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Letter from the Athletic Director .................... 3

State of AthleticsAcademics .............................. 5Athletics ................................. 6Athletics Development ........... 7Finance ................................... 8Philosophy & Culture ............ 9

Appendix AWomen’s Soccer ................... 11Men’s Soccer ........................ 12Volleyball ............................. 13Football ................................ 14Field Hockey ........................ 15Men’s Cross Country ........... 16Women’s Cross Country ...... 17Men’s Hockey ...................... 18Women’s Hockey ................. 19Men’s Basketball .................. 20Women’s Basketball ............. 21

Men’s Indoor Track .............. 22Women’s Indoor Track ......... 23Men’s and Women’s Skiing ................................... 24Women’s Swimming & Diving .................................. 25Gymnastics ........................... 26Women’s Lacrosse ............... 27Men’s Outdoor Track ........... 28Women’s Outdoor Track ...... 29

Appendix BJim Urquhart Student-Athletes of the Year .............. 31Coaches of the Year .............. 32Tina True Award ................... 32Academic Excellence Award ................................... 33Community InvolvementAward ................................... 33

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2011-12 New HampshireState of Athletics

UNH Wildcats @unhwildcats UNH Athletics unhwildcats.com

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Dear Friends of UNH,

The short respite between academic seasons is upon us and we find ourselves “winding down” from a very successful and exciting 2012-2013 campaign.

We witnessed much change during the 2012-2013 academic year and enjoyed a lot of success as well. Many of our programs maintained the high standard of accom-plishment they have established (football, field hockey, men’s soccer, skiing), while oth-ers returned to their rightful place among the elite (men’s hockey, swimming & diving). Additionally, we had many individuals compete in NCAA events and garner postseason awards. All the while, and most importantly, all of our student-athletes continued to excel in the classroom and the community.

It was both ironic and symbolic that this year ended with the wonderful story of Cameron Lyle. Most impactful for those of us who know Cameron was the fact that his great humility, bravery and compassion for others truly represents most of our student-athletes. Cameron never wavered when faced with his challenge and did so without hesitation. He is a fabulous individual, and for those of us who work on behalf of our student-athletes, we were once again reminded why we “do what we do.”

There is no better way to summarize the 2012-2013 year than the symbolism of Cam’s story. Our athletes and teams faced challenges head on, did so with dignity and unparalleled humility, all the while acting as fabulous ambassadors for our University. We always look forward to the new year and the many unanticipated opportunities that await us. I hope you enjoy looking back on this exceptional year while reviewing this Annual Report and continue supporting our mission going forward. Thanks for all and Go Cats!

Sincerely,

Marty Scarano Athletics Director

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AcademicsUNH student-athletes are provided with an all-encompassing academic support system that prepares them for the rigors of their college career as incoming freshmen and supplies them with the resources necessary for achieving and sustaining success during their years on campus.

The academic support staff achieves its mission in four ways: providing general academic information, monitoring academic progress, arranging tutorial services and referring student-athletes to support of-fices on campus.

General academic information – The academic support offices are conveniently located in the field house and provide student-athletes with information pertaining to NCAA eligibility and academic se-lections. Academic support personnel also assist student-athletes In accessing other campus resources to ensure their academic success.

Monitoring academic progress-- The academic support staff communicates with professors, aca-demic advisors and coaches on an ongoing basis. Progress reports for all first-year student-athletes are gathered during the midpoint of the fall and spring semesters, with the professors evaluating the student-athletes on performance, attendance and class participation. Student-athletes have group and individual meetings with the academic support staff throughout the year to monitor progress and offer additional academic strategies.

Tutorial program – All student-athletes are eligible for free tutorial assistance through the athletic de-partment. The tutors are University undergraduate and graduate students who have been recommended by their professors to mentor in specific subject areas. Student-athletes are able to arrange tutoring ses-sions that accommodate their own hectic schedules. Individual and small study groups are available.

Academic center – The student-athlete academic center, located in the Field House, is equipped with computers, study carrels and study tables. It is a place for student-athletes to complete academic work before and after practice.

The benefits of the academic support system were once again evident in 2012-13 as UNH had the high-est number of student-athletes named to the America East Fall Honor Roll (108). Additionally, the football team led the CAA with 24 members named to the CAA Academic All-Conference Team. The men’s and women’s soccer teams received the NSCAA Academic Award for having a team GPA of at least 3.0. UNH was one of only two schools to have both teams receive this award.

Five Wildcat teams were honored by the NCAA with the Public Recognition Award for multiyear Aca-demic Progress Rates (APR) in the top 10 percent of all teams in their respective sports: men’s skiing, gymnastics, women’s cross country, women’s indoor track & field and women’s outdoor track & field.

UNH Program APR (2008-12) League RankMen’s Skiing 1,000 1Women’s Cross Country 1,000 1Women’s Indoor Track & Field 1,000 1Women’s Outdoor Track & Field 1,000 1Women’s Gymnastics 1,000 1Women’s Skiing 994 3Men’s Ice Hockey 991 2Women’s Lacrosse 991 1Women’s Swimming & Diving 991 3Men’s Soccer 985 1Football 978 2

Several UNH student-athletes garnered individual academic honors. Sophomore swimmer Katie Mann was the recipient of the America East Scholar-Athlete award in her respective sport. Mann, an English major, is only the second sophomore from UNH to be selected as a scholar-athlete.

Women’s Nordic skier Liz Guiney was the first UNH athlete to receive the NCAA’s prestigious Elite 89 Award. This award is given to the student-athlete with the highest GPA at each of the NCAA’s 89 championships. Women’s hockey player Katie Brock received the esteemed Dean Williamson Award for her “outstanding and well-rounded extracurricular activities, scholarship, athletics, and loyalty to the University.”

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Fall Highlights• Football extended its nationwide record of consecutive NCAA FCS Tournament appearances to nine.• The field hockey squad won the America East regular-season title for the third consecutive year and ad-

vanced to the conference championship.• Women’s cross country placed second at the America East Championships and finished 13th at the NCAA

Northeast Regional.• Men’s cross country finished in second place at the America East Championships and placed 21st at the

NCAA Northeast Regional.• Men’s soccer advanced to the finals in the America East Championship and earned the conference record

for consecutive playoff shutouts with six.• Volleyball recorded a streak of seven consecutive wins. The team also advanced to the America East semi-

finals. • Women’s soccer extended its conference-record streak postseason with a 12th-straight America East Tour-

nament appearance.

Winter Highlights• The team advanced to the NCAA Regional Final held at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester N.H.

The program also ascended to the No. 1 ranking in the country in the Dec. 3 national polls.• The men’s/women’s ski team finished third at the EISA Championships and eighth at the NCAA skiing

Championships with six All-American performances. • Women’s swimming and diving set an all-time league championship record with 858 points to win the

America East Championship.• The women’s basketball team advanced to the America East Championship semifinals and garnered the

No. 5 seed in the conference.• Ferg Myrick netted a career-high 27 points to lift men’s basketball over Maine. The seventh-ranked team

advanced to the America East quarterfinal against second-seeded Vermont.• Women’s hockey knocked off two top-5 teams in the first half of the season with a 4-3 win over fourth-

ranked Boston College, and a 4-2 victory over fifth-ranked Boston University. • Austyn Fobes, Kayla Gray and Hannah Barile of the gymnastics team qualified for the National Collegiate

Women’s Gymnastics Championships. The team finished sixth at the EAGL Championships, with Gray winning the individual championship on the balance beam with a score of 9.875.

