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UNH secures No. 3 seed in America East Tournament

By Cassie Hollasch · Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021

LOWELL, MA – University of New Hampshire (UNH) men’s basketball (10-8, 9-6) locked up the No. 3 seed in the America East Tournament with a win over UMass Lowell (8-11, 7-8) in their regular season finale. UNH was able to squeak out a two-point win in the final seconds against the same team that stole home court advantage from the Wildcats a season ago in the final game. The team has now secured a first-round bye and will host a playoff pod in Durham with No. 6 UMass Lowell and No. 7 Stony Brook (9-13, 7-9).

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Wildcats swept by No. 18 Northeastern, fall to ninth place

By Cassie Hollasch · Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021

University of New Hampshire (UNH) men’s hockey (5-12-2) and No. 18 Northeastern University (8-5-2) battled twice this past weekend. The Wildcats were unable to walk away from this series with a win and dropped two straight as they failed to capitalize on their special teams play which saved them the weekend prior.

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Wildcats shutout Northeastern in first game of 2021

By Cassie Hollasch · Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021

DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire (UNH) women’s soccer team kicked off their season with a 1-0 win over Northeastern (0-1) Sunday, Feb. 14. The game was the first fall sport to play this spring season following the delay of all fall sports due to COVID-19. The win was a comfortable one for the Wildcats despite the narrow score; the Huskies never looked like a real attacking threat.

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Riverhawks handle Wildcats as season winds down

By Cassie Hollasch · Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021

LOWELL, MASS. – University of New Hampshire (UNH) women's basketball (5-13,5-10) dropped both games of a two-game series against UMass Lowell (11-8, 10-6) over the weekend. The Wildcats, who have exceeded most expectations this season looked more like what their preseason projections looked like in this weekend series. Neither game was close, and head coach Kelsey Hogan showed some frustration with her teams' performance.

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No. 14 UNH set to kickoff season in two weeks

By Cassie Hollasch · Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021

DURHAM, N.H. – No. 14 University of New Hampshire (UNH) football is set to kick off their spring season in two weeks after having the fall slate postponed. The Wildcats will face a six-team schedule consisting of only Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) schools. After watching the departure of a handful of veteran defenders from 2019, head coach Sean McDonnell still thinks his defense can be a threat and will be supplemented by developing offensive talent.

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Torres set to return as Wildcats’ leader for her fifth year

By Cassie Hollasch · Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021

Amanda Torres is used to being the only player in her class. She arrived at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) in August 2017. The 5-foot-7 point guard out of Proctor Academy was the lone first-year athlete for the UNH women's basketball team. Four years later and Torres now helms the Wildcats as the sole senior.

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Celtics increasingly inconsistent as midseason approaches

By Spencer Marks · Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021

The Boston Celtics have lost five of their last nine games. Injuries seem to be lingering and their playstyle has been increasingly inconsistent. They have been relying on a couple of their top players to rack up the majority of baskets, yet, there have been games where that hasn't been enough to give them a win. Until Tuesday night's game against the Nuggets, the Celtics were .500 for the first time in six years at this point in the season. Many are asking if these factors are too much to cause the Celtics to start spiraling in the wrong direction. 

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Northeastern outscores UNH 10-2 in sweep

By Cassie Hollasch · Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021

The University of New Hampshire (UNH) women’s hockey team (6-13-1) faced off against No. 3 Northeastern (15-1-1) on Saturday at the Whittemore Center. This was the first of two games between the Wildcats and Huskies over the weekend.

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CAA announces 2021 fall football schedule

By Cassie Hollasch · Monday, Feb. 15, 2021

RICHMOND, Va. – The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) released the 2021 fall football schedule on Wednesday morning just weeks before the conference is about to kick-off their spring slate of games. Each school has 11 games scheduled during the 12-week season set to start in early September.

