By: Katie Zigelman, News Correspondent

Junior midfielder Annie Clayman scored her first goal of the season 10 minutes into the Huskies’ 2-1 overtime loss to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Wildcats last Sunday at Sweeney Field.

The Huskies fell to 5-6 on the season, and 1-2 in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play.

“I was really just happy we could get on the board early,” Clayman said.
The Wildcats were fast to respond:  UNH freshman midfielder Casey Pohlmeyer snuck one past sophomore goalkeeper Lizzie Priest just two minutes after the Huskies’ goal. The first half of the game ended in a tie, 1-1.
The second half proved less eventful than the first. Despite the Huskies’ six shots and the Wildcats’ five, no one scored, forcing the game into overtime. After four and a half minutes, following a near miss by junior midfielder Carolyn Malloy, UNH senior midfielder Kara Connolly stopped the clock with a goal off of a penalty corner bringing the final score to 2-1 New Hampshire.
Head Coach Cheryl Murtagh said her squad played a good game.
“Our team was pretty competitive,” Murtagh said. “I thought we did a good job on both ends of the field.”
The Husky offense made a total of 16 shots, two more than the Wildcats. Priest made a total of four saves in the loss.
Both teams seemed upset with some referee calls. The officials called eight penalty corners on Northeastern and seven on UNH.
“I think it was pretty even for both teams,” Murtagh said. “Unfortunately the last one became the game-winning call but we had chances to score earlier. We didn’t take advantage of some of the opportunities we had and UNH did.”
Although this was the first time this season the Huskies were forced into overtime, Murtagh said she felt that the team was able to handle the pressure.
“We were prepared for it,” Murtagh said. “We put in the players that could play and do well.”
The Huskies will travel to Towson, Md., tomorrow to take on the Tigers. They head to Delaware Sunday and return to Boston to play Connecticut Wednesday.
“The team is ready to go,” Murtagh said. “We just need to play like we have been which is intense, competitive, and ready to win.”
With just over a month left before the CAA championship, Clayman said the team is confident.
“We had a few setbacks with non-CAA games,” Clayman said. “We had some kinks but now we’re working them out and we are ready.”