• Men’s indoor track & field finished fifth at the America East Championships and 11th at the New England Championships.

• Women’s indoor track & field earned fifth place at the America East Championships and 10th at the New England Championships. Darcy James, Morgan Costa, Anne Twombly, and Elise Beattie broke the school record for the distance medley relay at the New England championships.

Spring Highlights• Jenny Simpson of the women’s lacrosse team registered her 100th career goal in a thrilling 13-12 road

win over Binghamton. The program also competed in the America East semifinals for the 15th time in 16 years.

• Women’s track and field’s Anne Twombly ran her way to first place in the 1,500 meter run in the New England Championships. Keely Maguire qualified to competed in the NCAA East Regional.

• Men’s track and field’s Christopher Dupuis took the America East Title in the hammer throw as Max Hod-dwells took the New England Championship title in the triple jump.

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Athletics DevelopmentIn this past fiscal year $610,000 was raised in current use support though our athletic annual giving program: The Wildcat Fund. Alumni, parents, and friends as well as businesses made philanthropic gifts to support UNH Athletics as the result of mail and email solicitations, personal visits from development officers, peer to peer solicitations from volunteers, and student phonathon callers. Within The Wildcat Fund, donors designated their gift to any of our 17 athletic Friends Groups (operational funding), Athletic Scholarships (supporting the $8 million annual cost to fund 330 athletic scholarships), and/or the Athletic Director’s Priorities (department-wide initiatives). Almost 2,000 donors contributed to the success of our annual giving program with an aver-age gift size of $305, an increase in 60% from last year’s average gift.

This year the introduction of priority parking at football games provided individuals making an annual gift of $1,000 or more (to any areas within The Wildcat Fund), with the opportunity to enhance their game-day ex-perience and purchase one of 90 reserved parking spaces in the Priority Lot. A similar plan was implemented for men’s hockey where an annual gift amount of $2,500 enabled individuals to purchase a limited number of parking spaces. We will continue to build on these initiatives in FY14, making improvements and expanding these opportunities. In addition, a Skybox Lounge access pass was made available to men’s hockey season ticket holders who made an annual gift of $500 or more to any area within The Wildcat Fund.

The Athletic Alumni Challenge launched in January 2013, with alumni from every athletic program compet-ing to notch the highest percent participation rate for gifts to any area within The Wildcat Fund. When the fiscal year ended on June 30th, the ski program took first place with 44 percent of its alumni making an an-nual gift, followed by women’s volleyball with 26 percent and swimming and diving with 23 percent. The Friends groups for each of these programs received bonuses of $2,500, $1,500 and $1,000 for first, second and third place respectively. Overall, 10 out of 14 athletic alumni groups had participation rates over 15% and the combined participation rate for all athletic alumni giving making an annual gift to any within The Wildcat Fund was 20% .

In the area of major gifts, we received a significant capital gift towards the Student-Athlete Center for Ex-cellence, a transformational space to be located on the second floor of the Field House, which will provide Personal, Academic and Career Enhancement (PACE program) for all of our student-athletes. Funding was also secured from two generous alumni for a new scoreboard at Bremner Field, which will greatly benefit our men’s and women’s soccer programs. In addition, the Athletics Development team worked with loyal supporters to establish five (5) new endowed athletic scholarship funds, providing a permanent source of in-come for the Athletic Department. Endowed gifts are invested, with a percentage (currently 4 percent of the 12-month moving average) of the income growth supporting a specific program or areas, as directed by the donor(s). The remaining income is invested into the endowment, ensuring that that value of the investment grows in perpetuity. The minimum amount required to establish a new endowed fund at UNH is $50,000 and this amount can be paid all at once or in installments (three to five years). Currently there are close to 100 named endowed athletic funds, the majority of which provide meritorious scholarships support. In this fiscal year, gifts to establish these new funds combined with donations made to a number of our existing endowed athletic funds totaled $1.2 million.

In the area of gift planning, five (5) families confirmed their intentions to make a bequest gift (a deferred gift provision in their estate plans) to UNH. Collectively, these bequest gifts represent close to $650,000 in schol-arship support for future Wildcat student-athletes. We are grateful for these families for choosing to name UNH as the beneficiary and thereby becoming a member of the Ben Thompson Society. A bequest can be a powerful expression of your faith in the University and provides significant future support to UNH Athletics.On October 12, 2012, head coaches, key Athletic and University personnel, and members of the UNH Athlet-ics family gathered together in Huddleston Hall for our 2nd annual Endowed Athletic Scholarship Luncheon. This marquee stewardship and engagement event recognized 60 athletic benefactors and the 70 student-athletes who directly benefit from their generosity. In addition to the luncheon, the Athletics Development team supported a number of athletic alumni and Friends group functions, sport-specific golf tournaments, and celebratory anniversaries throughout the year. Of special significance, we celebrated the 50th anniver-sary of the 1962 undefeated, Yankee Conference Champions football team, honoring 25 members of that team on the Saturday of Homecoming Weekend.

Overall, in order to ensure the ongoing success of UNH Athletics we must continue to grow our annual giv-ing program, increase the number and value of our endowed athletic funds, and identify a greater number of generous individuals and corporations who wish to support our key capital projects over the next several years. The loyal support of alumni, parents and friends plays an essential role in our ability to establish a sus-tainable financial model for the Athletic Department. To make a secure, philanthropic gift online, please visit: www.unh.edu/supportathletics.

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FinanceThe Athletic Department completed FY13 with positive net revenue for the first time in six years reducing the accumulated operating deficit. Overall revenues were up 7.5% over the prior year with a 4.3% increase in expenditures. Ticket Sales, our largest generated revenue stream, were relatively flat over the prior year. This may be indicative of an end to the annual declines we have experienced the preceding 5 years. Implemen-tation of a ticket sales team proved successful and will continue into FY14 as acquiring new and retaining current customers continues to be a priority. Other generated revenue increases were achieved in NCAA Con-ference Distributions (11.2%), Game Guarantee Revenues (15.6%) and Corporate Sponsorships and Royalties (3.4%).

The three largest expense items continue to be Athletic Scholarships, Salaries and Benefits and Direct Facility costs combining for 76.8% of total Athletic expenditures. These items increased 4.7% in FY13. The remaining $6 million of expenditures includes team travel, recruiting, game expenses, team equipment, uniforms and supplies, game guarantees, sport camps, medical insurance, and administrative support including marketing and promotions. Through prudent fiscal management and allocation of resources, these expenditures were kept to a 3.1% increase over FY12.

Investments were made in several facility improvements including the renovation of the Athletic Training Facility, installation of a new Football Scoreboard and Sound System, Memorial Field turf replacement and the purchase of two new gators.

As we finalize the FY13 financials and analysis and begin FY14, we will continue to focus on enhancing rev-enue streams, responsible management of our fiscal resources, and additional investments in our human and physical assets.

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Philosophy & CultureThe philosophy and culture of the Athletic Department is embodied in student-athlete development. Ex-cellence in academics and athletics is a portion of that development. It also entails perfecting skills to be successful in the University and state of New Hampshire communities as well as life-long endeavors. To accomplish this goal, the Athletic Department utilizes the expertise and services of many campus depart-ments and organizations, including Health & Wellness, Hazing, Diversity & Inclusion, Career Planning & Preparation, Financial Responsibility, Leadership and Community Service.

