BOSTON  – Allie Crawford had a goal and an assist to lead the UMass Boston Beacons to a 4-0 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a Little East Conference women's soccer contest Wednesday night in Boston.
 
In the 27^th meeting in the series between the two schools, UMass Boston has now won its last two games versus the Huskies.  Southern Maine narrowly leads the series 14-13-0. 
 
The Records:
Southern Maine (5-2-2, 0-2-1 LEC)
UMass Boston (6-2-2, 2-0-1 LEC)
 
How It Happened:

• The Beacons scored twice in each half to seal the win. UMB took the lead in the 17^th minute on a goal from Grace Oliver and an assist from Maggie Kelley.  Ten minutes later in the 27^th minute, Crawford and Mary Jo Murphy combined for the assist on Morgan Palma's goal to make it 2-0 – a lead the Beacons would take into the break.
• The game remained a two-goal advantage in favor of UMB until the final 10 minutes of the contest.  The Beacons went up 3-0 in the 82^nd minute on a goal from Crawford, before sealing the win with a converted penalty kick in the 87^th minute from Dani Anderson. 

 
Inside The Stats:

• The Beacons out shot USM 14-10 and had a 9-4 lead in shots on goal. The Beacons also had a 5-2 advantage in corner kicks.
• Today's game marked just the second time the Huskies have been shut out this season. 

The Goalkeepers:

• Sophomore Bre Atwood (Franklin, Mass) made five saves in the loss.
• UMB goalkeeper Maria Spylios made four saves to earn the shut out victory. 

 
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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