BOSTON -- The University of Massachusetts Boston scored a pair of goals 54 seconds apart early in the first half en route to a 2-0 Little East Conference victory over the University of Southern Maine in a women's soccer match at the Clark Athletic Field Complex Thursday afternoon.
The win was the Beacons first ever over the Huskies after 13 defeats, and lifts their record to 3-5-0 overall and 2-0-0 in the conference. The Huskies dropped their fourth straight match to fall to 3-5-0 overall and 0-2-0 in LEC play.
Junior midfielder Erika Marsters (Mashpee, Mass.) put the host side on the board in the 13th minute when she booted home a cross from junior Kristi Morales (San Francisco, Calif.) that was misplayed by the USM defense.
Less than a minute later, freshman defender Samantha Place (Newton, N.J.) fired a high, wind-aided, 25-yard shot that eluded USM junior goalkeeper Alison Bradley (Auckland, New Zealand).
The Beacons rolled up a huge 21-2 edge in shots in the first half, and finished the match with a 30-7 advantage in shots.
Sophomore goalkeeper Ashley McRoberts (Merrimack, N.H.) posted her first shutout of the season for UMB making five saves. Bradley finished the match turning aside 16 shots.
Southern Maine returns home on Saturday (1:00 p.m.) to host Plymouth State University in a Little East Conference match. UMass Boston travels to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on Saturday (1:00 p.m.).
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