2021 Women's Soccer Roster
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Sheppard, Cat
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Jersey Number 35
Cat Sheppard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- High School:
- Smithtown East
- Hometown:
- Nesconset, N.Y.
- Major:
- Accounting
Bio
PHOTO GALLERY
Collegiate Accolades
2021 SEASON
SPRING 2021 SEASON
2019 SEASON
2018 SEASON
BEFORE UNH- National Honor Society...Math Honor Society...Three-Year Varsity Soccer Starter...Varsity Soccer Captain – 2017...Club Soccer Captain - 2017...All-Suffolk County - 2017
Collegiate Accolades
- NEWISA All-New England Third Team (2021)
- America East All-Championship Team (2021)
- America East Commissioner's Honor Roll (2018)
- 3x America East Defensive Player of the Week (9/16/19 ... 02/23/21 ... 03/09/21)
- Service Credit Union Student-Athlete of the week (9/7/21)
- America East Second Team All-Conference (10/28/22)
- UNH Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Year (2022)
- Played in 17 out of 18 games this season, starting in 17
- Recorded a Goals Against Average of 1.23 and save percentage of 1.01
- Recorded 74 saves this season
- American East Rankings: 4th in Saves per Game at 4.50, 5th in Saves, 3rd in Goals Against Avg.
- Recorded seven saves and played for 90 minutes in the final first round of the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament against Harvard (11/12/22)
2021 SEASON
- Started all 19 games and played all 1,794 minutes
- Finished with a 0.90 GAA, .825 save percentage and eight shutouts [Note: UNH single-season shutout record is nine]
- On the America East conference leaderboard, ranked #2 in shutouts
- Recorded three consecutive shutouts at Stony Brook (10/03), vs. UMBC (10/10) and at Maine (10/14); made 15 saves in that span
- Shutout streak of 290 minutes, 5 seconds spanning five games (Sept. 30 to Oct. 17)
- Shut out NJIT in the America East quarterfinals with a six-save effort (10/31); made one stop in the penalty kick shootouts as UNH advanced 5-4 in seven rounds
- Made six saves in the America East semifinal tie at UMass Lowell (11/04); stopped penalty kicks in Round 1 and Round 10 of the PK shootout as UNH advanced 8-7 in 10 rounds
- Stopped 6 of 7 shots on goal in the America East title game at Vermont (11/07)
- Season-high nine saves in the regular-season finale at Vermont (10/28)
- Four-save shutout vs. Merrimack in the Aug. 19 season opener
- Two-save shutout in scoreless tie vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (09/02)
- Three-save shutout at Siena (09/09)
- Six-save shutout vs. Binghamton (10/23)
SPRING 2021 SEASON
- Started all seven matches and played 628 of 648 minutes (96.9%)
- Had a 5-2-0 record with a 0.72 GAA, .861 save percentage and three shutouts
- Allowed more than one goal once in seven games
- Ranked third in the America East conference in both GAA and save percentage
- Tied for second in the conference in shutouts
- In conference-only games, was 2-2-0 with a 0.95 GAA, .867 save percentage and one shutout
- Recorded back-to-back shutouts against Rhode Island (02/28) and Maine (03/07); was credited with two saves in both games
- Shutout streak of 216 minutes, 49 seconds (spanned four games; Feb. 25 to March 14)
- Career-high nine saves in a 1-0 loss at Binghamton (03/28)
- Eight saves in a 2-0 loss at UMass Lowell (03/14)
- Seven saves in a 2-1 overtime win vs. Vermont (03/21)
- Three saves in a 1-0 shutout of Northeastern in the season opener (02/14)
2019 SEASON
- Started all 18 games and played 1580 of a possible 1621 minutes
- 10-8-0 overall record with a 1.03 GAA, .804 save percentage and five shutouts
- Combined with Cam Droste to record a 5-0 shutout victory vs. Marist (9/5); Cat made two saves in 75:49
- Stopped 74 of 92 shots on goal; UNH's 18 goals allowed marked the fifth-lowest single-season total in program history
- In eight America East conference games, was 5-3-0 with a 1.02 GAA, .814 save percentage and three shutouts
- Career-best shutout streak of 260:17 spanning Oct. 13-27 (four games)
- Also had a shutout streak of 250:50 spanning Sept. 12-29 (four games)
- Recorded back-to-back shutouts twice: Army (9/15) and UMBC (9/22); and Maine (10/17) and Hartford (10/20)
- Recorded her first collegiate win and shutout with a two-save effort vs. Sacred Heart (8/25) [3-0 UNH win]
- Career-high seven saves at Stony Brook (10/27) [2-0 UNH loss]
- Finished with six saves in five games: North Dakota State (9/1; 1-0 loss); Dartmouth (9/12; 1-0 loss); Army (9/15; 1-0 win); Vermont (10/6; 2-1 win); and UMass Lowell (10/31; 5-1 win)
- In her first collegiate start, stopped 5 of 6 shots on goal in a 1-0 overtime loss in the season opener vs. Rhode Island (8/22)
2018 SEASON
- Appeared in one game against UMass (08/26)
- Had a 4.65 GAA and a .750 save percentage
BEFORE UNH- National Honor Society...Math Honor Society...Three-Year Varsity Soccer Starter...Varsity Soccer Captain – 2017...Club Soccer Captain - 2017...All-Suffolk County - 2017
UNH Women's Soccer vs Merrimack 9-3-25 Highlights
Thursday, September 04
UNH Women's Soccer vs. Highlights Siena 8-31-2025
Sunday, August 31
UNH Women's Soccer vs Stonehill Highlights 8-21-25
Friday, August 22
UNH Women's Soccer vs Binghamton America East Semifinal Highlights 11-7-24
Friday, November 08
