#16 UAlbany Field Hockey Falls to New Hampshire, 2-1, in America East Finale

Albany, N.Y. - Senior forward Leah Boody scored the go-ahead goal to lead New Hampshire to a 2-1 win over #18 UAlbany in the America East Conference regular-season finale at Alumni Turf Field on Saturday afternoon.

UAlbany struck first, getting a goal from Suzy Clephane at the 22:08 mark of the first half. Clephane took assists from Jess Lindsey and Tegan Brown on a penalty corner, taking a hard shot from the top of the circle that found the back of the cage. New Hampshire tied the game six minutes later as Boody made a diving pass into the circle, finding Whitney Frates, who tipped the ball into the upper left corner of the goal, out of UAlbany goalkeeper Christine Hoffman's reach.

The teams played most of the second half with the knotted score, before senior forward Meg Shea found Boody in front of the cage with a pass. Boody redirected the shot past UAlbany's Kristi Troch for what would prove to be the gamewinner.

UAlbany outshot New Hampshire, 13-8, and held a 10-5 advantage in penalty corners. Hoffman and Troch split time in cage for the Great Danes, with Hoffman making one save and Troch stopping two Wildcat shots. Katherine Nagengast made seven saves in the cage for New Hampshire (11-6, AE 3-2).

UAlbany (12-4, AE 4-1), who honored seniors Lindsey and Nicole Savage before the game, has clinched top seed in the America East Conference Championship, and will host the four-team tournament on Nov. 6-7. Remaining seedings and game times are still to be determined.

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New Hampshire (11-6, AE 3-2) 1 1 - 2

UAlbany (12-4, AE 4-1) 1 0 - 1

New Hampshire: Scoring - Leah Boody (1-1), Whitney Frates (1-0), Meg Shea (0-1). Goalkeeper - Katherine Nagengast (70:00, 1 GA, 7 saves).

UAlbany: Scoring - Suzy Clephane (1-0), Jess Lindsey (0-1), Tegan Brown (0-1). Goalkeepers - Christine Hoffman (35:00, 1 GA, 1 save), Kristi Troch (35:00, 1 GA, 2 saves).

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information