WILDCATS 69, HAWKS 66
DURHAM, NH — Time stood still in Lundholm Gymnasium Wednesday night. After blowing a 10-point lead in the final two minutes of action the University of New Hampshire...
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.
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.
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.
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.
ALBANY, N.Y. – University of New Hampshire women’s basketball (4-11, 4-8 America East) fell in back-to-back games against the Albany Great Danes (4-6, 3-3 AE) over the weekend. The consecutive defeats were the Wildcats' first back-to-back losses since they faced Hartford a month ago when Kelsey Hogan's team dropped their first three games.
DURHAM, N.H. - Kelsey Hogan, the UNH women’s basketball head coach, is the youngest coach in women’s college basketball. She inherited a team that had gone a combined 16-43 the last two seasons. She replaced Maureen Magarity, who had guided the Wildcats for 10 seasons and became the second-winningest coach in school history.
UNH pulled off their upset of the season with a 58-57 win over the 5-0 UMaine Black Bears before falling 76-56 in the second game of the two-game series. The Wildcats came in as heavy underdogs but managed to squeeze out a win in the closing seconds thanks to a pair of clutch free throws from senior guard Amanda Torres. The win snapped UNH's nine game losing streak versus the Black Bears.
CHESTNUT HILL, M.A. – This past Wednesday, UNH women’s basketball opened their season with a 80-44 loss to Boston College; UNH’s ninth straight loss to BC. The game was the Wildcats’ first under new head coach Kelsey Hogan.
UNH looked to continue their three-game winning streak this past Wednesday night when they took on the UMaine Black Bears (15-14, 11-4) in “The Border Battle” at Lundholm Gymnasium.
