UNH Felled by UMass Lowell, 4-0 - University of New Hampshire Athletics

Friday, October 16

Durham, N.H.

3 PM

University of New Hampshire

(4-7, 2-1)

UMass Lowell

(8-6, 2-1)

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
UMass Lowell	0	1	2	1	4
New Hampshire	0	0	0	0	0

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DURHAM, N.H. – Junior goalkeeper Kerigan Ross (Baltimore, Md.) recorded five saves, but the University of New Hampshire field hockey team was defeated 4-0 by UMass Lowell at Memorial Field on Friday afternoon.

Ross made two saves in the first quarter and one in each of the next three quarters.

UMass Lowell's Rena Pistilli recorded a hat trick in the second half and Karli Penrod got on the board first while also assisting on two of Pistilli's goals. Frédèrique van den Dungen was also credited with two assists and the goalie tandem of Veerle Mous (one save) and Megan MacMiller (two saves) combined to shut out the Wildcats.

UNH, which entered Friday on a two-game winning streak, is now 4-7 overall and 2-1 in America East. UMass Lowell improved to 8-6, 2-1.

UP NEXT

UNH travels to play Temple University on Oct. 18 (11am).
The Wildcats' next home game is Oct. 23 (12pm) against UAlbany at Memorial Field.

FIRST QUARTER

UML recorded a 2-1 shot advantage in the scoreless opening 15 minutes.
UNH earned its first corner of the game at 8:39 and Abigail Johnson (Oxford, Pa.) put a shot on goal from the top of the circle that was saved by Mous.

SECOND QUARTER

UMass Lowell took a 1-0 lead at 17:21 on Penrod's fifth goal of the season.]
Ross recorded her third save of the game when she denied Pistilli's shot on a corner in the 21^st minute to keep the Wildcats within one goal.

THIRD QUARTER

Ross got another save early in the quarter, this time denying Penrod, as UMass Lowell continued to press the defense.
That led to a corner and the River Hawks doubled their lead to 2-0 at 32:58. Penrod inserted into van den Dungen to set up Pistilli's direct shot from the top of the circle that hit the back of the cage.
That battery set up another goal by Pistilli at 40:03 to push the advantage to 3-0
The Wildcats' best look came on a corner from Sophie Godwin (London, England) inserted into Elina Muijskens(Uitgeest, Netherlands), who stopped the ball for Johnson and her shot was blocked at 42:16

FOURTH QUARTER

UNH generated one of its best scoring chances when Godwin, backed in on the right doorstep, turned at a 90-degree angle and shot a low shot into MacMiller's leg pads at 48:38.
Emily Coughlin (Marshfield, Mass.) blocked a shot by Pistilli at 53:20, but it eventually led to a corner that led to Pistilli's third goal of the game and 4-0 lead at 53:32
UNH earned a corner in the closing minute that produced a direct shot by Johnson stopped by MacMiller. It resulted in another corner, however, and this time Johnson's blast went wide of the cage.

UNH NOTEBOOK

New Hampshire will hold Senior Day on Oct. 25 (12pm) vs. Cornell University. There will also be an Alumnae Gathering and recognition of the 1986 team that advanced to the NCAA national championship game.
CLICK HERE to RSVP for the Alumnae Gathering (including 1986 team members) and/or to pre-order a UNH field hockey cap.

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