2008 Woodie Awards
Women's Basketball: 'Cats season ends with first-round loss in Ameica East Tournament
Joe O'Connell
Issue date: 3/11/08 Section: Sports
Amy Simpson was on fire yesterday afternoon during the UNH women's basketball team' s America East quarter final match up against the University of Vermont. Unfortunately, the flame did not getting roaring until it was too late.
The sophomore guard and Connecticut native scored a game high 21 points, 14 in the second half, but it wasn't enough as the seventh Wildcats fell 70-45 to the second seeded Catamounts at Chase Arena on the University of Hartford Campus.
"I guess I just wasn't ready for the season to be over," said Simpson.
UNH, who was eliminated from the playoffs, finishes the season with an overall record of 7-22 and 4-12 in the America East. Vermont improves to 23-7, 13-3 in the conference. The Catamounts will move on to play Boston University today, at 7:00 p.m. in the second of two semifinal games.
"Vermont's a very very good team," said UNH head coach Kristin Cole. "They played exceptionally well today and they've got a lot of talent, as was showed. They were balanced today. Every body gave them good minutes."
Vermont came out of the gates firing, as they opened the game on a 9-0 run. UNH did not score their first points until more than five minutes into the game when sophomore forward Candace Williams converted two free throws.
Williams went on to score the Wildcats next four points which included the teams first field goal at 12:40 in the first half on a pull up jumper, to make the score 12-6. She finished the game 8-10 from the charity stripe, scoring 14 points and bringing in seven rebounds.
The Catamounts went up by as many as 10 halfway through the first frame, but a three by Amy Simpson, followed by a base line jumper after a UNH fast break, brought the Wildcats to within seven. That would be the closest UNH be for the remainder of the contests as the Vermont offense took off like a rocket.
"Obviously we are very excited we got past UNH," said Vermont head coach Sharon Dawley. "We have a lot of respect for them. I think they are on their way to becoming a great team."
The sophomore guard and Connecticut native scored a game high 21 points, 14 in the second half, but it wasn't enough as the seventh Wildcats fell 70-45 to the second seeded Catamounts at Chase Arena on the University of Hartford Campus.
"I guess I just wasn't ready for the season to be over," said Simpson.
UNH, who was eliminated from the playoffs, finishes the season with an overall record of 7-22 and 4-12 in the America East. Vermont improves to 23-7, 13-3 in the conference. The Catamounts will move on to play Boston University today, at 7:00 p.m. in the second of two semifinal games.
"Vermont's a very very good team," said UNH head coach Kristin Cole. "They played exceptionally well today and they've got a lot of talent, as was showed. They were balanced today. Every body gave them good minutes."
Vermont came out of the gates firing, as they opened the game on a 9-0 run. UNH did not score their first points until more than five minutes into the game when sophomore forward Candace Williams converted two free throws.
Williams went on to score the Wildcats next four points which included the teams first field goal at 12:40 in the first half on a pull up jumper, to make the score 12-6. She finished the game 8-10 from the charity stripe, scoring 14 points and bringing in seven rebounds.
The Catamounts went up by as many as 10 halfway through the first frame, but a three by Amy Simpson, followed by a base line jumper after a UNH fast break, brought the Wildcats to within seven. That would be the closest UNH be for the remainder of the contests as the Vermont offense took off like a rocket.
"Obviously we are very excited we got past UNH," said Vermont head coach Sharon Dawley. "We have a lot of respect for them. I think they are on their way to becoming a great team."
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