Student-athlete development includes activities such as: Wildcat Mentors (UNH student-athletes work with Newmarket Jr. High School); Read Across America (visit elementary and middle schools to read and facili-tate discussion on the importance of education and staying in school); Holiday Food and Toy Drives; Hoops for Hunger; Soles 4 Souls Shoe Collection (over 1,300 pairs shipped to people in the U.S. and abroad); and Alternative Spring Break (travel to New Orleans, West Virginia, Haiti and Honduras to assist in community rebuilding).

The collective team involvement in service projects and activities, which also included special projects by individual teams beyond the aforementioned list, exceeded 4,500 community service hours in the 2012-13 academic year.

The melding of UNH Athletics and the Granite State extends beyond community service. The Athletic De-partment facilities are utilized by more than just the 20 varsity teams it sponsors. The University’s recreation department has access to some of the intercollegiate facilities for intramural sports that are open to all Uni-versity students, and the UNH faculty/staff also has access for recreational use.

In addition, the Athletic Department has a partnership with Northeast Passage in which it provides support regarding admissions, athletic training and conditioning, and academic support. Taylor Chace honed his skills as part of the Northeast Passage program utilizing UNH’s facilities and went on to earn both a bronze (2006) and gold (2010) medal at the Paralympic Winter Games as a member of Team USA. Northwest Passage athletes will be directly involved in UNH athletics by participating in the department’s educational program-ming and community service events. Chace will captain the squad as it will compete in the 2014 Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russia.

Furthermore, the Seacoast community and entire state of New Hampshire benefit from UNH’s athletic fa-cilities. The Oyster River High School hockey team has called the Whittemore Center home for a number of years, and the facility also brings in numerous cheerleading competitions. Cowell Stadium and the Reggie F. Atkins Track & Field Facility have been home for the New Hampshire Special Olympics Summer Games and, more recently, local youth and high school football teams have played games at that venue, including the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock All-Star football game. At the Field House, Lundholm Gym is a site for NHIAA basketball championships, the Paul Sweet Oval holds several high school indoor track meets annually and Swasey Pool has both youth and high school events. The athletic facilities are also the home of various fundraisers, such as the Relay For Life at the Paul Sweet Oval.

UNH Athletic Department Mission StatementThe mission of the intercollegiate athletics program at UNH is to provide student-athletes a collegiate expe-rience that is enriched by their participation in programs that are competitive at the NCAA Division I level both regionally and nationally.

The intercollegiate athletics program also plays an important role by enhancing the quality of life for the University and statewide community by being a source of pride and identification with the University while always maintaining high standards of academic scholarship and integrity.

To fulfill its mission, the intercollegiate program must: (1) Provide student-athletes every opportunity to meet academic and athletic demands with the goal of graduating every student-athlete; (2) Provide resourc-es necessary to field competitive teams with league affiliations and to gain regional and national recogni-tion; (3) Provide equitable opportunities for all intercollegiate athletics by the active recruitment of minority athletes, and provide equitable opportunities for all women student-athletes commensurate with that of their male counterparts; (4) Provide excellent facilities for all athletes to train, practice and play; (5) Conduct all operations within state and federal law, University policies, rules of the NCAA and athletics conferences 9

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Overall Record: 5-12-2 Conference Record: 3-4-1

America East Tournament: Quarterfinals

The University of New Hampshire women’s soccer team finished the 2012 season with an overall record of 5-12-2 and a conference record of 3-4-1 en route to its 12th consecutive America East Tounament appearance.

The squad opened up the season with a 2-0 win over Fairfield at the TD Bank Vermont Classic. Freshman Kirstyn Corder recorded her first ever collegiate goal as well as the first goal of the season and Erica Correa posted a five-save shutout. The ‘Cats would fall in their next three games before playing to a 2-2 draw in the home opener against Rhode Island.

UNH picked up its next win at Holy Cross with a goal in the first frame of overtime to edge the competition, 2-1. Allie Coppenrath netted the goal in the 99th minute of play. The Wildcats opened up the confer-ence slate with a 2-1 victory over UMBC at home. In the next contest, New Hampshire and Binghamton played to a grueling 0-0 draw; Correa made five saves for the shutout.

The ‘Cats dropped a pair of one-goal decisions in the next two matches before picking up two more confer-fence wins. New Hampshire topped Vermont, 2-1, and picked up a win over Albany, 1-0. Meghan Ledwith scored the only goal of the game while Correa made seven saves for the shutout.

UNH fell in its last three regular seaon games by a mar-gin of one goal in each. Entering the America East tour-nament, the Wildcats earned the third seed and the right to host No. 6 Stony Brook. New Hampshire fell behind, 2-0, but Tara Fraprie cut the lead in half just before the end of the first half. In the end, the Wildcats were knocked out of the tournament by a score of 2-1.

Erica Correa - CoSIDA Capital One Academic All- America District 1 First Team America East All-Academic Team

Elizabeth Curry - America East All-Conference Second Team - America East All-Academic Team

Kirstyn Corder - America East All-Rookie Team

Kristi Zarrilli - America East All-Academic Team

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Overall Record: 7-7-6 Conference Record: 2-3-1

America East Tournament: AE Championship Game

After just missing the America East Tournament in 2011, the Wildcats earned the fifth seed going into the 2012 tournament by finishing the season with an overall record of 7-7-6 and a conference record of 2-3-1.

The Wildcats opened the season with a 3-0 loss to Oakland, but came charging back with a 1-0 double-overtime win against Michigan State. Senior Jordan Thomas scored the game winner in the 103rd, minute while keeper Travis Worra saved all seven shots he faced.

In the home opener against Marist, the ‘Cats fell by a score of 2-0. In the follow-ing game, UNH topped Penn, 2-1, in the second overtime frame. Robert Palumbo recorded the golden goal with just 1:42 remaining in play. The Wildcats picked up their third win of the season at the University of Vermont Fall Classic with a 2-0 victory over CCSU. After a 1-1 draw against UMass and a heartbreaking 4-3 overtime loss at Rhode Island, Palumbo lifted the Wildcats over Adelphi in over-time, 2-1. New Hampshire then picked up conference wins over Hartford (2-1, OT) and Boston University (1-0, OT).

The team took to the road in the first round of the America East Championship. At fourth-seeded Al-bany, the Wildcats edged the Great Danes in a thrilling penalty kick finish after remaining scoreless through regulation and overtime. In the semifinals, Paul Bianchi scored the only goal of the game against top-seeded Vermont. UNH advanced to the conference finals. There, the ‘Cats fell in a heart-breaking PK loss to no. 2 UMBC after drawing 0-0 through regulation and overtime. The Wildcats posted three consecutive shutouts in the tournament and recorded the sixth consecutive shutout in AE Tournament games, a conference record.

Jordan Thomas - America East All-Conference First Team

Lukas Goerigk - America East All-Rookie Team

Ryan McNabb - America East All-Academic Team

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Overall Record: 15-14Conference Record: 7-5

America East Tournament: Semifinals

The UNH volleyball team enjoyed a successful 2012 season with an overall record of 15-14 and a conference record of 7-5. The squad improved dramatically after garnering a 10-20 record just one year before.

The squad opened with a straight-sets win over Robert Morris at the Villanova Clas-sic.UNH began Sept. with three consecutive wins, including a 3-0 win over Iona, a 3-0 sweep of Holy Cross and a 3-2 win over Cen-tral Connecticut.

At the George Washington Inivitational, the Wildcats found their stride. The 3-2 win in the final match against Princeton triggered a seven-match winning streak, including a 4-0 start in conference play.

After falling to Albany and Hartford, UNH topped Providence in straight sets. The ‘Cats finished with conference wins over UMBC (3-2) and Hartford (3-0).

