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No. 17 UNH improves to 30-1-4 all time at Wildcat Stadium

By Cassie Hollasch · Thursday, March 11, 2021

DURHAM, N.H. – No. 17 University of New Hampshire (UNH) men’s soccer (2-0, 1-0) hosted their first game this past weekend when the Northeastern Huskies (0-2, 0-0) came to town. The Wildcats put a beating on the Huskies in the first half, burying three goals in the first 21 minutes.

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UNH set to welcome UAlbany into Wildcat Stadium Friday night

By Cassie Hollasch · Wednesday, March 3, 2021

DURHAM, N.H. – University of New Hampshire (UNH) football last took the field 15 months ago when they took down Maine in the final game of 2019 to take back the Brice-Cowell Musket. Today, the Wildcats prepare to kick-off their six-game season under the lights of Wildcat Stadium on Friday night. The team will welcome UAlbany into Durham for week one of the 2021 slate. This will also be the first time since fall of 2018 that head coach Sean McDonnell will be under the headset for the Wildcats; McDonnell missed all of 2019 while on medical leave.

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Wildcats upset on home court by UMass Lowell in quarterfinals

By Cassie Hollasch · Wednesday, March 3, 2021

DURHAM, N.H. – No. 3 University of New Hampshire (UNH) men’s basketball (10-9, 9-6) had to face No. 6 UMass Lowell (10-11, 7-8) in their fourth straight game to round out their 2020-21 campaign. The Wildcats hosted the River Hawks in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament and saw their season come to an end at the hands of the conference’s top player, senior Obadiah Noel.

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Wildcats’ season ends at the hands of Northeastern

By Cassie Hollasch · Wednesday, March 3, 2021

The University of New Hampshire (UNH) women’s hockey team (7-14-1) was eliminated on Sunday by Northeastern (18-1-1) in the quarterfinals of the Hockey East Tournament. The Wildcats defeated Holy Cross (4-15-1) in the first round of the tournament before their matchup against the Huskies.

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Wildcats improve to 3-0 behind Wiley and Picicci

By Cassie Hollasch · Wednesday, March 3, 2021

DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire (UNH) women’s soccer team defeated the University of Rhode Island (URI) by a final of 2-0 on Sunday afternoon. The Wildcats (3-0) were the better team for most of the game and deserved the victory. Goals came less easily for head coach Steve Welham's side against the Rams (0-2) after coming off a 5-1 offensive showcase versus Merrimack College (1-1). Despite the goalless first half, a determined UNH team always felt in control.

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Wildcats flash in opening game, crushed at UConn

By Cassie Hollasch · Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Friday afternoon University of New Hampshire (UNH) hosted Merrimack College (0-1) in each team’s opening matchup of the season. The Wildcats (1-1) came away with a dominant victory as they put up a final score of 20-9. Much like last year’s season opener when UNH beat Merrimack 15-9.

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UNH opens season with split at UAlbany

By Cassie Hollasch · Wednesday, March 3, 2021

ALBANY, N.Y. – The University of New Hampshire (UNH) women’s volleyball team (1-1) played their first two games of the season this weekend. The Wildcats faced off against the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) (0-3) on Saturday at University Gym in Albany, N.Y.

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Three Wildcats named as All-Conference Selections

By Cassie Hollasch · Wednesday, March 3, 2021

The America East Conference (AE) announced their All-Conference accolades for the 2020-21 basketball season. The University of New Hampshire (UNH) women’s basketball had three players named as All-Conference selections.

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Wildcats’ comeback falls short in America East Quarterfinals

By Cassie Hollasch · Wednesday, March 3, 2021

ALBANY, N.Y. – University of New Hampshire (UNH) women’s basketball fell to the University of Albany (UAlbany) in the first round of the America East Tournament by a final score of 49-43 on Sunday. UNH (5-15, 5-11) entered the contest as the fifth seed, with UAlbany (6-10, 5-7) earning the fourth seed. Head coach Kelsey Hogan's young team almost pulled off a double-digit comeback, but back-to-back three-pointers with under two minutes to play proved to be the dagger for the Wildcats.

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UNH earns 10 first-place finishes at Southern Maine

By Cassie Hollasch · Wednesday, March 3, 2021

University of Southern Maine (USM) track & field hosted the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and the University of Maine this past Friday and Saturday. The UNH women secured four first-place finishes in 19 events this weekend, while the men’s team saw six first-place finishes out of the 19 events.

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UNH storms back to beat UMass 3-1

By Cassie Hollasch · Wednesday, March 3, 2021

DURHAM, N.H. – University of New Hampshire (UNH) field hockey (1-0) won their season opener on Friday against UMass Amherst (0-1) by a final of 3-1. The Wildcats were trailing 1-0 at the half but came back and scored three unanswered goals within three minutes of each other. This quickly turned a one-goal deficit into a two-goal lead for UNH to make a great start to their 2021 campaign.

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Wildcats blow past Merrimack in 5-1 victory

By Cassie Hollasch · Monday, March 1, 2021

DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire (UNH) women's soccer team (2-0, 0-0) won their second game of the season in style with a 5-1 win over Merrimack College (1-1). UNH’s defense left Merrimack on their heels for almost the entire game. Head coach Steve Welham said the team's goal coming into the game was to press Merrimack off the field. They certainly did, with several goals coming from Merrimack turnovers in the attacking third.

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Junior Emily Rickwood helping lead UNH to the postseason

By Cassie Hollasch · Friday, Feb. 26, 2021

Emily Rickwood didn’t always want to play hockey. Back home in Ontario, Canada she first tried the sport after her dad decided to help coach one of the boy’s teams. He begged her to come out for the team, and she eventually agreed. She made the team and from then on, she was in love. Rickwood played for her dad from that moment on taking on any challenge she faced.

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Wildcats look to defend America East title in 2021

By Cassie Hollasch · Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021

Last time we saw the University of New Hampshire (UNH) men’s soccer team they had just lost a heartbreaker to Virginia Tech in the second round of the 2019 NCAA tournament after beating Fairleigh Dickinson (FDU) in the first round. This was only their fourth ever appearance in the NCAA tournament.

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UNH to face UAlbany after 29-point loss in regular season finale

By Cassie Hollasch · Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021

ORONO, Maine – University of New Hampshire (UNH) women’s basketball (5-14, 5-11) fell 82-53 to the University of Maine (16-2, 13-2) Saturday, Feb. 20. UNH had pulled off a win in their first game versus Maine this season, but their third matchup was more akin to their second which ended in a blowout loss.

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