DURHAM, N.H. - Katie Leland scored six goals and added three assists to tie a conference tournament record as top-seeded New Hampshire defeated Albany, 19-6, in the semifinals of the America East Championship at Memorial Field.
America East Player of the Year Jess Burnap added five goals and an assist and Kelly Blaney had six points (two goals, four assists).
Four goals by Leland, three from Burnap, two from Blaney and single goals by Laura Dosdall and Kristin Blanchette gave the Wildcats an 11-0 lead before Albany answered on a goal by Kate Fontana with 9:13 left in the first half. Dosdall, Leland and Sarah Cahill scored to increase the UNH lead to 14-1 at the break.
Stacey Plati stopped five of the eight shots on goal for the Wildcats before giving way to Julie Bevad, who recorded one save. Jen Daly had 14 saves for the Great Danes, 6-11.
The Wildcats, who have won 13-straight games, improved to 14-4 and advanced to the title game for the third-straight year. New Hampshire, a charter member of the women’s lacrosse conference in 1996, is seeking its first America East title. The Wildcats will play the winner of this afternoon’s game between second-seeded Boston University and third-seeded UMBC. The championship game is Saturday at 12 noon at Memorial Field
| Scoring |
|
1 |
2 |
Final |
| Albany |
1 |
5 |
6 |
| New Hampshire |
14 |
5 |
19 |
| Individual Scoring |
| Albany(Goals-Assists) |
| Kim Reny (3-0), Kate Fontana (2-0), Nicki Donohue (1-0) |
| New Hampshire (Goals-Assists) |
| Katie Leland (6-3), Jess Burnap (5-1), Kelly Blaney (2-4), Sarah Cahill (2-2), Laura Dosdall (2-0), Jill Albee (1-0), Kristin Blanchette (1-0) |
| Goalkeepers |
| Albany |
| Jen Daly (60:00), 14 saves |
| New Hampshire |
| Stacey Plati (52:55) 5 saves, Julie Bevad (7:05) 1 save |
Scoring
First HalfNH?Kelly Blaney (unassisted) 28:11
NH?Katie Leland(unassisted) 27:11
NH?Leland (Jess Burnap) 26:36
NH?Burnap (Blaney) 24:56
NH?Burnap (Leland) 24:28
NH?Leland (Sarah Cahill) 20:58
NH?Blaney (Leland) 20:35
NH?Burnap (Blaney) 17:18
NH?Kristin Blanchette (unassisted) 16:05
NH?Laura Dosdall (Blaney) 15:40
NH?Leland (unassisted) 10:13
Albany?Kate Fontana (unassisted) 9:13
NH?Cahill (Leland) 6:08
NH?Leland (Blaney) 4:58
NH?Dosdall (unassisted) 2:50
Second HalfNH?Burnap (unassisted) 27:50
Albany?Fontana (unassisted) 24:30
NH?Jill Albee (unassisted) 16:21
Albany?Nicki Donohue (unassisted) 14:08
NH?Cahill (unassisted) 6:18
NH?Burnap (unassisted) 3:00
Albany?Reny (unassisted) 1:24
Albany?Reny (unassisted) 1:14
NH?Leland (Cahill) 0:16
Albany?Reny (unassisted) 0:08