Heading into the America East Championship semifinals as the fourth seed, the Wildcats were ultimately ousted by top-seeded Albany, 3-0.

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Morgan Thatcher - America East All-Conference First Team

Brenna Buckwalter - AE All-Rookie Team

Tori Forrest - AE All-Rookie TeamJessie Schnepp - AE All-Academic Team

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Overall Record: 8-4 Conference Record: 6-2

NCAA Playoffs: Second Round

The University of New Hampshire football team extended its nation-leading streak of consecutive NCAA playoff appearances to nine after receiving an at-large berth in 2012. The team finished with a share of the CAA title after finishing conference play with a 6-2 record.

The Wildcats opened the season with a decisive 38-17 win over Holy Cross, but fell in the next game to FBS foe Minnesota. New Hampshire topped Central Connecticut by a score of 43-10 in game three. In the next game, at Old Dominion, an offensive battle ensued as ODU edged UNH, 64-61.

New Hampshire won the next six games, all of which were CAA contests. It started with a convincing 34-14 win vs. No. 8 Delaware. At Georgia State, the Wild-cats routed the Panthers, 44-21, giving head coach Sean McDonnell his 100th career win. On Home-coming, in front of a crowd of 12,834, the Wildcats came from behind with just under three minutes remaining on a touchdown run by Chris Setian to pull ahead of Richmond, 41-40. Kicker Mike Ma-cArthur knocked a 27-yard field goal through the uprights to finalize the score at 44-40.

In the 100th meeting in the all-time series between Maine and New Hampshire, UNH kept hold of the beloved Brice-Cowell Musket after recording a 28-21 win over the Black Bears in Orono.

Despite falling to Towson in the final game of the regular season, New Hampshire received an at-large bid to play Wofford in the NCAA second round. There, the ‘Cats were ousted, 23-7.

Matt Evans - College Sporting News Fabulous 50 All-America Team - A.P. All-America - AFCA Coaches’ All-America - The Sports Network All-America - Beyond Sports Network All- America Second Team - All-CAA First Team - All-New England Team - ECAC All-StarR.J. Harris - All-New England Team - All-CAA First Team - ECAC All-StarManny Asam - All-CAA Second Team Chris Zarkoskie - Chuck Boone Leadership Award - FCS ACA Academic All-Star Team - Capital One Academic District 1 First Team - NFF National Scholar-Athlete Award Semifinalist - Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee - All-CAA Third Team

Jared Smith - College Sports Journal FCS All- America - The Sports Network All-America Third Team - Beyond Sports Network All- America Third Team - All-CAA First Team - College Sports Madness All-CAA First Team - ECAC All-Star - All-New England TeamSeamus O’Neill - All-New England Team - All-CAA First Team - ECAC All-StarDontra Peters - All-CAA Second Team - All-New England TeamNico Steriti - All-CAA Second TeamMike Coccia - All-CAA Third TeamMike MacArthur- All-CAA Third TeamHarold Spears - All-CAA Third Team

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Brice Cowell Musket CelebrationMegan Bozek

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Overall Record: 12-8Conference Record: 5-0

America East Tournament: AE Championship Game

For the fourth consecutive year, the University of New Hampshire field hockey team finished the season with a winning record. The ‘Cats ended the 2012 season with an overall record of 12-8 and finished the conference slate with a perfect mark of 5-0, earning UNH its third consecutive regular-season title.

Despite opening the season with a pair of tough losses, the Wildcats bounced back to a record of 4-1 over the next five contests. Against seventh-ranked Northeastern, redshirt freshman Meg Flatley scored the game-winning goal 2:29 into the second overtime frame to help the Wildcats upset the Huskies. The double-overtime win against NU started a streak of five consecutive overtime matches. In that span, the Wildcats were 3-2, including a pair of conference wins (Fairfield,

3-2 2OT, Albany, 2-1 OT).

New Hampshire continued its conference success with a 4-2 victory over Vermont at home. After falling in the next game to ACC foe Boston College, the Wildcats finished up the regular season with a four-game win streak. After fin-ishing conference play undefeated, New Hampshire entered the America East Championship as the top seed, earning the right to host the tournament. In the semifinal round, the Wildcats earned a thrilling 3-2 overtime victory over Fair-field on a goal by Flatley.

With Albany winning the other semifinal game, the ‘Cats were set to play the Great Danes in the finals. Albany took a 2-0 lead in the first half, but Casey Pohlmeyer cut the deficit in half with a goal at the 45 minute mark. The Great Danes scored their third goal at 48:15, ultimately setting the final score. Goalkeeper Carlie Tarbell made 11 saves on 14 shots faced in the effort. Pohlmeyer, Megan Bozek and Emma Er-ler were named to the All-Championship Team.

The coaching staff, head coach Robin Balducci and assis-tant coaches Ross Gorham and Meg Shea was honored as the America East Coaching Staff of the Year for the third consecutive year.

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Megan Bozek - America East Defensive Player of the Year - AE All-Conference First Team - America East All-Academic Team - Longstreth/NFHCA Division I Northeast Region First Team - Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All- America Third TeamEmma Erler - AE All-Conference First Team - America East All-Academic Team - Longstreth/NFHCA Division I - Northeast Region First Team - NFHCA Division I Senior Game Selection

Casey Pohlmeyer- AE All-Conference First Team - Longstreth/NFHCA Division I Northeast Region Second Team

Hannah Richard - AE All-Conference Second TeamKellie Joyce - AE All-Conference Second Team -Longstreth/NFHCA Division I Northeast Region Second TeamMeg Flatley - AE All-Rookie TeamChandler Giese - AE All-Rookie TeamLynne Lehman - AE All-Rookie Team

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America East Championships: 2nd Place NCAA Regionals: 21st Place

The men’s cross country team maintained its rising success from recent years and carried it into the 2012 season as it finished in sec-ond place at the America East Cross Country Championships held at UNH.

The team finished in second place of five teams at the Pre-Conference Meet in mid-September, largely in part to a second-place result by Dan-iel DeCrescenzo (26:11.37) and a third-place finish by Cory Sinotte (26:14.16).

At the conference championships, Sinotte garnered a silver medal when he finished the course with a time of 25:22.17. DeCrescenzo was not far behind, coming in sixth place at 25:55.09. John Prizzi had a time of 26:01.66, earning him 12th of 78 and Joseph Jourdain finished 18th to a time of 26:10.44.

A total of five runners qualified and competed at the NCAA Northeast Regional. The group was led by Prizzi, who finished 75th out of 200 runners with a time of 31:57.4. Jourdain accompanied Prizzi in the top-100, coming in 97th with a time of 32:26.4.

Off the course, 15 student-athletes were named to the 2012 Fall Academic Honor Roll. Of those 15, seven went on to earn the distinction of be-ing named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll, a feat in which a student-athlete must maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

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America East Championships: 2nd Place NCAA Regionals: 13th Place

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Darcy James - America East All-Academic Team

Anne Twombly - America East All-Academic Team

Keely Maguire - NCAA Northeast All-Region Team

A model of consistency, the UNH women’s cross country team claimed second place at the America East Championships for the third straight season, highlighted by Keely Maguire’s first place fin-ish. The performances by the team as a whole consistently place the Wildcats as one of the premier teams in the conference.

