Wildcats Down Merrimack 4-2 in Regulation

Friday, February 6

Durham, NH

2 PM

University of New Hampshire

14-12-3, 8-9-2

Merrimack

5-21-3, 2-16-1

Merrimack

New Hampshire

Photo by: Rose Blaney

2/6/2026 6:09:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Noemi Martinez stopped 41-of-43 shots faced in the win.

DURHAM, N.H. — The University of New Hampshire women's ice hockey skated past Merrimack College (5-21-3, 2-16-1 HEA) on Friday afternoon (Feb. 6) at the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex, winning 4-2.

HOW IT HAPPENED

-The Wildcats broke onto the scoreboard in the early going of the first period, when an Addison Spitz (Grosse Pointe, Mich.) try popped out of the traffic in front before landing at the stick of Josie Linn (Excelsior, Minn.), who fired on an opening in net to make it 1-0.
-New Hampshire doubled their advantage with 8:06 to play in the frame, when Addison Finn (Stillwater, Minn.) went tape-to-tape from the Wildcats' zone to Spitz at the Warriors' blue line, before connecting with Sydney Leonard (St. Bonifacius, Minn.) who went in alone on Merrimack's Lauren Lyons to make it 2-0.
-The 'Cats further extended their lead early in the second period, when Alyson Hush (Scarborough, Canada) took a feed from Nina Rossi (Pittsgrove, N.J.) in the high slot, firing on Lyons, who deflected the puck back to Danika Botterill (Portage La Prairie, Manitoba) for the power-play score.
-Merrimack got one back midway through the middle frame, when Maria Lindberg took a centering pass from McKenzie Cerrato, before collecting her own pass rebound off a skate, firing on net to make it 3-1.
-With 2:21 to play in the game, Kelly Harty (Billerica, Mass.) fired on net from her own zone, finding the back of the empty net to push to score ahead 4-1.
-In the waning minutes of the third period, Merrimack collected their second goal of the game on a tip from McKenzie Cerrato, bringing about the final 4-2 score.

WILDCAT GAME HIGHS
Goals: four players (1)
Assists: Rossi, Spitz (2)
Points: Rossi, Spitz (2)
Shots: Harty, Spitz (4)
Blocks: Legro (3)

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

Merrimack
Power Play: 0-2
Penalty Kill: 3-4

BY THE NUMBERS

-Nine players closed the night with a point, headlined by two assist performances from Nina Rossi and Addison Spitz.
-13 different Wildcats landed a shot on net in the win, paced by Kelly Harty and Addison Spitz with four tries on goal in the win.
-On special teams, the Wildcats went one-for-four on the power-play while shutting down both power-play tries from Merrimack.
-On defense, eight different players landed a block, paced by Lucie Legro (Brentwood, N.H.) with three blocks.
-In net, Noemi Martinez (Glen Ridge, N.J.) closed her night in net denying 41-of-43 shots faced, good for a .953 save percentage. With her 41-save night, Martinez logged 40+ saves in back-to-back games for the first time in her career.

NEXT UP • AWAY VS. HOLY CROSS, SATURDAY, FEB. 7, 6 P.M.
The Wildcats conclude their season series with No. 13 Holy Cross (18-9-2, 10-8-2 HEA) at the Hart Center in Worcester, Mass., on Saturday, Feb. 7, when the Wildcats face the Crusaders for a 6pm puck drop.

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