Blair, Wildcats Shut Out Stonehill 6-0 - University of New Hampshire Athletics

Friday, October 23

Durham, N.H.

2 PM

University of New Hampshire

4-4-1

Stonehill

3-5-0

Team	1	2	3	F
Stonehill	0	0	0	0
New Hampshire	3	2	1	6

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10/23/2026 6:11:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

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Sofia Kari led the team with a career-high three points in the win.

DURHAM, N.H. — The University of New Hampshire women's ice hockey team skated past Stonehill College (3-5-0, 3-1-0 NEWHA) on Friday afternoon (Oct. 23) at the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex, taking a 6-0 decision.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-New Hampshire opened the scoring just 4:31 into the game, when Sofia Kari (Alajärvi, Finland) finished on an Elizabeth Allen (Brookline, Mass.) try in front of the crease to make it 1-0.

-Just 16 seconds later, Catie Putt (Norfolk, Mass.) settled a pass from Kari at the blue line before firing on net, beating Stonehill's Maria Duffer high glove-side for her first goal of the season.

-The Wildcats found their third of the period 13:39 into play, when Nina Rossi (Pittsgrove, N.J.) beat a defender at the right face-off circle, feeding Danika Botterill (Portage La Prairie, Manitoba) who fired past Duffer blocker-side to make it 3-0.

-UNH extended their lead 7:28 into the second period, when Kate Sullivan (Hingham, Mass.) collected a Stonehill turnover deep in the Skyhawks' zone, finding Josie Linn (Excelsior, Minn.) on the doorstep for her first goal of the season.

-1:34 later, Addison Spitz (Grosse Pointe, Mich.) forced a Stonehill turnover, finding Rossi in the low slot to make it 5-0.

-The Wildcats closed the scoring 11:07 into the third period, when Sydney Leonard (St. Bonifacius, Minn.) corralled a pass from Addison Finn (Stillwater, Minn.) at the Stonehill blue line, finding Kari who skated in for her second goal of the game, bringing about the final 6-0 score.

WILDCAT GAME HIGHS
Goals: Kari (2)
Assists: Leonard, Spitz (2)
Points: Kari (3)
Shots: Makokis (5)
Blocks: Putt (3)

GOALTENDERS
Sedona Blair (UNH): 23 saves, 0 goals against, 1.00 SV%
Maria Duffer (STO): 23 saves, 5 goals against, .821 SV%
Nicole Schumm (STO): 12 saves, 1 goal against, .923 SV%

SPECIAL TEAMS
UNH
Power Play: 0-2
Penalty Kill: 4-4

Stonehill
Power Play: 0-4
Penalty Kill: 2-2

BY THE NUMBERS
-10 different players earned a point in the win, paced by a career-high three-point game from Sofia Kari.

With her assist in the first period, Elizabeth Allen recorded her first collegiate point.
With her score in the opening frame, Catie Putt logged her first collegiate goal.
Josie Linn netted her first goal of the season on her strike in the second period.

-15 different Wildcats landed a shot on net, paced by five tries on net from Sadie Makokis (St. Albert, Alberta). Additionally, 11 'Cats landed multiple shots on net, including nine with 3+ shots and four players with 4+ shots on net.

-Defensively, six players stood in front of a shot, headlined by a three-block outing from Catie Putt.

-At the face-off dot, Linn (8-for-10) and Kari (8-for-13) paced the team with eight wins apiece.

-17 Wildcats finished with a positive plus-minus rating, led by Lucie Legro (Brentwood, N.H.) and Makokis with plus-four ratings. Eight players finished with a plus-two or better while three players finished with a plus-three rating or better.

-In net, Sedona Blair (Eden Prairie, Minn.) denied all 23 shot attempts faced, good for her first shutout of the season and the 13^th of her career.

NEXT UP • AWAY AT HARVARD, SATURDAY, OCT. 24, 7 P.M.
The Wildcats visit Harvard University (2-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC) on Saturday, Oct. 24, with a 7 p.m. puck drop at Bright-Landry Hockey Center in Cambridge, Mass.

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