University of New Hampshire Athletics
11/9/2026 2:28:00 PM | General, Men's Ice Hockey, Women's Basketball
Durham N.H. - Senior Maggie Cavanaugh (Point Pleasant Beach, N.J.) of the University of New Hampshire women's basketball team and senior Nick Ring (Hingham, Mass.) of the men's ice hockey team were named Service Credit Union Student-Athletes of the Week on Nov. 9.
Maggie scored 36 points over two games as the Wildcats went 1-1 in the America East-Metro Basketball Challenge. She recorded 15 points in Thursday's 52-48 loss to Canisius at Lundholm Gym before scoring a career-high 21 points in Sunday's 71-52 victory over Niagara at the Gallagher Center.
Maggie shot 9-for-16 from the field, including 3-for-6 from three-point range, while adding four assists and four steals against Niagara. Her 21 points surpassed her previous career high of 19 points against UMass Lowell on Jan. 25, 2025, helping lead the Wildcats to their first win of the season.
The Wildcats travel to Dartmouth on Wednesday, Nov 11 at 6:30pm (ESPN+) before returning home to face Colgate on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7pm for Camper Appreciation Night and postgame autographs.
Nick recorded two goals and three assists for five points as the Wildcats went 2-0-0 against UMass Lowell over the weekend. He scored the game-winning goal and added an assist on Friday's 3-0 victory at UMass Lowell before recording one goal and two assists in Saturday's 5-4 overtime win at the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex.
On Saturday, Nick scored to give the Wildcats a 4-3 lead and assisted on the overtime game-winning goal to complete the weekend sweep. He finished the week with a plus-three rating and has recorded at least one point in nine of the UNH's 10 games this season. He now has five goals and nine assists for 14 points.
The Wildcats return home to take on RPI Friday, Nov. 13 and Union Saturday, Nov. 14. Friday's game is presented by SubCom will feature Strike Up the Band and STEM night, while Saturday's game will be Skate to Zero Waste. Both games start time is 7pm at the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex and will be streamed on ESPN+.
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Check back every week during the season to get to know two more Wildcats as part of the Service Credit Union Student-Athletes of the Week recognition. Thank you to Service Credit Union for sponsoring this award.
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