Casucci Scores Two Goals in 2-1 OT Win at Bryant - University of New Hampshire Athletics

Thursday, October 29

Smithfield, R.I.

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

(5-10, 3-2)

Bryant

(7-10, 0-5)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
New Hampshire	0	0	0	1	1	2
Bryant	0	1	0	0	0	1

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Julianna Casucci in action vs. UVM at Memorial Field in 2026

Photo by: Madelyn Marthouse

10/29/2026 5:30:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Freshman forward Julianna Casucci (Uxbridge, Mass.) scored both the game-tying and game-winning goals to lift the University of New Hampshire field hockey team to Thursday's 2-1 overtime victory against Bryant University at Steven and Lilly Cowen Field.

Casucci redirected an entry hit by Becky Ward (Palmerston North, New Zealand) into the cage with 54 seconds remaining in regulation to extend the game and then scored again 6:47 into the extra session to end the game.

Junior goalkeeper Kerigan Ross (Baltimore, Md.) was credited with two saves.

Bryant goalie Maud van Lierop made half of her two saves in the fourth quarter. Callie Caito scored the Bulldogs' goal.

UNH ends the regular season at 5-10 overall and 3-2 in America East. The Wildcats finished in a three-way tie for second place, will be the #4 seed in the conference tournament and play host to the University of Vermont in a Nov. 1 (12pm) quarterfinal.

Bryant is 7-10 overall and 0-5 in America East, and the Bulldogs are the sixth seed in the conference tourney.

FIRST QUARTER

The shots were even, 2-2, and UNH recorded the only shot on goal in the scoreless opening 15 minutes of the game.

SECOND QUARTER

Caito, from the top of the circle, scored on the first shot of the second quarter to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead at 15:48.

Bryant earned a corner with 16 seconds on the clock and Valentina Funes' direct shot was blocked by Emily Coughlin (Marshfield, Mass.). That led to another corner with eight seconds remaining, however, and this time Caito pulled the ball to the right before firing a shot back across the circle. Ross extended her right leg to direct the ball away and keep the margin at one goal.

THIRD QUARTER

UNH recorded a 2-1 shot advantage – shots on goal were even 1-1 – in the scoreless third quarter.

FOURTH QUARTER

UNH controlled play in the fourth quarter to generate a 7-1 shot advantage and score the game-tying goal.
Mckenna Nelson (Keene, N.H.) settled a pass in the middle of the circle and sent a shot toward the right post that van Lierop kicked wide of the cage in the 50^th minute.
The Wildcats continued to pressure and earned a corner in the 53^rd minute, but the direct shot off the stick of Abigail Johnson (Oxford, Pa.) was blocked by a Bryant defender.
In the 58^th minute, Louette Petiet (Hoofddorp, Netherlands) was denied by van Lierop but the 'Cats were awarded a corner, and that resulted in a shot by Ward that was blocked.
UNH pulled Ross in favor of an extra field player with 2:15 remaining.
From just inside the 25 on the left sideline, Ward struck an entry pass toward the middle of the circle, where Casucci bent down to put her stick on the turf and deflect the ball high inside the left post to tie the score, 1-1, at 59:06.

Neither team recorded a shot the rest of regulation.

OVERTIME

Bryant recorded the first shot of the sudden-victory 15-minute overtime session when Caito sent a shot wide right of the cage at 63:51.

On a UNH build-up from the left wing, Casucci, with her back to goal, corralled an entry pass in the middle of the circle, turned and sent a low-arcing shot that landed inside the right post at 66:47.

UNH NOTEBOOK

Casucci has scored four goals this season and two are game-winning overtime goals. She also scored the OT goal at Maine.
Casucci ranks second on the team in goals and is third in points (eight).
Ward is tied for second in assists (three) and is fourth in points (seven).
UNH is 3-0 in overtime games this season but 0-2 in games decided by the overtime shootout.

Despite being outshot 8-5 through three quarters, UNH finished with a 13-10 shot advantage.

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