NEW HAMPSHIRE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL UNH ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS - 145 MAIN STREET - DURHAM, N.H. - UNHWILDCATS.COM ALLEN LESSELS/BRANDON POLI (WBB CONTACTS) (603) 731-3768 - [email protected] / (603) 862-3835 - [email protected] 2017-18 SCHEDULE NEW HAMPSHIRE MEDIA NOVEMBER 11 SAT. @ XAVIER L 66-71 (OT) WILDCATS INFORMATION 15 WED. BOSTON UNIVERSITY & W 72-57 VENUE: Cross Insurance Center| Bangor, Maine 18 SAT. @ WAGNER W 65-53 Video: ESPN3 21 TUES. @BRYANT W 74-65 15-9|6-5 25 SAT. LA SALLE @ LEHIGH L 51-59 OVERALL AMERICA EAST 26 SUN. FAIRFIELD @ LEHIGH W 71-61 Home: 8-3 3-3 29 WED. COLBY-SAWYER COLLEGE & W 64-40 Road: 6-5 3-2 DECEMBER Neutral: 1-1 0-0 1 FRI. NORTHEASTERN & W 65-50 Last 5: 1-4 1-4 5 TUES. @DARTMOUTH L 49-57 Last 10: 5-5 5-5 VS 9 SAT. MANHATTAN COLLEGE W 68-55 LIVE STATS: sidearmstats.com/umaine/wbball 17 SUN. @BOSTON COLLEGE& L 55-64 (OT) 20 WED. @SACRED HEART W 74-47 TWITTER: @UNHHoops 29 FRI. CORNELL UNIVERSITY W 48-45 MAINE JANUARY 3 WED. UMBC &• W 56-51 BLACK BEARS 6 SAT. @UALBANY&• L 53-66 INSIDE 10 WED. @ BINGHAMTON&• W 63-61 15 MON. UMASS LOWELL &• W 66-45 16-8|9-2 THE SERIES 18 THURS. @VERMONT&• W 52-49 OVERALL AMERICA EAST SERIES VS. MAINE: 52-32 MAINE LEADS 21 SUN. @STONY BROOK&• W 51-50 STREAK: MAINE - W2 24 WED. MAINE &• L 46-56 Home: 8-2 4-1 LAST MEETING: JAN. 24, 2018 (MAINE WIN, 56-46) Road: 7-6 5-1 27 SAT. BINGHAMTON &• L 52-54 Neutral: 1-0 0-0 FIRST MEETING: 1975-76 (MAINE WIN, 68-58) 31 WED. @HARTFORD&• L 49-85 Last 5: 5-0 5-0 FEBRUARY Last 10: 8-2 8-2 3 SAT. UALBANY &• W 74-68 5 MON. VERMONT &• L 53-58 8 THURS. @MAINE &• 7 PM UNH STORYLINES 11 SUN. @UMBC&• 1 PM • UNH is 6-5 in America East and 15-9 overall after Monday’s 58-53 home loss to Vermont. 14 WED. HARTFORD &• 11 AM 17 SAT. STONY BROOK &• 1 PM • The Wildcats are tied for fourth in the league standings. 22 THURS. @ UMASS LOWELL&• 7 PM • UNH snapped Albany’s eight-game win streak on Feb. 3. FEBRUARY/MARCH 28 WED. AE FIRST ROUND TBA • Carlie Pogue had her first double-double of the season vs. Albany. 3-4 SAT/SUN. AE QUARTERFINALS/SEMIFINALS* TBA • Quarterfinals, semifinals of the league tournament are March 3 and 4 in Portland, Maine. 9 FRI. AE FINALS TBA • UNH is 8-3 in Lundholm Gymnasium this season. *AE QUARTERFINALS/SEMIFINALS AT CROSS INSURANCE ARENA, PORTLAND, ME HOME GAMES IN BOLD, NEUTRAL GAMES IN ITALICS • There are five games left, two at home, in the regular season. • AMERICA EAST GAME • The Wildcats won their first outright America East regular season championship with a 15-1 league record last & TV: ESPN3/FOX COLLEGE SPORTS/WBIN CLASSICS year. 2017-18 AMERICA EAST • Tickets for UNH home games are available at www.unhwildcats.com, by calling 603-862-4000 or at the STANDINGS Whittemore Center box office. AMERICA EAST OVERALL W L PCT. W L PCT. PROBABLE STARTERS PPG RPG APG MPG NOTES Albany 9 2 .818 20 4 .833 #2 BRITTNI LAI • 4th in league in assists with 4.1 Maine 9 2 .818 16 8 .667 Sr. | Guard | 5-6 10.0 2.6 4.1 35.0 per game Irvington, N.Y./Irvington Binghamton 7 4 .636 16 8 .667 #5 AMANDA TORRES • 4-for-4 in foul shots vs. Fr.| Guard | 5-7 2.2 1.1 0.7 15.0 New Hampshire 6 5 .545 15 9 .625 Hudson, N.H./Proctor Academy Vermont Hartford 6 5 .545 14 10 .583 #24 OLIVIA HEALY • Half her 16 points vs. Vermont in Sr. | Guard/Forward | 5-10 12.4 6.4 2.3 33.8 Stony Brook 5 6 .455 13 11 .542 Reading, Mass./Reading 4th period Vermont 4 6 .400 7 16 .304 #35 KAT FOGARTY • One of two Wildcats (with Healy) Sr. | Forward | 6-2 11.8 5.9 1.4 33.7 to start all 24 games UMBC 2 8 .200 3 20 .130 Westminster, Mass./Marist College #32 CARLIE POGUE • 22 points vs. Maine on Jan. 24 UMass Lowell 0 10 .000 3 20 .130 Sr. | Center | 6-2 14.7 6.1 1.0 30.5 Cincinnati, Ohio/Princeton *BASED OFF OF STARTERS FROM THE PREVIOUS GAME THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Senior Olivia Healy scored 16 points and senior Aliza Simpson had QUICK FACTS 11 points and seven rebounds to lead the Wildcats in a 58-53 loss to Vermont on Monday night in Lundholm Gymnasium. Senior Brittni Lai GENERAL INFORMATION had nine points and six rebounds. The Wildcats hit a season-high seven Location: ..................................................................................................Durham, N.H. 03824 three-point shots in the game. Simpson had three of them. UNH was Founded: ............................................................................................................................... 