Terriers Edge New Hampshire, 12-10

Tuesday, April 9

Durham, NH

4 PM

Boston University

9-4

New Hampshire

8-5

Boston U.

New Hampshire

Photo by: Steve McLaughlin

April 9, 2019 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score Box Score Highlights

DURHAM, N.H. – Contending in frigid temperatures and a second-half snowstorm, the Boston University women's lacrosse team eked out a 12-10 victory against New Hampshire to cap its non-conference slate Tuesday afternoon at Wildcat Stadium.

Kaitlin Belval was a force all over the field, collecting a career-high nine draw controls while also posting team highs of four ground balls and three caused turnovers. Kailey Conry, the NCAA's leader in assists per game, paced the attack with six points on five assists and one goal, while Hannah Kenneally netted her second straight hat trick.

The Terriers held a dominating 19-5 advantage on the draw, including an 11-1 clip in the second half.

How it Happened

Belval saw a gap in the UNH defense and took it to the cage to kick-start the BU attack, knotting the score at 1-1 just under six minutes into action.
However, the Wildcats answered with three straight solo goals over a four-minute span to surge ahead.
Kenneally broke up a 12-minute scoring drought by drilling the upper 90 on a free position shot, putting the Terriers within two.
Ava Barry and Kelly Mathews used back-to-back extra-man opportunities to tie the game before Emily Vervlied slotted the go-ahead goal with 8:24 left in the half.
Kenneally five-holed the keeper less than a minute later, but UNH broke up BU's 5-0 run following a 15-minute scoring lapse, though the Terriers held a 6-5 edge at the break.
UNH opened the second half with a quick strike to knot it up until Bridget McCarthy swung the scoreboard back in favor of BU, 7-6, with 20:17 left in the game.
Just under two minutes later, former Terrier Mickenzie Larivee tied it up at 7-all, marking the fourth tie of the game.
The stalemate wouldn't last long as McCarthy, MacMaster and Irvine combined for a 3-0 spurt to give BU its largest lead of the game, 10-7, with 13:30 remaining.
UNH made things interesting as it cut the deficit to one with just under six minutes left, but Kenneally one-timed a feed from Lexi Lewis to make it 12-10 with 2:34 left on the clock.

Game Notes

Mackenzie Howe matched a career high with seven draw controls for the third time this season.
Belval and Howe accounted for 16 of BU's 19 draw controls, while Tonianne Magnelli accounted for the remaining three.
BU won its fourth straight game against the Wildcats, its longest streak since winning 11 straight games between 2006-10.
The Terrierd overcame a three-goal deficit to mark its largest comeback win of the season.
UNH's three-goal lead matched its largest lead in the series since its last win against the Terriers in 2015, a 9-8 overtime decision in Durham.
Kennady Smith finished with six saves in net.

Up Next

The Terriers will return to Patriot League action as it visits Bucknell on Saturday, April 13.
Opening draw is scheduled for 1 p.m. and the game can be seen live on the Patriot League Network.