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Chloe Arsenault (18) 10.20.21
Cullen McIntyre
3
Winner Southern Me. SOUTHERN (10-7, 7-3)
1
Fitchburg St. FITCHBUR (1-14, 0-9)
Winner
Southern Me. SOUTHERN
(10-7, 7-3)
3
Final
1
Fitchburg St. FITCHBUR
(1-14, 0-9)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Southern Me. SOUTHERN 1 0 2 0 3
Fitchburg St. FITCHBUR 0 0 0 1 1

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Southern Maine Picks Up 3-1 LEC Win at Fitchburg State

Chloe Arsenault Scores Two

FITCHBURG, Mass.  -  Sophomore Chloe Arsenault (Boothbay, Maine) scored a pair of second half goals and freshman Sage Drinkwater (Steep Falls, Maine) notched her team-leading 10th goal of the season to propel the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 3-1 win over the Fitchburg State University Falcons Wednesday night at Elliot Field.
 
Meeting for the 40th time in series history, Southern Maine now leads the Falcons 28-11-1 all-time.  Fitchburg State had won four of the previous six meetings with the Huskies, with USM taking their last meeting 3-0 on October 23, 2019.
 
The Records:
Southern Maine (10-7, 7-3 LEC)
Fitchburg State (1-14, 0-9 LEC)
 
How It Happened:
  •  Drinkwater put USM up at the 4:08 mark of the first quarter, collecting her own rebound after a defensive save from Fitchburg sophomore Emma Ganle (Auburn, Maine), and hitting a shot to the near post. 
  • FSU threatened for the equalizer in the second quarter with back-to-back shots on goal from freshman Alexis Raymond (Tewksbury, Mass.) and sophomore Jessica Morse (Leominster, Mass.), but Huskies' keeper junior Julianna Kiklis (York, Maine) was up to the task turning aside both attempts.
  • Returning to action up 1-0 after the halftime break, Arsenault gave the Huskies a 3-0 margin scoring her sixth and seventh goals of the season.  Arsenault scored her first goal of the game in the 34th minute collecting a loose ball following a save.  Arsenault added another in the 40th minute, with a strong shot to the left side of the cage.
  • Senior Emily Iacovelli (Northbridge, Mass.) broke up the shut out for the Falcons scoing in the final seconds of regulation. Iacovelli collected a loose ball and carried it up the field before hitting a far-post shot for her team-leading seventh goal of the season. 
Inside The Stats:
  •  Drinkwater's 10 goals so far this season have her in tie for 28th in single-season goals scored. The Huskies rookie has 10 goals and five assists for 25 points, which is tied for 27th in single-season points.
  • Arsenault's two goals are the first multi-goal game of her career.  She is third on the team in goals scored with seven, behind Drinkwater and sophomore Brooke Carson (Bryant Pond, Maine/Oxford Hills) (nine goals).
  • USM's 10 wins marks the third consecutive season the Huskies have at least double-digit wins.  The Huskies were 13-9 in 2019 and 13-8 in 2018.
 
The Goalkeepers:
  • Husky junior Julianna Kiklis (York, Maine) made four saves to earn the win. She is 9-7 on the season with 93 saves.
  • Fitchburg State sophomore Jenna Morse (Leominster, Mass.) made 13 saves in the loss.
 
Up Next:
Southern Maine hosts Little East Conference opponent on Saturday (12:00 pm).  Fitchburg State hosts UMass Dartmouth on Saturday (11:00 am) in LEC action. 
 
 
Southern Maine Athletics has gone to fully digital game programs, please click this link to access the game programs to future Husky home events!
 
 
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