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Eastern Conn. St. EASTERN (3-3-1, 0-1-1)
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Southern Me. SOUTHERN (5-1-2, 0-1-1)
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Southern Me. SOUTHERN 0 1 0 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Southern Maine, ECSU Battle to 1-1 2OT Draw

First Year Kiki Huntress Scores First Intercollegiate Goal to Pull Huskies Even in the 53rd

GORHAM, Maine  – Freshman Kiki Huntress (Kittery Point, Maine/Traip Academy) scored the first goal of her intercollegiate career in the 53rd minute to help the University of Southern Maine to a 1-1 double overtime draw with the Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors in Little East Conference women's soccer action Saturday afternoon at Hannaford Field.

Playing in their second consecutive overtime game this week, the result snaps the Huskies 20-season losing skid to Eastern Connecticut.  Facing each other for the 37th time, Southern Maine last positive result against EastConn came on October 24, 2000 – a 2-1 win in the Little East Conference tournament. Southern Maine now has three wins and three draws against ECSU in the 37-game series.
 
The Records:
Eastern Connecticut (3-3-1, 0-1-1 LEC)
Southern Maine (5-1-2, 0-1-1 LEC)
 
How It Happened:
  • ECSU took a 1-0 in the 18th minute when senior Haley Montesanto (East Haven, Conn.) found the back of the net for her fourth goal of the season. Montesanto ran onto a ball played in-between the Huskies' defense from classmate Sierra DeCarli (Tolland, Conn.), and knocked it into the left side of the goal.
  • Outshooting USM 4-2 in the opening half (3-0 on goal) the Warriors took the 1-0 lead into the halftime break.
  • USM pressured early to start the second half, as senior Ciera Berthiaume (Windham, Maine) put a pair of shots on target and earned back-to-back corner kicks for the Huskies.  On her second service of the half, Berthiaume sent a dangerous ball into the mix, and Huntress was able to clean it up in front of the net for the equalizer.
  • USM led USM 6-1 in shots on goal in the second half, and nearly had a go-ahead goal in the 73rd as sophomore Mia Sargent (Portland, Maine/Deering) sent a direct kick on frame only to be turned away on a diving effort from ECSU keeper senior Alexis Tyrell (Torrington, Conn.).  Tyrell made a diving save to her left to keep the game at 1-1.
  • Sent to overtime, USM's Berthiaume had a stellar chance at a game-winner in the 97th minute, but her shot from 22-yards out ricocheted off the cross bar. 
  • In the second overtime, both teams registered on shot each and sent both efforts high resulting in the draw. 
 
Inside The Stats:
  • USM has played in consecutive double overtime contests this week resulting in the same score, 1-1.  In both games, USM trailed its opponents before finding the equalizer.
  • ECSU and USM were even in shots (12-12) by the conclusion of the game with USM leading 6-4 in shots on goal.
  • Eastern Connecticut had a 6-4 advantage in corners kicks. 
The Goalkeepers:
  • Sophomore Bre Atwood (Franklin, Mass) made three saves for the Huskies and turned in a solid shift coming off of her line to halt several ECSU forward attacks. Atwood made a strong save in a one-on-one situation with ECSU's Carlie Dreyfus (Stafford Springs, Conn.) in the first half.
  • .Tyrell finished with five saves for ECSU, making all five saves in the second half.
 
Up Next:
            Southern Maine remains in Little East competition and travels to UMass Boston on Wednesday (6:00 pm).  Eastern Connecticut hosts Western Connecticut on Wednesday (6:00 pm). 
           
 
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