University of Massachusets Athletics
Friday, August 24
Durham, N.H.
6 p.m.
University of Massachusetts
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2
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New Hampshire
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| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
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| UMASS | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Photo by: Thom Kendall - UMass Athletics
Field Hockey Falls to UNH in Season Opener, 3-2
August 24, 2018 | Field Hockey
Antonet Louw notches two goals in collegiate debut
DURHAM, N.H. – University of Massachusetts junior transfer Antonet Louw knotted two goals in less than two minutes, but New Hampshire answered with a pair late in the second half to secure a 3-2 season-opening win over UMass on Friday night at Memorial Field.
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Six Minutewomen made their collegiate debut in field players Mus Defauwes, Chloe Hillier, Sophie Johnson, Louw and Clodagh Moloney plus goalkeeper Johanna von dem Borne.
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Von dem Borne made three saves in her first hockey action at the college level, while her counterpart, Kelsey Rudert, tallied five stops.
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UNH opened the scoring in the waning stages of the first half. After being awarded a penalty corner in the 34th minute, Kayla Sliz sent a low, hard shot to the left side of the cage that was redirected home by Bailey Fanikos for a 1-0 lead.
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Louw's pair came quickly and gave the Minutewomen their only lead of the evening. The South Africa native posted the equalizer in the 49th minute after finishing a centering feed from Lucy Cooper, then added her second marker in as many minutes. On the second tally, Johnson contributed an entry feed from outside the 25-yard line that came to Louw before she corralled the ball and gave Massachusetts a 2-1 advantage.
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But the Wildcats would counter in the 58th minute. In the aftermath of a green card assessed to UMass, Tia Raspante tied the score at two-apiece. Soon after, Finn Caron notched what proved to be the game-winning goal at the 62:33 mark with an assist going to to Bloem van den Brekel.
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UMass nearly reclaimed the lead at 3-2 in the 59th minute when Rachael Burchell put a shot on target, but Rudert knocked down the attempt to keep the ball out of the cage.
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Once again in search of the game-tying goal, von dem Borne was pulled for a kicking back in Moloney, but the Minutewomen were unable to equalize. As the final minutes of regulation approached, a defensive save by Sophie de Jonge kept the margin at one goal.
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The Maroon and White finished with the edge in overall shots, 11-10, and both teams put seven attempts on target. UNH wrapped up the night with four corners to one for Massachusetts.
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UMass is back on the pitch on Sun., Aug. 26 in the Wildcat Classic consolation game and will face Northeastern at 11 a.m. from Memorial Field.
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For the latest news and updates around UMass field hockey, follow the team on Facebook (UMass Field Hockey), Twitter (@UMassFH) and Instagram (@UMassFieldHockey).
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Six Minutewomen made their collegiate debut in field players Mus Defauwes, Chloe Hillier, Sophie Johnson, Louw and Clodagh Moloney plus goalkeeper Johanna von dem Borne.
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Von dem Borne made three saves in her first hockey action at the college level, while her counterpart, Kelsey Rudert, tallied five stops.
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UNH opened the scoring in the waning stages of the first half. After being awarded a penalty corner in the 34th minute, Kayla Sliz sent a low, hard shot to the left side of the cage that was redirected home by Bailey Fanikos for a 1-0 lead.
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Louw's pair came quickly and gave the Minutewomen their only lead of the evening. The South Africa native posted the equalizer in the 49th minute after finishing a centering feed from Lucy Cooper, then added her second marker in as many minutes. On the second tally, Johnson contributed an entry feed from outside the 25-yard line that came to Louw before she corralled the ball and gave Massachusetts a 2-1 advantage.
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But the Wildcats would counter in the 58th minute. In the aftermath of a green card assessed to UMass, Tia Raspante tied the score at two-apiece. Soon after, Finn Caron notched what proved to be the game-winning goal at the 62:33 mark with an assist going to to Bloem van den Brekel.
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UMass nearly reclaimed the lead at 3-2 in the 59th minute when Rachael Burchell put a shot on target, but Rudert knocked down the attempt to keep the ball out of the cage.
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Once again in search of the game-tying goal, von dem Borne was pulled for a kicking back in Moloney, but the Minutewomen were unable to equalize. As the final minutes of regulation approached, a defensive save by Sophie de Jonge kept the margin at one goal.
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The Maroon and White finished with the edge in overall shots, 11-10, and both teams put seven attempts on target. UNH wrapped up the night with four corners to one for Massachusetts.
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UMass is back on the pitch on Sun., Aug. 26 in the Wildcat Classic consolation game and will face Northeastern at 11 a.m. from Memorial Field.
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For the latest news and updates around UMass field hockey, follow the team on Facebook (UMass Field Hockey), Twitter (@UMassFH) and Instagram (@UMassFieldHockey).
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UMASS
UNH
Goals
2
3
Shots
11
10
Shots on Goal
7
7
Saves
3
5
Corners
1
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
Fanikos, Bailey (1)
Assisted By: McNamara, Erin
corner: 7 L side low, hard shot redirect
33:02
LOUW, Antonet (1)
Assisted By: COOPER, Lucy
6 L wing center pass; 21 redirect in fro
48:07
LOUW, Antonet (2)
Assisted By: JOHNSON, Sophie
13 long entry outside 25, R side; 21 red
49:17
Raspante, Tia (1)
Assisted By: Bajus, Nicky
17 entry pass from 25; mass of people in
57:08
Caron, Finn (1)
Assisted By: van den Brekel,Bloem
10 entry R side; 2 redirect
62:33
Game Leaders
Shots
4
SOG
2
Goals
2
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
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