FINAL SCORE: Vermont 0, New Hampshire 1
DURHAM, N.H. — Vermont (7-2, 0-1 AE) fell to New Hampshire (2-5, 1-0 AE), 1-0 in overtime, Friday afternoon at Memorial Field. Ila Gunner made five saves for the Catamounts.Â
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COACH'S QUOTE
"We are very disappointed with the outcome today," said Head Coach Kate Pfeifer. "Our decision making was sub-standard, and we lacked the connection that we knew would be essential in a match like this. The number of turnovers was simply unacceptable and forced us to play transition defense for too much of the match. We need to get back to finishing with the conviction and skill that I know our team has."
HOW IT HAPPENED
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New Hampshire's Emily Coughlin and Dani Caron each recorded a shot on goal five minutes into the game on back-to-back penalty corners, both of which were denied by Gunner.
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Gunner stood strong in the second quarter, denying Coughlin on a redirection and Lara Pywell on an attempted scoop shot in the 22nd minute.
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In the 41st minute, Vermont had a prime scoring opportunity off the stick of Jaime Lewis as the Catamounts orchestrated a counterattack down the length of the pitch, ending with Lewis' forehand shot that was saved by Kerrigan Ross.
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In the 47th minute, Veerle Nijhuis recorded three straight shots on goal, all of which were turned aside by Ross.
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In overtime, the Wildcats scored the game-winning goal in the 68th minute. Addison MacNeil inserted the ball on a penalty corner before making her way to the side of the goal, where she collected the loose ball off a rebound from Julianna Casucci's initial shot.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
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Nijhuis recorded a game-high three shots on goal.
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Vermont held the edge in shots on goal, 7-6.
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Both the Catamounts and Wildcats recorded six penalty corners on the day.
UP NEXT
The Catamounts return home to host Queens on Moulton Winder Field on Sunday, Oct. 4, at noon. The game will be streamed on AmericaEast.TV.
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