In the third week of the season, the team ran to a first-place finish at the University of Maine. Cayla Pellegrini, McKenzie Haney, Julia Credendino and Lucy Garfield took third through sixth place to help the ‘Cats secure victory. The following week at the Paul Short Invitational, the team took ninth out of 40 teams competing. Of the 360 runners, Laura Rose Donegan crossed the finish line in 25th. Keely Maguire was close behind, breaking the plane 30th. Anne Twombly cracked the top 65 as she came in 64th place.

After UNH placed 15th at the New England Cham-pionships and 23rd at the Pre-Nationals Meet, Maguire highlighted the America East Champion-ship as she claimed the title in the 5k. Her time of 16:33.48 was 11 seconds better than the next runner. She is just the second runner to win the AE title.

From there, five Wildcats went on to compete in the NCAA Northeast Regionals: Maguire, Elise Beat-tie, Darcy James, Erin Phillips and Chelsey Serra-no. Maguire paced the squad as she came in 16th of 250 competitors to garner All-Region Team acco-lades for the second consecutive year. Beattie was next to cross the line in 74th while James was close behind in 80th. Phillips and Serrano rounded out the top-100 with Phillips in 97th and Serrano coming in 100th. At the NCAA Championships, Maguire

ran to a 112th place finish out of 253 runners.

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Overall Record: 20-12-7Conference Record: 13-8-6

Hockey East Tournament: QuarterfinalsNCAA Tournament: Regional Final

The men’s ice hockey team took the nation by storm in the 2012-13 season by climbing to No. 1 en route to an overall record of 20-12-7 and a Hockey East record of 13-8-6. The Wildcats advanced to the NCAA Region-als for the 11th time in the past 12 years and became the only team in the country to advance to the Regional Finals in four of the last five years.

The Wildcats opened up the season with a 4-0 record that included a series sweep of St. Cloud State and a pair of conference wins - one against Boston U. and the other against Northeastern. After a 0-0 draw against Northeastern the next night and a 2-1 overtime loss to Massachusetts, the ‘Cats picked up another four straight wins, including three consecutive shutouts for netminder Casey DeSmith.

UNH hit the road for a pair of contest in Colorado. The Wildcats skated to a draw against Colorado College, 4-4, and overcame a 4-2 deficit at Denver to win 6-4. Grayson Downing and Kevin Goumas each recorded hat tricks in the incredible comeback. The next two games resulted in a season sweep of eventual con-ference champion UMass Lowell and earned the Wildcats the number one ranking in the country. The first half of the season ended with just the second loss of the year and an impressive 11-2-2 mark through the first 15 games.

The ‘Cats opened up the second half of the slate 3-2 in the first five games, including a win over No. 2 Boston College. At the Verizon Wireless Arena against Merrimack, Trevor van Riems-dyk recorded four assists to lift the ‘Cats over the Warriors, 6-2. In the next game, DeSmith made 47 saves on 48 shots to backbone UNH to a 3-1 win over Northeastern. New Hampshire picked up additional wins against Vermont and Massachusetts before earning the fifth seed for the Hockey East Tournament.

Though the Wildcats were ousted in the best-of-three series at fourth seeded Providence (2-1), the ‘Cats earned a bid to the NCAA Northeast Regionals.

In game one against Denver, UNH knocked off the Pioneers by a score of 5-2 to advance to the regional finals to face UMass Lowell. Ultimately, the ‘Cats Frozen Four bid was cut short by the Hawks after a 2-0 loss. John Henrion and van Riemsdyk were named to the All-Northeast Regional Team. The team earned the Charlie Holt Sportsmanship award for the fourth straight year and the eighth time overall.

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Trevor van Riemsdyk - AHCA/CCM All-America First Team - New England Writers All-Star - Hockey East First Team All-Star

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Overall Record: 14-16-4Conference Record: 10-8-3

Hockey East Tournament: Quarterfinals

The women’s ice hockey team returned to the Hockey East Tournament for the 10th time in 11 years after securing home ice as the fourth seed. The Wildcats played to a 14-16-4 overall record and to a 10-8-3 Hockey East record.

The team opened the season with a pair of road victories, the first of which was at Syracuse (4-3). Senior forward Kristina Lavoie recorded the game-winning goal on a power play with 1:34 remain-ing in regulation. UNH followed it up with a 4-1 win over Colgate in the next game.

After falling 4-3 to Vermont, the Wildcats regained momentum and downed the fourth-ranked Bos-ton College Eagles, 4-3. The ‘Cats overcame a 3-1 deficit on goals by senior Kristine Horn and freshmen Sara Carlson and Alexis Crossley. Three weeks later, the Wildcats tookdown fifth-ranked Boston University, 4-2. Junior Jessica Hitchcock gave the Wildcats a 3-0 lead with the eventual game winner at 1:18 of the second period. Hannah Armstrong secured her third point of the nigiht with an empy net goal with 16 seconds left in the third period. Netminder Jenn Gilligan made 24 saves on 26 shots in the effort. After picking up back-to-back wins (Maine, 2-1; Quinnipiac, 5-2), the Wildcats played a string of six games against top-10 oppenents. During that span, the ‘Cats were 1-4-1 with a 3-1 win over ninth-ranked Northeastern and a 2-2 draw against fourth-ranked Harvard.

UNH opened the second half of the season with three straight wins, two of which were Hockey East games (UConn, 3-1, 2-0). The ‘Cats took another three in a row against three different teams. At Vermont, UNH won 4-2. At home, Hannah Armstrong’s hat trick com-bined with Gilligan’s shutout gave UNH a 4-0 victory vs. UConn. Then, on the road at Providence, Lavoie’s hat trick helped the Wildcats to a 6-4 win.

New Hampshire capped off the regular season with a 2-1 win over Maine on Senior Day to earn the right to host the Hockey East quarterfinals against fifth-seeded Providence. The Friars mounted a comeback after being down 3-0 and sent the game to overtime. At the 5:51 mark of the extra period, PC scored, downing UNH, 5-4, in a heartbreaking game.

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Alexis Crossley - Hockey East Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team - Hockey East Second Team All-Star

Jenn Gilligan - Hockey East Honorable Mention All-Star

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Overall Record: 9-20Conference Record: 5-11

America East Tournament: Quarterfinals

The men’s basketball team extended its America East Tournament appearance streak to 13 consecu-tive years. The team posted a 9-20 overall record and a 5-11 mark in conference play.

UNH opened the season with a 91-51 win over Suffolk at Lundholm Gym. Patrick Konan racked up 16 points for New Hampshire as Ferg Myrick and Chris Pelcher were right behind with 14 apiece. The ‘Cats then picked up a win over Dartmouth in the next contest by topping the Big Green by a score of 72-58. Myrick paced the Wildcat offense with a game-high 19 points off the bench.

After falling in the next four games, one of which was by a mere two points at NJIT, New Hamp-shire bounced back to defeat Brown, 63-50. Myrick drained 18 points to lead New Hampshire while Konan shot for 14. UNH lost a tough 87-84 battle to Central Connecticut State the following game, but all five starters for the Wildcats posted double-digit points. Next, at home against Yale, Myrick exploded for 24 points and also grabbed 11 boards in the 64-56 victory.

At Boston College, the ‘Cats battled to over-time with the ACC foe but fell by two points in the extra frame. Myrick recorded 20-plus points for the second straight game. New Hampshire lost its next eight games before turning around and downing Binghamton for its first conference win of the season. The ‘Cats picked up their next AE win the next game edging Maine, 57-54.

Two weeks later, UNH picked up a thrill-ing 92-86 overtime win over UMBC. The Wildcats went on to win the last two home games, including a 79-74 Senior Day win over Maine. Myric’s 27 points led the pro-gram to its first season sweep of the Black Bears since the 1994-95 season.

