New Hampshire Drops Heartbreaker to Albany

UNH won the battle for the draw control for the third consecutive time – this one by Cori Rees (East Hampstead, N.H.) – which led to Puccia's shot at 15:02 that caromed off the post.

Albany successfully cleared the ball to its offensive end, where the combination of Antelmi and Burek produced a carbon copy of the team's second goal to put the visitors back on top, 4-3, at 13:41. Mel Rorie's free-position shot at 12:56 ricocheted off the crossbar, but Burek gathered the ground ball and Parker maneuvered deep through the left wing to extend the advantage to 5-3 at 12:45.

Cohen was awarded a free position at the top of the fan. After a few steps, she placed a bounce shot over Berman and under the crossbar to lift the Wildcats within 5-4 at 6:30.

Parker drove down the middle of the fan to reestablish a two-goal lead, 6-4, at 3:18 and that was the halftime score.

Albany opened second-half play with possession. Parker hit the post and then was denied by O'Keefe, who also turned aside Rorie's free-position shot. The Great Danes' extended possession continued, however, and Parker, from the top of the fan, lobbed a pass over a double team to the middle of the fan, where Burek caught the pass and scored for a 7-4 lead at 26:10.

Keagins netted a free-position goal, her second tally of the game and 20th of the season, to trim the deficit to 7-5 at 24:38. Nock was awarded a free position on the far-right side of the fan, advanced to the near post and dropped her crosse low to beat Berman and make the score 7-6 at 18:31.

O'Keefe kept the 'Cats within one goal by denying Antelmi at 16:14 and Parker at 15:58, then at the other end of the field Berman robbed Simpson, who fired a one-timer off Cohen's feed from the middle of the fan at 13:20.

Burek scored a man-up free-position goal at 12:51 to give the Great Danes an 8-6 lead at 12:51. Cohen gained possession of the ensuing draw, but Nock's shot sailed high and Berman snared Puccia's attempt to keep UNH at bay. An Albany turnover led to a free position for the Wildcats, and Keagins dodged from the top-left of the fan to the middle before firing a shot into the goal that lifted the home squad within 8-7 at 10:23.

Pollock, in front of the goal, converted Eamer's pass into her 21st goal of the season and a 9-7 lead at 8:27.

UNH finished with a 23-22 shot advantage, as well as an 11-8 edge in draw controls. UA had the advantage in ground balls (14-8) and turnovers (9-11).

New Hampshire returns to action April 18 (6:00 p.m.) at Columbia University. The Wildcats' next home game is Senior Day on April 21 against UMBC. Game time at Memorial Field is 12:00 p.m.

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