stonehill in home opener on Aug. 21
BOSTON – The University of New Hampshire women's soccer team fell to Boston University, 3-0, on Sunday afternoon at Nickerson Field in the season opener.
The 'Cats fall to 0-1, while the Terriers, who won the 2024 Patriot League championship, improve to 1-0.
UP NEXT:
- UNH returns to action for the home opener at Wildcat Stadium versus Stonehill on Thursday, Aug. 21 at 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
Score: Boston University 3, New Hampshire 0
Records: UNH (0-1); BU (1-0)
Location: Boston (Nickerson Field)
Date: Sunday, August 17, 2025
Attendance: 211
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Junior goalkeeper Sonja Zeepvat (Mendham, N.J.) made two big saves to keep the Terriers off the scoreboard in the seventh minute with a kick save off a shot by Giulianna Gianino and then a diving save at the lower left post off an attempt by Ava Maguire.
Two Big Saves by Sonja Zeepvat!
— UNH Women's Soccer (@UNHWSOC) August 17, 2025
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- Senior Abbi Maier (Cincinnati, Ohio) just missed finding the back of the net when her shot hit the left post in the 14th minute.
- The Terriers took a 1-0 lead in the 31st minute (30:45) when Georgia Prouty fired a shot to the right side of the net from 20 yards out.
- The Wildcats then almost tied the game with a shot by sophomore Brooke Pearson (Plainville, Conn.) from 20 yards out that ricochetted off the top of the goal.
- BU increased the lead to 2-0 in the 35th minute (34:08) when Juliana Osterman sent a shot from 15 yards out to the lower right corner.
- An own goal gave the Terriers a 3-0 advantage in the 43rd minute (42:58).
- Sophomore goalkeeper Caroline Cohen (Glastonbury, Conn.) made a charging save on a shot by Samantha Aronson in the 55th minute.
Nice save by Caroline Cohen!
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- In the 89th minute, freshman Angel Deluhery (Bethlehem, Pa.) blasted a shot from 30 yards out that BU goalkeeper Susan Shobeiri tipped as the ball then hit the post.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- BU outshot UNH, 22-6, while the Terriers had eight shots on goal and the Wildcats recorded one.
- The Terriers attempted six corner kicks and the Wildcats took three.
- Zeepvat made four saves during the first 45 minutes and Cohen recorded two in the second half. Shobeiri tallied one save and posted the win for BU.