Entering the America East Tournament as the seventh seed, the ‘Cats played second-seeded Vermont in the opening round. There, the Catamounts ended UNH’s postseason run.

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Overall Record: 12-18Conference Record: 6-10

America East Tournament: Semifinals

For the first time since 2005, the women’s basketball team advanced to the semifinal round of the America East Tournament after Kelsey Hogan’s buzzer-beater 3-point shot against Stony Brook in the quarterfinals. The Wildcats wrapped up the season with a 12-18 overall record and a 6-10 America East record.

New Hampshire started the season with back-to-back victories. At Yale, the ‘Cats emerged victorious by a score of 57-51 and followed it up with a 68-65 thrilling win at Holy Cross. Hogan paced the offense in the first game with 14 points and Cari Reed drained 18 points in the second game. After falling to Boston Col-lege by five points (64-59), UNH returned to Wildcat Country for the home opener against Cornell. Reed’s 17 points led New Hampshire to a 59-56 win, improving UNH to 3-1.

After a three-game road skid, the Wildcats returned home for a trio of games, defeating Dartmouth in game one by a score of 54-38. Kaylee Kilpatrick drained a game-high 16 points off the bench. Despite falling in game two to Central Connecticut State, UNH rebounded to down Wagner, 77-54. Reed and Morgan Frame had matching game-high totals of 14 points while Kilpatrick had 11 boards.

Against UMBC on Jan. 9, New Hampshire earned its first conference victory of the season after defeating the Retriev-ers, 63-62. Elizabeth Belanger hit what would prove to be the game-winning free throw with seven seconds left in the game. Through the rest of the conference slate, UNH recorded wins over Binghamton, Vermont, Hartford, and a pair of wins against Maine.

Going into the America East Tournament as the fifth seed, the ‘Cats were matched up against fourth-seeded Stony Brook. With two seconds remaining on the clock, Hogan, who had been 2-for-4 from 3-point territory, launched a shot that dropped as time expired to give UNH a 49-46 victory.

In the semifinal round, New Hamsphire was matched up against top-seeded Albany. Despite 17 points by Kilpatrick, UNH’s postseason run ultimately came to an end.

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Morgan Frame - America East All-Conference Second Team

Cari Reed - America East All-Conference Second Team

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America East Championships: 5th PlaceNew England Championships: 11th Place

IC4A Championships: 33rd Place

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Kevin Greene - America East All-Academic TeamJohn Prizzi - America East All-Academic Team

The men’s indoor track and field team enjoyed yet another successful season in 2012-13. The team finished fifth overall at the America East Championships and 11th of 31 at the New England Cham-pionships.

UNH cruised past Holy Cross at home Jan. 19, 120-61. Against the Crusaders, the ‘Cats took first place in all but one event. The following week at the Boston Indoor Games at Boston U., New Hamp-shire took second place of 13 teams. At the URI Invitational, the Wildcats claimed second place after tallying 83.50 points.

Kevin Greene and John Prizzi highlighted the America East Championships as each took home an individual title. Greene won the mile by breaking the tape with a time of 4:13.93 and Prizzi was tops on the podium in the 3,000 meter run. He crossed the line to a time of 8:23.74. Senior Cameron Lyle hit a mark of 17.76 meters to take second place.

At the New England Championships, Greene took sec-ond place in the finals portion of the 1,000 meter run as David Gervais finished close behind in fifth place. The 4x800 meter relay team blazed around the track, taking third place of the 21 competing teams.

Outside of competition, the Wildcats also excel in aca-demics. Greene and Prizzi were tabbed to the America East All-Academic Team.

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America East Championships: 5th PlaceNew England Championships: 10th Place

ECAC Championships: 22nd Place

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Darcy James - America East All-Acadmic Team

Jessica Salley - AE All-Academic Team

The women’s indoor track and field team at the University of New Hampshire completed another great season in 2012-13 after taking fifth at the America East Championships and 10th of 36 teams at the New England Championships. Additionally, three school records were shattered over the course of the season.

The team opened the season with a win over Maine in which it topped the Black Bears by a score of 109-80. Joya Helander led the way for the Wildcats as she earned two individual gold medals, one in the 200 meter dash and the other in the 400 meter run.

One week later, UNH was edged by Holy Cross, 94-87. At the next event, the Joe Donahue Games at Boston U., Lauren Perrodin shined as she shattered the school record in the 60-meter dash with a

time of 7.68 seconds. Senior Megan Boucher finished as the runner-up in the 1,000 meter run. At the URI Invi-tational, New Hampshire took fourth place with a total of 73 points. Elise Beattie and Anne Twombly captured individual golds on the day.

At the America East Championships, Beattie and se-nior Keely Maguire claimed second place in separate events. Maguire broke the UNH record in the 3,000 me-ter run with an ECAC qualifying time of 9:29.49. Beat-tie finished second in the 5,000 meter run with a time of 17:15.62.

At the New England Championships, the distance med-ley relay team of Darcy James, Morgan Costa, Twom-bly and Beattie eclipsed the school record with a time of 11:36.04. The record setting performance helped the ‘Cats to a 10th place finish.

Outside of competition, James and Jessica Salley re-ceived further recognition as they were named to the America East All-Academic Team.

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Following last year’s 10th-place finish at the NCAA Championships and a third-place finish at the EISA Championship, the UNH ski team opened the 2012-13 campaign looking to build off recent success. The Wildcats returned several key pieces from last year’s team, including Nordic skiers Erik Lindgren and Perry Thomas for the men, and Liz Guiney and Anya Caldwell Bean for the women. The team also returned several important alpine skiers, including Taylor Vest-Burton, Sam Coffey, Marie-Elaine Lepine and Laura Rozinowicz.

The Wildcats earned top-five finishes in every competition during the regular season, building mo-mentum heading into the EISA Championships. Coley Oliver raced his way to fourth place in the men’s slalom race at the event while Randa Teschner fin-ished with the same result in the women’s slalom. Guiney paced the women’s Nordic team with a sixth-place finish in the 5K classic as Lindgren finished 12th in the 10K classic.

After EISAs, the team traveled to Middlebury, Vermont to compete in the NCAA Championships. Led by All-America performances from Vest-Burton, Lindgren, Teschner and Caldwell Bean, the Wildcats claimed eighth-place overall in the NCAA Championships. The finish marked the 24th time in 31 years that the team earned a spot in the top 10.

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Annika Taylor - EISA Nordic All-East First TeamLiz Guiney - EISA Nordic All-East Second Team - NCAA Skiing Elite 89 Award WinnerRanda Teschner - EISA Alpine All-East Second Team - All-America Second Team (SL)Anya Caldwell Bean - EISA Nordic All-East Second Team- All-America Second Team (15K)

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Overall Record: 7-2America East Championships: 1st Place

ECAC Championships: 2nd Place

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Katie Mann - ECAC Championship Swimmer of the Meet - America East Scholar Athlete of the Year Jennifer Roberts - America East Championship Most Outstanding Swimmer - ECAC Championship Swimmer of the Meet

The University of New Hampshire women’s swimming and diving team enjoyed one of its most suc-cessful seasons to date. The team garnered an overall record of 7-2, won the America East Champi-onships with a record setting 858 points, swam to a second place finish at the ECAC Championships, and had two swimmers qualify for the NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving National Championships. Additionally, the coaching staff took home the America East Coaching Staff of the Year award as head coach Josh Willman also earned ECAC Coach of the Year.

