Kahlert, Lilley Score as 'Cats Fall to St. Thomas

Friday, September 25

St. Paul, Minn.

3 PM EST // 2 PM CST

University of New Hampshire

0-1-0

St. Thomas

1-0-0

Team	1	2	3	F
New Hampshire	0	0	2	2
St. Thomas (MN)	2	3	2	7

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9/25/2026 5:45:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Five players earned a point in the season-opener.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The University of New Hampshire women's ice hockey fell to the University of St. Thomas (1-0-0, 0-0-0 WCHA) on Friday afternoon (Sept. 25) at Lee & Penny Anderson Arena, falling 7-2.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-St. Thomas found the back of the net just 3:30 into the first period to take an early 1-0 lead.

-The Tommies doubled their lead late in the frame on a strike from Kenleigh Fischer.

-With 8:12 to play in the second period, St. Thomas extended their lead on a blocker-side shot.

-The Tommies extended the lead 43 seconds later, going up 4-0.

-Noemi Martinez (Glen Ridge, N.J.) went in net to relieve Sedona Blair (Eden Prairie, Minn.) with 7:16 to play in the second period.

-St. Thomas found their fifth of the game 1:16 later.

-The Tommies extended their lead with 12:13 to play in the game.

-Aurora Kahlert (Maple Ridge, British Columbia) netted the first goal of the season for the Wildcats with 6:43 to play, finishing a rebound from a Nina Rossi (Pittsgrove, N.J.) try.

-St. Thomas regained their six-goal edge 1:25 later.

-Courtney Lilley (Wakefield, Mass.) found the second goal of the game with 1:46 to play, corralling a pass from Addison Spitz (Grosse Pointe, Mich.) and poking it past St. Thomas' Dani Strom for the final 7-2 score.

WILDCAT GAME HIGHS
Goals: Kahlert, Lilley (1)
Assists: Rossi, Spitz, Botterill (1)
Points: Five Players (1)
Shots: Lilley, Cabral (4)
Blocks: Botterill (3)

GOALTENDERS
Sedona Blair (UNH): 18 saves, 4 goals against, .818 SV%
Noemi Martinez (UNH): 12 saves, 3 goals against, .800 SV%
Dani Strom (STT): 26 saves, 2 goals against, .929 SV%

SPECIAL TEAMS
UNH
Power Play: 0-0
Penalty Kill: 0-0

St. Thomas
Power Play: 0-0
Penalty Kill: 0-0

BY THE NUMBERS
-Five different players earned a point in the loss, paced by season-first goals from Aurora Kahlert and Courtney Lilley.

-13 different Wildcats landed a shot one net in the loss, paced by Lilley and Julia Cabral (Lee, N.H.) with four apiece.

-In net, Sedona Blair finished her night denying 18-of-22 shots faced for a .818 save percentage while Noemi Martinez stopped 12-of-15 shots faced for an .800 save percentage.

-With zero penalties, the Wildcats entirely avoided the penalty box for the first time since Jan. 18, 2025 in a matchup with Boston University.

NEXT UP • AWAY AT ST. THOMAS, SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 2 P.M. (ET)
The Wildcats conclude their two-game series in St. Paul, Minn., on Saturday, Sept. 26, as they battle with the University of St. Thomas (1-0-0, 0-0-0 WCHA) with a 2 p.m. puck drop at Lee & Penny Anderson Arena.

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