'Cats Stave Off Lions' Late Push, Down Lindenwood 16-15

Wednesday, March 11

Durham, N.H.

12 PM

University of New Hampshire

3-4

Lindenwood

3-5

Lindenwood (Mo)

New Hampshire

Photo by: Jack Garver

3/11/2026 3:35:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

Rose Pavuk tied her career-best with seven points while Kate O’Rourke netted a career-high four goals.

DURHAM, N.H. — The University of New Hampshire women's lacrosse team downed Lindenwood University (3-5, 0-0 ASUN) on Wednesday afternoon (March 1) at Wildcat Stadium, winning 16-15.

HOW IT HAPPENED

1Q
-The Wildcats opened the scoring just 29 seconds into the opening quarter, when Kate O'Rourke (Franklin, Mass.) came off the bench and fired on net, beating Mia Harrington for her third of the season.

-New Hampshire doubled their lead just under two minutes later, when Dale Meskill (Keller, Texas) beat the keeper for her first goal of the season.

-With 11:14 left in the opening frame, Rose Pavuk (York, Maine) found her team-leading 14^th goal of the season with a successful free position shot.

-The Lions broke onto the scoreboard with 9:51 to play on a score from Tatum Bryant.

-New Hampshire found their fourth goal of the quarter at the 7:58 mark, when O'Rourke slipped the ball past Harrington on the free position shot for her second score of the game.

-The 'Cats further extended their lead with 6:18 to go when Meskill netted her second goal of the game to make it 5-1.

-New Hampshire netted their sixth goal of the game with 5:12 to play, when Libby Boland (Victor, N.Y.) took a feed from Rose Pavuk before firing on net, beating Taylor Coughlin for her 10^th goal of the year.

-With 4:20 to play in the opening frame, Kate O'Rourke netted her third goal of the game, securing her first-career hat trick.

-The Lions got one back a minute later when Reese Krieger got one past the defense with 3:20 left on the clock, making it a 7-2 contest.

-Lindenwood found the back of the net with 2:47 to play, when Tatum Bryant ran through the defense and fired on net for her second goal of the quarter.

-The 'Cats found their eighth goal of the opening quarter with 1:09 to play, when Rose Pavuk scored her second free position goal of the frame to make it 8-3.

-Lindenwood cut the lead back down to four goals with 44.2 seconds left to play, when Reese Krieger ran through the defense and beat Makenna Schultz (Hinsdale, Ill.) to make it 8-4.

2Q
-New Hampshire continued to pour on the offense in the opening of the second quarter when Rose Pavuk found Makayla Keys (Fairport, N.Y.) in front, who fired on net for her first goal of the game, making it a 9-4 contest.

-With 11:29 to play in the half and the Wildcats on a man-up opportunity, Charlize Collins (Burlington, Mass.) fired on net for her sixth goal of the season and first of the game.

-Lindenwood found their first goal of the quarter with 4:49 to play when Luci Selander beat the defense to make it a 10-5 affair.

-The Lions found the back of the net 57 seconds later, when Selander connected on a free position try to cut the lead to 10-6.

-New Hampshire netted their 11^th goal of the game with 2:59 to play, when Julia Gronda (Pompton Plains, N.J.) found Libby Boland in front of the net, who beat Coughlin to make it 11-6.

-Lindenwood's Tatum Bryant found her third goal of the game with 2:22 left in the half.

3Q
-Lindenwood opened the second half with a strike from Alissa DiGiacinto 40 seconds in, cutting the deficit to three.

-With 7:36 to play in the quarter, Kate O'Rourke put home her fourth goal of the game on a free position try, extending her career game-high and putting the 'Cats ahead 12-8.

-The Lions continued to climb back with a goal from Selander with 4:38 left to play in the third quarter.

-Lindenwood netted their third goal of the quarter when Selander cut through the defense and fired past Schultz with 2:52 to play, making it a 12-10 contest.

4Q
-New Hampshire got back onto the scoreboard 32 seconds into the final quarter, when Makayla Keys fired home for her second of the game.

-The Lions cut the lead back down to a pair with a strike from Reese Krieger at 13:43.

-Six seconds later, Rose Pavuk collected a lead pass from Charlize Collins before firing on net for her third goal of the game.

-The 'Cats extended their lead with 12:45 to play when Collins fired home for her second of the game, taking a feed from Anna Lombardi (Barrington, R.I.) and beating Coughlin.

-New Hampshire netted their third goal of the quarter with 11:29 to go on a strike Rose Pavuk, making it a 16-11 edge for the Wildcats.

-Lindenwood got one back at the 10:19 mark on a free position shot from DiGiacinto.

-The Lions netted another score 2:21 later with another strike from DiGiacinto, making it a 16-13 affair.

-40 seconds later, the Lions tallied their third goal in a 3:01 span, as a Reese Krieger try found the back of the net while on the man-advantage to make it a 16-14 game.

-With 1:26 left to play, Luci Selander netted the ball on a free position shot to pull the score to within a goal, bringing about the final 16-15 score.

WILDCAT GAME HIGHS
Goals: R. Pavuk, O'Rourke (4)
Assists: R. Pavuk (3)
Points: R. Pavuk (7)
Shots on Goal: R. Pavuk (7)
Ground Balls: Donovan (3)
Draw Controls: Gronda (5)
Caused Turnovers: Collins (2)

GOALTENDING
UNH
Makenna Schultz: 13 saves, 15 goals allowed, .464 SV%

Lindenwood
Mia Harrington: 0 saves, 4 goals allowed, .000 SV%
Taylor Coughlin: 8 saves, 12 goals allowed, .400 SV%

BY THE NUMBERS
-Nine players earned a point in the win, paced by a four-goal, three-assist day from Rose Pavuk, matching her career-high for points in a game with seven. Additionally, Kate O'Rourke set new career-highs for goals and points in a game with four scores in the win.

-In total, seven. Wildcats landed a shot on net, led by Rose Pavuk with seven tries and Kate O'Rourke with six.
-On defense, Kendall Donovan (Westford, Mass.) logged a team-high three ground balls while Charlize Collins racked up two ground balls, two caused turnovers, and a team-high four draw controls.

-In net, Makenna Schultz (Hinsdale, Ill.) closed her day denying 13-of-28 shots faced, good for a .464 save percentage. With her 13-save day, Schultz set a new career-high for saves.

-With the win, the Wildcats move to 3-4 on the season, topping last season's win total in just seven games (2025: 2-13).

-With the eight-goal opening quarter, UNH doubled the number of first quarter goals scored by the Wildcats this season, entering the game with eight goals in the opening frame across the team's first six games.

-With New Hampshire's 16-goal performance, the 'Cats set a new season-high for goals in a game.

NEXT UP • HOME VS. UALBANY, SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1 P.M.
The Wildcats open America East play on Saturday, March 14, as New Hampshire hosts UAlbany (4-2, 0-0 AE) at Wildcat Stadium for a 1pm draw.

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