Meijer Scores Twice in 4-3 Loss to #11 UConn

Friday, August 29

Durham, N.H.

4 PM

University of New Hampshire

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UConn

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Connecticut

New Hampshire

Photo by: Alex Miller

8/29/2025 8:43:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

DURHAM, N.H. – Sophomore Faye Meijer (Purmerend, Netherlands) scored two goals but the University of New Hampshire field hockey team was edged 4-3 by 11^th-ranked UConn in Friday afternoon's season opener at Memorial Field.

Meijer scored her goals in a 66-second span in the fourth quarter to lift the Wildcats within 4-3. Junior captain Kathelijne Knuttel (Groningen, Netherlands) also factored in a pair of UNH goals with two assists. Freshman Emily Coughlin (Marshfield, Mass.) scored a goal in her collegiate debut.

UNH goalie Abby Johnson (Walpole, Mass.) was credited with four saves while UConn counterpart Natalie McKenna stopped six shots. Pien Prens led UConn's offense with two goals and Sol Simone finished with two assists.

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FIRST QUARTER

The shots were even 3-3 and UNH had a 3-2 edge in penalty corners in the opening 15 minutes, but Prens' goal at 13:08 gave the Huskies a 1-0 lead.

SECOND QUARTER

UConn generated the edge in shots (3-2) and corners (2-0) in the second quarter.
Olivia McKenna scored an unassisted goal at 16:52 to extend the visitor's lead to 2-0.
Coughlin trimmed the deficit to 2-1 at 18:30 with Knuttel setting up the tally.

Prins struck again at 22:14 to reestablish a two-goal advantage.

THIRD QUARTER

UNH controlled play with a 5-2 shot advantage and 5-0 edge in corners in the scoreless third quarter.

FOURTH QUARTER

The Wildcats also had the statistical edge in the fourth quarter – 4-1 in shots and 1-0 in corners.
UConn took a a4-1 lead when Julia Bressler scored six seconds into the final frame.
Meijer had two quick answers with goals at 47:01 and 48:07 to trim the deficit to 4-3. Knuttel set up the first of those two strikes and Louette Petiet (Hoofddorp, Netherlands) garnered an assist on UNH's third goal.

Neither team recorded another shot until the final minute, when the 'Cats earned a penalty corner and Meijer's shot was blocked with seven seconds to play.

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