UNH Matches Last Year's AE Win Total

In Head Coach Kristin Cole's second year with the University of New Hampshire program, the Wildcats have matched their America East win total from the last two seasons, when they finished 4-12 both years in the conference. Just 9 games into the 2008-09 conference slate, UNH picked up its fourth win with a 73-65 win over visiting UMBC on Sunday. The Wildcats used a 15-0 run in the last 5 minutes of the first half to break away from a 17-17 tie with the Retrievers, and never relinquished the lead. Junior Candace Williams, who led all scorers with 11 points at the intermission, finished with 19 points, for her 23rd straight game in double figures this season. Williams, one of 4 Wildcats in double digits, recorded a double-double with 11 rebounds and handed out 4 assists. Freshman point guard Abigail LaRosa also had a very strong game with her first career double-double of 17 points and a career-high 10 rebounds. She went 7-for-8 from the foul line, including 5-for-6 in the latter stages of the second half.

The league's leading scorer, UMBC junior guard Carlee Cassidy, came off the bench to net 24 points, leading the Retrievers. One of Cassidy's 4 three-pointers brought UMBC to within 4 points, 68-64 with 45.8 seconds left, but UNH's Williams sunk 1-of-2 free-throws after a Wildcat timeout to seal the home team victory.

Player and Rookie of the Week will be named Monday afternoon and action then returns on Wednesday evening with 3 more games. UMBC will return to Baltimore to host Vermont, while UNH travels to Orono on Thursday night for a rematch with Maine.