GORHAM, Maine – Three different players scored and goalkeeper Ellie Philben made several strong saves as the New England College Pilgrims defeated the University of Southern Maine Huskies 3-1 in a non-conference field hockey game Sunday afternoon at Hannaford Field.
The win is the fifth straight for the Pilgrims who are now 7-1. Southern Maine, coming off of a 1-0 Little East Conference win at Western Connecticut yesterday, are now 2-4. This was the 41
st meeting between NEC and USM but the first since the 2014 season. USM leads the series 26-15.
The Records:
New England College (7-1)
Southern Maine (2-4-0)
How It Happened:
- After a scoreless first period, Ava Challinor gave NEC a 1-0 lead early in the second, scoring her fourth goal of the season at 17:06.
- NEC made it 2-0 minutes later, when Drea Chin knocked in a goal at 19:35 off of an assist from Jenna Ghrablowski.
- The score remained 2-0 through the half, and looked to stay 2-0 through the third before USM broke through for its only goal of the game. Huskies' sophomore Chloe Arsenault (Boothbay, Maine/Boothbay Region) scored her second goal of the season cleaning up a loose ball in the circle a 44:01.
- NEC quickly returned to a two-goal lead however, 3-1, scoring in the first minute of the fourth quarter. Meaghan McCamish made a full extension deflection to push the ball into the cage off of a centering pass from Challinor at 46:01.
- USM had a chance to pull to within one goal of the Pilgrims fairly quickly when the Huskies were awarded a penalty in the 48th minute but Philben made the stop to keep the advantage 3- 1.
Inside The Stats:
- The Pilgrims led USM in shots 24-21 and 15-9 in shots on goal.
- Both teams had 13 penalty corners. NEC had a 7-4 advantage in penalty corners in the first quarter.
The Goalkeepers:
- Husky junior Julianna Kiklis (York, Maine) made a season and career-high 12 saves.
- Philben made eight saves for NEC.
Up Next:
Southern Maine hosts Husson on Thursday (7:00 pm) in a non-conference game. New England College is back in action on Wednesday (7:00 pm) hosting Keene State College.
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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