1866 coming off a 74-68 win over league-leading Albany. Enrollment: .......................................................................................................................14,596 President: ..................................................................................................... Mark Huddleston UNH is 15-9 overall and 6-5 in America East and in a battle for a top Athletic Director: ............................................................................................Marty Scarano four spot in the league standings. Albany and Maine are tied for the Deputy Athletic Director: ............................................................................Steve Metcalf top spot with 9-2 league records. Binghamton is third at 7-4. New Senior Associate A.D. for Compliance/SWA: ...............................Michelle Bronner Hampshire and Hartford are tied for fourth at 6-5 and Stony Brook is sixth at 5-6. Faculty Representative: ....................................................................Dr. Heather Barber Colors: ......................................................................................................Navy Blue and White Pogue leads four Wildcats in double figures at 14.7 points a game. Nickname: ......................................................................................................................Wildcats Healy is next at 12.4, senior Kat Fogarty is at 11.8 and Lai at 10. Healy Affiliation: ........................................................................................................NCAA Division I leads in rebounds at 6.4, Pogue’s at 6.1, Fogarty at 5.9 and Simpson at Conference: .......................................................................................................... America East 4.8. Arena (Capacity): ������������������������������������������������������������ Lundholm Gymnasium (2,500) Basketball Office Phone: ......................................................................... (603) 862-0281 Basketball Office Fax: ................................................................................ (603) 862-3839 The Wildcats are second in America East in scoring defense, allowing 57 Main Athletics Office: ................................................................................ (603) 862-1850 points a game. They average 59.9 points a game, which is seventh-best Athletic Website: �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������UNHWildcats.com in the league in scoring offense. UNH Athletics Facebook: ............................................................................./UNHWildcats UNH Athletics Twitter: ................................................................................@UNHWildcats UNH Women’s Basketball Twitter: .............................................................@UNHHoops UNH Athletics Instagram:..........................................................................@UNHWildcats The Wildcats went 26-6 overall last season and were 15-1 in the UNH Women’s Basketball Instagram: ............................................................@unhwbb America East Conference to grab their first outright regular season UNH Athletics YouTube: .............................................................................../UNHAthletics league title. They return a veteran group – led by Carlie Pogue, the reigning America East Player of the Year, and three other players who won league postseason honors. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF INFORMATION Head Basketball Coach: ..............................................Maureen Magarity (Marist, ’03) Career Record/Years: ..................................................................... 111-101/11th Season The returning players combined to score 55.7 points of the 61.3 points Record at School/Years: ............................................................111-101/Eighth Season UNH scored per game last year. Pogue averaged 16.6 points and 7.9 Assistant Coach: ....................................................................Brendan Copes (Marist, ‘03) rebounds a game to lead the team in both categories and pull down Assistant Coach:.................................................... Kelsey Hogan (New Hampshire, ‘14) the program’s first Player of the Year honors in nearly three decades. Assistant Coach:..............................................................Jade Singleton (Duquesne ’08) TEAM INFORMATION 2016-17 Overall Record: ................................................................................................. 26-6 UNH was picked to finish sixth in last year’s America East preseason 2016-17 Conference Record/Finish: .....................................................15-1/First Place coaches’ poll. Coach Maureen Magarity’s squad was picked to finish Lettermen Returning/Lost: ............................................................................................13/2 first in the preseason poll this year. Starters Returning/Lost: ....................................................................................................5/0 Newcomers: