Field Hockey Posts 3-1 Victory over UNH

Friday, September 3

Boston, MA

4 PM

Boston University

(2-1)

New Hampshire

(1-2)

New Hampshire

Boston University

September 3, 2021 | Field Hockey

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BOSTON - In a game where shots were at a premium, the Boston University field hockey team scored in each of the final three quarters to post a 3-1 victory over visiting New Hampshire on Friday at New Balance Field.

BU opened the scoring off a corner in the final moment of the opening half and made it a 2-0 lead with a goal in the 42nd minute. After the Wildcats got on the board with 13:03 to play, the Terriers ended their hopes of a comeback with another corner goal just three minutes later.

The Terriers improve to 2-1 while the Wildcats fall to 1-2.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Just when it appeared that the teams would head into the break scoreless, the Terriers created a scoring chance in the final seconds of the opening half and went on to earn the game's first corner.
On the ensuing corner, stick stop Casey Thompson slipped the ball over to Payton Anderson on the left side, where the freshman drilled a shot underneath the legs of UNH netminder Jemma Woods for a 1-0 lead heading into the break.
BU doubled its lead with 3:13 remaining in the third quarter as junior Ellie McIntyre won a ball outside the circle and sent a bouncing pass to classmate Gianna Pantaleo, who had a perfect first touch in the middle of the circle to set up a shot that again went through Woods' legs.
The Wildcats cut their deficit in half in the 47th minute off an impressive individual effort by Jaiden Wittle, who picked off a clearing attempt and created space at the top of the circle for a reverse-stick drive that found the left boards.
BU quickly regained a two-goal lead, however, by scoring off a corner just three minutes after the UNH tally.
After inserting the ball, senior Rebecca Janes was positioned at the left post, where she was the beneficiary of a double-redirect as Anderson's attempt was tipped by senior Miya Denison right to Janes.
UNH had one more corner but junior Rachel Borzymowski came up with an impressive defensive save and the Terriers closed out the 3-1 win.

GAME NOTES

The Terriers held a 7-5 advantage in shots and did not allow one until the 43rd minute.
Anderson scored for the second time in as many games and currently leads the team in both points (5) and goals (2) this season.
BU had five corners while allowing two.
Junior Caroline Kelly earned the win in goal after keeping the Wildcats scoreless in the first half.
Sophomore Kate Thomason was in the cage for the second half and made one save.
Woods make one stop in goal for the Wildcats.
BU has now won all six meetings versus UNH since joining the Patriot League in 2013.

UP NEXT

The Terriers will return to action on Sunday (Sept. 5) when they host No. 3 Iowa.
The Hawkeyes, who reached the NCAA semifinals last season for the first time in 12 years, will be the highest-ranked opponent on New Balance Field since Duke came to town ranked second in 2017.