The Wildcats started the season off with a 6-0 record by earning wins over Boston College, Vermont, Northeastern, Bryant, Central Con-necticut and the University of Rhode Island. Despite falling to Dartmouth and Boston University, the team re-gained momentum and finished off the season with a convincing victory over Maine in the final meet.

At the America East Championships, the Wildcats broke a total of 17 swim-ming records, including 10 pool, four meet and three conference records. Junior Jennifer Roberts was named the America East Outstanding Swim-mer of the Year.

At the ECAC Championships, Roberts and sophomore Katie Mann shined as they were named the Swimmers of the Meet. Despite the fact that the team did not participate in relays, it still managed to claim second place with 403 points.

Mann and Roberts both registered NCAA-qualifying times in three events. Mann swam in the 200 and 400 yard IM and in the 200 breaststroke as Roberts competed in the 100 and 200 fly and the 200 IM.

Mann capped off the fantastic season as the America East Scholar Athlete of the Year for women’s swimming and diving.

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EAGL Championship: 6th Place

The University of New Hampshire gymnastics team completed yet another exceptional season in 2012-13, finishing with a record of 17-7. The team kicked off the year with a 194.850-192.800 win over EAGL foe Rutgers at home.

Despite falling to Central Michigan (195.050-193.100), the ‘Cats rebounded and earned top results in the next three meets. Hosting 19th-ranked North Carolina State in the first of the three, the Wild-cats upset the Wolfpack, 193.850-193.525. UNH recorded 195.650 points to take first place against Temple and Brown in a tri-meet. The next win came against George Washington and Yale at home. The Wildcats secured the top spot with 195.425 points.

New Hampshire hit the road for three consecutive meets, the first of which was a quad-meet at Mary-land where the ‘Cats took third place (193.300). In a tri-meet hosted by Air Force, UNH placed first with a score of 192.725, edging second-place Air Force (191.775) and Lindenwood (187.850). In the final contest of the road trip, the Wildcats finished in third place (194.875) in a quad-meet at West Virginia.

Returning home, New Hampshire hosted the UNH Invitational, a Senior Day quad-meet that featured Brown, Towson and Yale. The Wildcats put up some impressive scores, leading to a first-place result with 194.850 points. Back on the road at Penn State, the Wildcats shattered the previous school record on floor exercise with a mark of 49.425 to help the ‘Cats to a second-place finish in the quad-meet.

In the last meet before the EAGL Championship, UNH picked up a pair of wins with a second-place (194.675) finish at the Kent State quad-meet. At the conference championship, Kayla Gray highlighted the event with a first-place finish of 9.875 on the balance beam. Gray, Hannah Barile and Austyn Fobes went on to compete at the NCAA Morgantown Regional. Gray finished tied for fifth out of 42 competitors on the balance beam.

Academically, the Wildcats were honored as a league-leading 16 student-athletes earned spots on the EAGL All-Academic Team.

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Austyn Fobes - All-EAGL First Team (Bars, AA) - All-EAGL Second Team (V, BB, FX) - NCAA Regional Competitor

Hannah Barile - All-EAGL First Team (FX) - All-EAGL Second Team (V) - NCAA Regional Competitor

Kayla Gray - All-EAGL First Team (BB) - All-EAGL Second Team (FX) - NCAA Regional Competitor

Jen Aucoin - All-EAGL Second Team (VB) Erika Rudiger - All-EAGL Second Team (FX)

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Overall Record: 6-11Conference Record: 3-3

America East Tournament: Semifinals

Women’s Lacrosse

After missing out on the America East Championship in 2012, the University of New Hampshire women’s lacrosse team, led by first-year head coach Sarah Albrecht, returned to tournament action in 2013 as the third seed. The team posted a record of 6-11 overall and 3-3 in conference play.

The Wildcats opened the season on the road with a grueling 13-12 loss at Hofstra. Freshman Laura McHoul paced the offense with five assists in her collegiate debut. The ‘Cats would fall in the next four games before dropping Longwood by a score of 15-10. Laura Puccia and Nicole Grote each registered four goals in the effort while Kathleen O’Keefe made 10 saves in net.

New Hampshire picked up a 12-11 win in its next contest at home against Columbia. With the game tied and just seconds left on the clock, the Wildcats carried it down the field and Kayleigh Hinkle found the back of the net as time expired.

After falling in the conference opener at Albany, the Wildcats trounced Iona by a score of 16-0 at Memorial Field. Grote recorded seven points on three goals and four assists while Puccia netted a game-high four goals.

On the road at Binghamton, New Hampshire picked up its first America East win in timely fashion. After recording career goals 99 and 100, Jenny Simpson net-ted the game winner with one second remaining on the clock to give UNH a 13-12 advantage. McHoul had nine points in the game with two goals and seven as-sists. After suffering a heartbreaking 10-9 loss to No. 19 Boston College and a 16-6 loss to No. 10 Stony Brook, New Hampshire earned a pair of wins in its last two conference games, edging Boston U., 13-12, and UMBC, 6-5 by outscoring the Retreivers 5-1 down the stretch to secure a post-season berth. The team was ul-timately ousted from the America East Championships by Albany in the semifinals.

Laura McHoul - America East Co-Rookie of the Year, America East All-Rookie TeamCasey Doyle - America East All-Conference Second Team

Laura Puccia - America East All-Conference Second Team, AE All-Academic TeamJenny Simpson - America East All-Conference Second Team, AE All-Academic Team

Nicole Grote - America East All-Rookie TeamJamie DePetris - AE All-Academic TeamKayleigh Hinkle - AE All-Academic Team

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America East Championships: 5th PlaceNew England Championships: 9th Place

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The University of New Hampshire men’s track and field team capped off another strong year after finishing the season with a fifth-place result at the America East Championships and a ninth-place finish at the New England Championships.

The squad started the season with a second place finish in a tri-meet featuring host Maine and Bates. Two weeks later, the Wildcats were victorious as host of the Wildcat Invitational that featured six other schools.

In the next meet, the Wolfie Invitational at Stony Brook University, the Wildcats remained dominant as they racked up 156 points in the single day event. In a quad-meet against host school Holy Cross, Rhode Island and Worcester State, New Hampshire captured a second-place finish after recording 143 points.

The ‘Cats carried the momentum into the America East Championships, where they finished the two-day competition in fifth place. John Prizzi took home the title of America East champion in the 3,000m meter steeplechase while, Christopher Du-puis earned the crown in the hammer throw.

UNH traveled to the New England Championships, where 36 schools competed. Max Hoddwells cleared a distance of 14.83 meters in the triple jump en route to earning the title in the event.

Prizzi qualified for the NCAA East Regionals after claiming the conference title in the 3,000m steeple-chase. The sophomore finished 27th out of 48 com-petitors.

Cameron Lyle - America East Award of Valor Recipient - USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week (May 1)

John Prizzi - America East Champion in 3,000m steeplechaseChristopher Dupuis - America East Champion in hammer throw

Max Hoddwells - New England Champion in triple jump - America East All-Academic Team

Kevin Greene - America East All-Academic Team

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America East Championships: 5th PlaceNew England Championships: 8th Place

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The women’s track and field team registered another strong season in 2013, taking fifth place in the America East Championships and eighth place in the New England Championships.

The team kicked off the outdoor season with a second place finish in a tri-meet with Maine and Bates. UNH followed up with a convincing performance as hosts of the Wildcat Invitational. With nine gold-medal performances, the Wildcats tallied 271.50 points to top the six additional teams that competed.

