'Cats Fall to Merrimack, 3-2 - University of New Hampshire Athletics

Saturday, October 31

Durham, N.H.

2 PM

University of New Hampshire

6-5-1, 1-2-1

Merrimack

4-5-0, 1-2-0

Team	1	2	3	F
Merrimack	1	1	1	3
New Hampshire	0	2	0	2

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Photo by: Ryan Moran

10/31/2026 5:08:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Sydney Leonard netted her first goal of the year in the loss.

DURHAM, N.H. — The University of New Hampshire women's ice hockey fell to Merrimack College (4-5-0, 1-2-0 HEA) on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 31) at the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex, dropping a 3-2 decision.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-Merrimack opened the scoring late in the first period, when Mady Cipolla collected a rebound off Sedona Blair (Eden Prairie, Minn.) before firing home for the opening goal. With the score, New Hampshire's shutout streak ended at 198:58 across four games.

-New Hampshire found the equalizer 3:33 into the second period, when Sydney Leonard (St. Bonifacius, Minn.) skated into the high slot with the puck, firing on net and beating Merrimack's Machala Musty on the power-play.

-The 'Cats got their first lead of the afternoon just 25 seconds later, when Madelyn Soderquist (Woburn, Mass.) took a feed from Lucie Legro (Brentwood, N.H.) on the outside edge of the right faceoff dot before ripping a shot past Musty.

-The Warriors tied it up with 2:20 to play in the frame on a McKenzie Cerrato try.

-Merrimack scored the eventual game-winning goal midway through the third period to bring about the 3-2 final score.

WILDCAT GAME HIGHS
Goals: Leonard, Soderquist (1)
Assists: Four Players (1)
Points: Six Players (1)
Shots: Three Players (4)
Blocks: Leonard, Printz (2)

GOALTENDERS
Sedona Blair (UNH): 19 saves, 3 goals against, .864 SV%
Machala Musty (MC): 27 saves, 2 goals against, .931 SV%

SPECIAL TEAMS
UNH
Power Play: 1-4
Penalty Kill: 2-3

Merrimack
Power Play: 1-3
Penalty Kill: 3-4

BY THE NUMBERS
-Six different players earned a point in the loss, paced by the first goal of the season from Sydney Leonard.

With her assist on Madelyn Soderquist's goal, Lucie Legro found her first point of the season.

-12 Wildcats landed a shot on net, paced by four tries apiece from Nina Rossi (Pittsgrove, N.J.), Callista Printz (Buffalo, N.Y.), and Addison Spitz (Grosse Pointe, Mich.).

-Defensively, five players stood in front of a shot, headlined by two-block outings from Leonard and Printz.

-Alongside Legro, Sadie Makokis (St. Albert, Alberta) led with a team-high plus-one rating.

-At the faceoff dot, Sofia Kari (Alajärvi, Finland) led the team with 16 wins (16-of-24) while Josie Linn (Excelsior, Minn.) followed with 12 wins (12-of-25).

-In net, Sedona Blair denied 19-of-22 shots faced, good for an .864 save percentage.

NEXT UP • HOME VS. PROVIDENCE, FRIDAY, NOV. 6, 6 P.M.
The Wildcats host Providence College (4-6-0, 2-2-0 HEA) on Friday, Nov. 6, with a 6 p.m. puck drop at the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex.

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