Spitz Nets Two as 'Cats Down Providence, 3-1 - University of New Hampshire Athletics

Friday, November 6

Durham, N.H.

6 PM

University of New Hampshire

7-5-1, 2-2-1

Providence

4-7-0, 2-3-0

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

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11/6/2026 10:07:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

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Three Wildcats finished with a multi-point performance.

DURHAM, N.H. — The University of New Hampshire women's ice hockey team skated past Providence College (4-7-0, 2-3-0 HEA) on Friday evening (Nov. 6) at the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex, taking a 3-1 decision.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-New Hampshire netted the opening goal midway through the first frame, when Nina Rossi (Pittsgrove, N.J.) skated around the Friars' zone, shaking a defender before finding Addison Spitz (Grosse Pointe, Mich.) in the left face-off dot with a no-look pass, who fired a one-timer past Providence's Mallory Hartl for the 1-0 lead. Danika Botterill (Portage La Prairie, Manitoba) tallied the secondary assist on the power-play strike.

-Providence tied things up 8:58 into the second period on a Taylor Leemrijse try from the blue line.

-The Wildcats regained their one-goal edge 5:07 later, when Catie Putt (Norfolk, Mass.) won the puck on the half-wall before sending it toward the Friars' zone, where Spitz won the race to the puck and cashed in on a shorthanded try, making it 2-1.

-UNH took their largest lead of the night 4:38 into the final period, when Rossi found Botterill parked at the top of the right face-off circle, who ripped a one-timer past Hartl for the second power-play goal of the game, bringing about the final 3-1 score.

WILDCAT GAME HIGHS
Goals: Spitz (2)
Assists: Rossi (2)
Points: Spitz (3)
Shots: Rossi, Spitz (4)
Blocks: Three Players (2)

GOALTENDERS
Noemi Martinez (UNH): 26 saves, 1 goal against, .963 SV%
Mallory Hartl (PC): 31 saves, 3 goals against, .912 SV%

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

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

BY THE NUMBERS
-Four different players earned a point in the win, paced by a two goal, one assist outing from Addison Spitz.

With her three-point performance, Spitz set a season-high and matched her career-high for points in a game.

-16 Wildcats landed a shot on net, paced by four tries apiece from Spitz and Nina Rossi.

-Defensively, eight players stood in front of a shot, headlined by two-block outings from Addison Finn (Stillwater, Minn.), Callista Printz (Buffalo, N.Y.), and Kristen Hartman (Newmarket, Ontario).

-Alongside Finn, Catie Putt and Sofia Kari (Alajärvi, Finland) led with a team-high plus-one rating.

-At the faceoff dot, Josie Linn (Excelsior, Minn.) led the team with nine wins (9-of-16), followed by Kari with six wins (6-of-11).

-In net, Noemi Martinez (Glen Ridge, N.J.) denied 26-of-27 shots faced, good for a .963 save percentage.

NEXT UP • AWAY AT PROVIDENCE, SATURDAY, NOV. 7, 2 P.M.
The Wildcats conclude their home-and-home series with Providence College (4-7-0, 2-3-0 HEA) on Saturday, Nov. 7, with a 2 p.m. puck drop at Schneider Arena in Providence, R.I.

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