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UNH earns 10 first-place finishes at Southern Maine

By Cassie Hollasch · Wednesday, March 3, 2021

University of Southern Maine (USM) track & field hosted the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and the University of Maine this past Friday and Saturday. The UNH women secured four first-place finishes in 19 events this weekend, while the men’s team saw six first-place finishes out of the 19 events.

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UNH storms back to beat UMass 3-1

By Cassie Hollasch · Wednesday, March 3, 2021

DURHAM, N.H. – University of New Hampshire (UNH) field hockey (1-0) won their season opener on Friday against UMass Amherst (0-1) by a final of 3-1. The Wildcats were trailing 1-0 at the half but came back and scored three unanswered goals within three minutes of each other. This quickly turned a one-goal deficit into a two-goal lead for UNH to make a great start to their 2021 campaign.

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Wildcats blow past Merrimack in 5-1 victory

By Cassie Hollasch · Monday, March 1, 2021

DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire (UNH) women's soccer team (2-0, 0-0) won their second game of the season in style with a 5-1 win over Merrimack College (1-1). UNH’s defense left Merrimack on their heels for almost the entire game. Head coach Steve Welham said the team's goal coming into the game was to press Merrimack off the field. They certainly did, with several goals coming from Merrimack turnovers in the attacking third.

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Junior Emily Rickwood helping lead UNH to the postseason

By Cassie Hollasch · Friday, Feb. 26, 2021

Emily Rickwood didn’t always want to play hockey. Back home in Ontario, Canada she first tried the sport after her dad decided to help coach one of the boy’s teams. He begged her to come out for the team, and she eventually agreed. She made the team and from then on, she was in love. Rickwood played for her dad from that moment on taking on any challenge she faced.

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Wildcats look to defend America East title in 2021

By Cassie Hollasch · Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021

Last time we saw the University of New Hampshire (UNH) men’s soccer team they had just lost a heartbreaker to Virginia Tech in the second round of the 2019 NCAA tournament after beating Fairleigh Dickinson (FDU) in the first round. This was only their fourth ever appearance in the NCAA tournament.

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UNH to face UAlbany after 29-point loss in regular season finale

By Cassie Hollasch · Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021

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.

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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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