UNH WEEKLY ROUNDUP
December 21, 2009
DURHAM,
N.H. –
Amy Simpson (Waterford, Conn.) of the women’s
basketball team and Tyrone Conley (Burlington, Vt.) of the men’s
basketball team are featured in this week's Service Credit Union
Student-Athlete Spotlight. This information and more can be found
in this week's Wildcat Roundup.
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| AMY SIMPSON
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| TYRONE CONLEY
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STUDENT-ATHLETE
SPOTLIGHT
Amy
Simpson, women’s basketball
Amy, a senior guard from
Waterford, Connecticut, recorded 10 points and a career-high 11
assists to propel the UNH women’s basketball team to an 80-72
victory against the College of the Holy Cross at Lundholm Gymnasium
on Dec. 20. She also contributed four rebounds, two steals and two
blocks. She was named the America East Player of the Game for her
efforts.
With UNH facing its largest
deficit of the game, 47-39, Amy ignited a 10-point run with two
assists and two field goals. The Wildcats never trailed again. The
‘Cats led by 10 points, 66-56, when Amy stole the ball and
set up a layup, then pulled down a defensive rebound and hit a
3-point shot to give UNH its largest lead of the game, 71-56, with
3:48 remaining.
Amy was honored as Player of
the Week by America East on Dec. 21.
Tyrone
Conley, men’s basketball
Tyrone, a
senior guard from Burlington, Vermont, recorded game highs in both
points (21) and rebounds (eight), as well as two steals, to lead
the UNH men’s basketball team to a 69-59 victory against
intrastate rival Dartmouth College at Lundholm Gymnasium on Dec.
20. He was named America East Player of the Game for his
performance.
UNH built a
15-7 lead in the opening seven minutes of the game behind 12 points
from Conley. With the score tied at 46, Conley hit a 3-pointer with
11:20 remaining in the game to give the Wildcats a lead they would
not relinquish.
WEEKLY AWARDS
Women’s
basketball-- Amy Simpson, Player of the Week (America East)
LAST WEEK’S
RESULTS
Sunday,
Dec. 20
BASKETBALL DOUBLEHEADER AT LUNDHOLM GYM
(Toys for Tots
drive)
Women’s basketball: UNH 80,
Holy Cross 72
Men’s basketball: UNH 69,
Dartmouth 59
UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday, Dec. 22
Women’s
basketball vs. Louisville, 7 pm (Jam the Gym
night)
Monday,
Dec. 28
Women’s
basketball at Canisius, 7 pm
Wednesday, Dec. 30
Men’s
basketball vs. Colgate, 7 pm
Women’s
basketball at Syracuse, 7 pm
MEN’S BASKETBALL (4-4,
0-0 America East)
- UNH returned
from exams to record a 69-59 victory against intrastate rival
Dartmouth College at Lundholm Gymnasium.
- The Wildcats are
4-0 at Lundholm Gym this season. The last time the ‘Cats
opened a season with four consecutive home wins was the 1968-69
season.
- UNH has currently won seven straight home games
dating back to last year, a streak that is the second longest in
the past 49 years. The ‘Cats won 12 straight games at
Lundholm Gym from Nov. 30, 1982-Jan. 2, 1984.
- Junior guards Tyrone Conley
(Burlington, Vt.) and Alvin
Abreu (Lynn, Mass.)
scored 21 points apiece vs. Dartmouth. It marked the first time in
their three-year careers that both players scored 20+ points in the
same game.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (4-5,
0-0 America East)
- UNH improved to
4-1 at home this season with an 80-72 victory vs. Holy Cross in the
first game of a women’s/men’s doubleheader at Lundholm
Gymnasium. The 80-point output by the
‘Cats is the largest point total posted by New Hampshire
since it notched 85 points against UMBC on Jan. 10, 2009.
- Amy Simpson (Waterford, Conn.) notched a pair of 3-pointers
Sunday afternoon against Holy Cross, giving her 172 3-point field
goals for her career, which is just seven away from UNH’s
all-time career mark of 179. She also tallied a career-high 11
assists vs. the Crusaders.
- Candace
Williams is on the
verge of becoming the 14th UNH Wildcat reach the
1,000-point milestone. She currently has 989 points.
- The Wildcats currently have three players averaging
in double figure scoring, with Denise
Beliveau (Framingham,
Mass.) leading the way at 13.2 points per game, while
Candace Williams (Norfolk, Mass.) and Jill
McDonald (Middlebury,
Vt.) are averaging 12.2 and 11.0 points per game,
respectively.
MEN’S ICE
HOCKEY (8-6-3, 8-2-2 Hockey East)
- UNH was idle
last week. The Wildcats return to action Jan. 3 at home vs.
Cornell. Game time at the Whittemore Center is 3 p.m.
- The Wildcats
also face off against UMass-Lowell (Jan. 8) and UMass (Jan. 9) at
the Whittemore Center. Both games begin at 7 p.m.
- UNH plays
Dartmouth in the Battle for the RiverStone Cup IX at the Verizon
Wireless Arena (Manchester, N.H.) on Jan. 16.
WOMEN’S ICE
HOCKEY (12-2-4, 6-1-1-0 Hockey
East)
- UNH was idle
last week. The Wildcats return to action Jan. 8 against
Northeastern University in the first game of a
women’s/men’s Hockey East doubleheader at Sun Life
Frozen Fenway.
- UNH’s next
home game is Saturday, Jan. 16 (2 p.m.) vs.
Providence College.
MEN’S INDOOR TRACK &
FIELD
- UNH was idle
last week. The Wildcats return to action Jan. 23 at home (Paul
Sweet Oval) against Holy Cross and Quinnipiac. Meet time is 12 p.m.
WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK
& FIELD
- UNH was idle
last week. The Wildcats return to action Jan. 23 at home (Paul
Sweet Oval) against Holy Cross and Quinnipiac. Meet time is 12 p.m.
SWIMMING & DIVING
(5-0)
- UNH did not race
last weekend. The Wildcats resume the 2009-10 season Jan. 18 at
home against Northeastern University and Boston University. The
meet at Swasey Pool begins at 12 p.m.