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Martinez becoming a star for the Wildcats

By Cassie Hollasch · Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021

DURHAM, N.H. – University of New Hampshire men’s basketball (9-8, 8-6) played in their seventh consecutive weekend and split their third straight series after going 1-1 against the UMass Lowell Riverhawks (7-9, 6-6). Fatigue has appeared to set in for the Wildcats as they let game one slip away by a final of 74-69. The team was able to salvage the weekend, however, by pulling ahead late on Saturday afternoon to win 74-63.

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Crookshank notches first career hat-trick

By Cassie Hollasch · Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021

University of New Hampshire (UNH) men’s hockey (5-10-2) faced No. 20 University of Massachusetts Lowell (3-5) twice this past weekend. This was the first time all season the Wildcats were able to string together two wins in a series.

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Wildcats split series with Providence Friars

By Cassie Hollasch · Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021

University of New Hampshire (UNH) women’s hockey team (6-11-1) faced off against No. 10 Providence College (10-5-1) on Friday at The Whittemore Center. Coming off two straight wins against Merrimack College, the Wildcats kept their defensive intensity high.

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Keys for Celtics success ahead of All-Star break

By Spencer Marks · Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021

With just 13 games remaining before the NBA All-Star break, the Boston Celtics are still on track for a trip back to the playoffs. Although their play has been somewhat shaky lately, the Celtics still sit at the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. To maintain this secure spot in the standings, Boston has their work cut out for them given the current shape of their club.

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Angus Crookshank tallies 50th point as Wildcat

By Cassie Hollasch · Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021

During this challenging season for the University of New Hampshire men’s hockey, it’s been tough for them to string together wins without some of their leaders and top talent like junior forward Angus Crookshank.

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Wildcats dominate NJIT to jump in standings

By Cassie Hollasch · Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021

DURHAM, N.H. – University of New Hampshire (UNH) women’s basketball (5-11, 5-8 AE) dominated the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) (4-13, 4-9 AE) on Sunday by a final of 76-67. The final score doesn’t tell the whole story, however, as the Wildcats seemed to have the game wrapped up by halftime.

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Brady, the true architect of the “Patriot Way”

By Cassie Hollasch · Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021

Tom Brady advanced to his 10th career Super Bowl last Sunday when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers went on the road to defeat Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game. Brady’s performance late in the season with a new team may be providing clarity to a question people have been asking themselves for years. This may also serve as a well-needed wake-up call to Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots – at least that’s what many may have thought.

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Celtics to rely on bench depth in wake of Smart injury

By Spencer Marks · Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021

The Boston Celtics lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in a nail biter that came down to the final seconds of regulation on Saturday night. Boston fell short by a final of 96-95 after missing a pair of game-winning shots. The team may have lost something worse than their eighth game on Saturday, however. Celtics point guard Marcus Smart jumped up to block Lakers forward Montrezl Harrell’s layup and landed awkwardly leading some to the assumption it could’ve been an Achilles tear similar to Kevin Durant in the 2019 NBA Finals. Luckily for the team, however, the injury doesn’t appear to be that serious.

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UNH swept as they fail to contain the Providence offense

By Cassie Hollasch · Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021

University of New Hampshire men’s hockey (3-10-2) lost in back-to-back games against the No. 17 Providence Friars (7-5-4) over the weekend. The Wildcats were looking to stay on the winning side of things after splitting with Merrimack, but they unfortunately couldn’t grab a point in either game.

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Coach Mac addresses spring season at CAA Media Day

By Cassie Hollasch · Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021

DURHAM, N.H. – Normally the annual Blue-White Game is the last action we see from University of New Hampshire football before the school year ends. This year, however, this is just the start of the action for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). CAA Media Day – which normally takes place in July – was held via Zoom last week as UNH and the rest of the league prepares for the first week of March.

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Martinez notches fifth double-double in OT win

By Cassie Hollasch · Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021

VESTAL, N.Y. – Much of the standing within the America East Conference remains up in the air as the season is about to hit its final stretch before the conference tournament. University of New Hampshire (UNH) men’s basketball (8-7, 7-5) had yet another opportunity to take a leap and solidify themselves in the top half of the America East. The Wildcats, however, failed to take care of business on a trip to the last place Binghamton Bearcats (2-13, 2-10).

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