Hallie Shiers against a UNH defender for the ball
1
Merrimack MC (1-1-0, 0-0-0)
5
Winner New Hampshire UNH (2-0-0, 0-0-0)
Merrimack MC
(1-1-0, 0-0-0)
1
Final
5
New Hampshire UNH
(2-0-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Merrimack MC 0 1 1
New Hampshire UNH 4 1 5

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women's Soccer Toppled by New Hampshire

Links: Box Score

DURHAM, N.H. —The Merrimack women's soccer team fell on the road 5-1 at the University of New Hampshire on Wednesday.

The Basics
Score: Merrimack Warriors 1, New Hampshire Wildcats 5
Records: Merrimack (1-1-0, 0-0-0 NEC) | UNH (2-0-0, 0-0-0 America East)
Location: Durham N.H. | Wildcat Field

The Summary
  • The host Wildcats struck for four goals in the first half, with the opening tally of the game coming in the fifth minute from a give-and-go play to the outside. In the 32nd minute, the second tally was chipped in off of a corner kick.
  • Within a minute, the Wildcats tacked on two goals, with the first being a shallow shot from a ball that pinballed at the top of the 18-yard box. Off the kick off, UNH advanced the ball and sent a chip shot came in from service in the top right corner from 20 yards out.
  • UNH scored its fifth of the afternoon in the second half, as a ball was pulled from the corner and fed in from a head-on shot 15 yards out from goal.
  • Sophomore Hallie Shiers scored for the Warriors in the 51st minute. A free kick by Katelyn Richardson was skied into the half and pulled out through a scrum along the outside, where the second ball was hauled down by Erin Tyldesley. Shiers cut out from the fray and fired a rising shot from 22 yards out for her first goal of the year.
 
Stats & Figures
  • Offensively, the Warriors posted five shots and two shots on goal.
  • In the first half, New Hampshire had 13 shots and nine shots on goal, with five corner kicks.
  • Megan Langlois faced 17 shots, with Michele Silva subbing in for her Merrimack debut in the 78th minute.  
 
Up Next
Merrimack will play its first Northeast Conference contest of the year on Tuesday, March 2, as the Warriors will host Saint Francis Brooklyn at 3 PM. Follow along with the team's schedule for any changes to game times and opponents.
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