New Hampshire followed up with another victory coming at the Wolfie Invitational at Stony Brook University. The Wildcats notched a total of 189 points, beating out nine other teams in competition. At the Penn Relays, senior Keely Maguire posted a third-place finish in the 10,000 meter run as she crossed the line with the second-fastest time in UNH history in the event (34:50.21). Junior Anne Twombly finished 15th overall in the 3,000 meters to a new personal best of 9:49.17.

At the conference championships, Laura Rose Do-negan took second place in the 3,000m steeplechase while the 4x800 meter relay team blazed down the track to a silver medal.

Of the 35 teams competing at the New England Championships, the Wildcats secured eighth place with a dominant performance. Twombly highlighted the event with a first-place finish in the 1,500m run.

Maguire capped off the year as she competed in the NCAA East Regional in the 10,000m run. She came in 20th of 47 with a time of 34:53.03. Prior to the NCAA East Regional, Maguire eclipsed the school record in the 5,000m run at the ECAC Champion-ships. She crossed the line to a time of 16:27.

Anne Twombly - New England Champion in 1,500 meter run

Keely Maguire - NCAA East Regional Competitor

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JIM URQUHART STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD

Matt Evans (Hanover, Mass.) and Keely Maguire (Georgetown, Mass.) were named the 2013 recipients of the Jim Urquhart Student-Athlete of the Year by the University of New Hampshire athletic department. The award is named in memory of longtime UNH coach Jim Urquhart, who coached the New Hampshire men’s lacrosse team for 17 years and the wrestling team for 11 seasons before taking the position of Associate Athletic Director of Event Management in 1997. He passed away after suffering a heart attack on Jan. 14, 1998.

Evans, who graduated in December with a degree in Business Administration: Management, led the CAA with 126 total tackles, which ranked 19th in the country, and tacked on a nation-best 87 solo tackles in his final season as a Wildcat. The co-captain, who became the University’s all-time tackle leader Nov. 3 in a home win against William & Mary, capped his illustrious career with 460 stops, including 266 solo tackles; both totals ranked first among all FCS players that were active in 2012. The team MVP was also recognized as a College Sporting News 2012 Fab-ulous Fifty All-America and a Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America for the third time, becoming just the fourth player –and third from UNH (Ricky Santos, David Ball)- to thrice garner that honor. College Sports Madness recognized the middle line-backer as its CAA Defensive Player of the Year. Evans, the 2011

Buck Buchanan Award winner as the national defensive player of the year, had his uniform No. 52 retired by the program in March, making Evans the fifth Wildcat to ever earn that distinction.

Maguire, who graduated in May with a degree in Political Sci-ence, owns three school track records: indoor 3,000 meter (2013); outdoor 3,000 meter (2012) and outdoor 5,000 meter (2013). She took the top spot in the 3,000m indoor run versus Holy Cross, breaking the tape in a time of 9 minutes, 29.49 sec-onds to shatter a mark (9:32.22) that had stood since 1982. In the 2012 America East Cross Country Championships, Magu-ire became the conference champion on UNH’s College Woods course, helping the Wildcats to a runner-up finish. The George-town, Mass., native went on to run in the NCAA Division I North-east Region Cross Country Championships. There, she finished 16th out of over 250 runners in the 6k to earn NCAA All-Region Team honors for the second consecutive year and qualify for the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. Maguire became

only the second Wildcat track athlete (Rita Ciambra ‘11) to ever qualify for the NCAA Cham-pionships three times. She is a two-time member of the All-America East Cross Country team (2011, ’12) and a two-time New England champion (2011- 10,000m, 2012 -1,500m).

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2012-13 COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS• Robin Balducci, Ross Gorham and Meg Shea - America East Coaching Staff of the Year (field

hockey)• Josh Willman, Jarrod Zwirko, Carol Stevenson and Jared Felker - America East Coaching Staff

of the Year (swimming)• Josh Willman, ECAC Coach of the Year• Sean McDonnell, New England Football Writers Coach of the Year, Gridiron Club of Greater

Boston Coach of the Year, Regional Coach of the Year, AFCA

TINA TRUE MEMORIAL AWARDThe Tina True Memorial Award, handed out annually since 2007 to two Wildcat student-athletes for their commitment to strength and conditioning, was presented to Katie Brock (Marblehead, Mass.) of the women’s ice hockey team and Chris Zarkoskie (West Caldwell, N.J.) of the football team. The Tina True Memorial Award is named in memory of the co-captain and coxswain of the UNH women’s rowing team from 2000-02 whose life was tragically cut short in an automobile ac-cident.

Zarkoskie, who graduated in December with a degree in Psychol-ogy, was a three-year starter on the offensive line who got the nod at left guard all 12 games this past season. The West Caldwell, N.J., native is a two-time member of the Capital One Academic NCAA District I First Team, a four-time member of the CAA Aca-demic All-Conference Team and a four-time recipient of the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award. He spent eight semesters on the Dean’s List and was inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society.

Brock, who graduated in May with a degree in Spanish, served as a two-year ice hockey assistant captain (2011-12, 2012-13). The Marblehead, Mass., native received the 2013 Dean Williamson Award as the outstanding and well-rounded senior in extracur-ricular activities, scholarship, athletics and loyalty to the Univer-sity. In 2010, she was named the Hockey East Top-Scholar Athlete after maintaining a perfect 4.00 grade point average. Brock is a four-time member of the Hockey East All-Academic Team (2010-13), spent eight semesters on the Dean’s List and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society and the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society.

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ATHLETIC DIRECTOR’S AWARD FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCEThe Athletic Director’s Award for Academic Excellence, presented annually since 2010 to the stu-dent-athletes with the highest cumulative grade-point averages, went to a pair of Nordic skiers: Liz Guiney (Park City, Utah) and Erik Lindgren (Pitea, Sweden).

Lindgren who graduated with a degree in Physics and a minor in ap-plied math. The two-time men’s Nordic team co-captain, who has earned academic high honors in every semester at UNH, is a four-time selection to the National Ski Coaches All-Academic Team. Lindgren tal-lied a perfect 4.0 GPA six semesters and has registered a cumulative GPA of 3.97. The two-time NCAA Championship competitor and 2012 team MVP is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society and the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society.

Guiney, who graduated with a major in Genetics and a minor in an-thropology, recently received the National College Men’s and Women’s Skiing Elite 89 award, which recognized her for reaching the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in Division I skiing while also achieving the highest academic standard among her peers. The Elite 89 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumu-lative GPA participating at each of the NCAA’s 89 championships. Guin-ey, a three-time NCAA Championship competitor, was feted for com-piling a cumulative GPA of 3.988. The two-time member of the Capital One Academic All-District Women’s At-Large Team (2010-11, 2011-12), who has notched a perfect 4.0 GPA in six semesters, earned a spot on

the National Ski Coaches All-Academic Team for the fourth straight season. The 2012 Nordic team MVP was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society last year and joined the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society in April.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AWARDThe Community Involvement Award, which debuted in 2011, was bestowed upon Zarkoskie.

Zarkoskie was also the recipient of CAA football’s inaugural Chuck Boone Leadership Award for embodying the highest standards of leadership, integrity, teamwork and sportsmanship in his aca-demic and athletic achievements. The football co-captain is a two-time nominee for Allstate American Football Coaches Asso-ciation (AFCA) Good Works Team (2011-12). He volunteers his time to welcome members of the U.S. Armed Forces back from ser-vice overseas and to bid them well upon deployment as a mem-ber of the “Pease Greeters” at Portsmouth International Airport.

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