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FH vs. ECSU
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Winner Eastern Conn. St. EASTERN (1-1, 1-0)
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Southern Me. SOUTHERN (1-2, 0-1)
Winner
Eastern Conn. St. EASTERN
(1-1, 1-0)
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Final
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Southern Me. SOUTHERN
(1-2, 0-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 F
Eastern Conn. St. EASTERN 0 1 1 0 0 1 3
Southern Me. SOUTHERN 0 1 0 1 0 0 2

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Eastern Connecticut Takes Overtime Win vs. Southern Maine 3-2

USM hosts Saint Joseph's on Monday (7:00 pm)

GORHAM, Maine –  Graduate student Brianna Nolan (Watertown, Conn.) converted a penalty stroke in the 77th minute to deliver a 3-2 double-overtime win for the Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a Little East Conference field hockey game Saturday afternoon at Hannaford Field. 

The win is the fifth in the 24-game series for the Warriors between the two schools.  USM leads the series 19-5, and took the last meeting 2-1 in overtime on September 20, 2019.
 
The Records:
Eastern Connecticut (1-1-0, 1-0 LEC)
Southern Maine (1-2-0, 0-1 LEC)
 
How It Happened:
  • After a scoreless first period, both the Huskies and the Warriors scored in close proximity in the second quarter.  Senior Samantha Ellis (New Vineyard, Maine/Mt. Blue) scored in the 18th minute collecting a deflection off of a save to give USM a 1-0 lead.  The lead was short lived, however, as sophomore Isabel Sanchez (Weston, Conn.) scored the equalizer in the 19th minute.
  • Tied 1-1 through the half, ECSU too the lead in the 37th minute as Nolan scored the first of her two goals in the game.  Nolan completed an assist from senior Bryce Makula (Guilford, Conn.) following a penalty corner.
  • ECSU kept the Huskies off of the scoreboard and held the 2-1 lead until late in regulation.  USM sophomore Brooke Carson (Bryant Pond, Maine/Oxford Hills) scored her third goal of the season in the 58th minute to force overtime.  Carson redirected a centering pass from freshman Sage Drinkwater (Steep Falls, Maine/Bonny Eagle).
  • Eastern registered the lone shot of the first sudden-victory overtime period, a blast from Nolan, but the score remained 2-2 and headed into the second overtime.
  • USM led the Warriors in chances with a 6-4 margin in shots in the second overtime, and nearly put the ball in the cage on efforts from Carson and Drinkwater, but junior goalkeeper Sarah Gallagher (South Windsor, Conn.) made several strong saves to keep the scored locked at two.
  • Following an attempt by Carson that was turned back by Gallagher in the 76th minute, the Warriors broke down the field and earned a penalty stroke at 76:45 after a player was tripped up in the circle. With the game on the line, Nolan stepped into the spot and pushed the ball to the right of USM junior goalkeeper Juliana Kiklis (York, Maine) for the win.
Inside The Stats:
  • USM led ECONN 17-15 in shots and 13-12 in shots on goal.  The Huskies had a sizeable lead in penalty corners 13-6, earning eight in the fourth quarter alone.
  • Ellis' goal is the 23rd of her career, and moves her into a tie for 17th in USM career records.  She has 23 goals and 12 assists in her career for 58 points – 16th in USM records.  
The Goalkeepers:
  • Husky junior Julianna Kiklis (York, Maine) made nine saves in the loss and is now 0-2 on the season. 
  • Gallagher finished with 11 saves for the Warriors, making four saves in the second overtime period.
Up Next:
            Southern Maine returns to action on Monday (7:00 pm) hosting non-conference opponent St. Joseph's College.  Eastern Connecticut hosts Springfield College on Wednesday (4:00 pm). 
 
           
 
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