'Cats Fall to BU in Season Opener

Sunday, August 17

Boston, Mass.

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

0-1-0, 0-0-0

Boston University

1-0-0, 0-0-0

New Hampshire

Boston U.

Photo by: Ryan Moran

8/17/2025 3:45:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

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!

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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.