GORHAM, Maine  –  Senior Samantha Ellis (New Vineyard, Maine/Mt. Blue) scored a hat trick during her Senior Game celebration and six different Huskies scored as the University of Southern Maine rolled over the UMass Dartmouth Corsairs 10-0 in a Little East Conference field hockey game Saturday afternoon at Hannaford Field.
 
With the 10 goals, Southern Maine has scored 63 this season, and has established a new single-season record for goals, breaking the former mark of 62 set during the 2013 season.  USM is outscoring its opponents 63-30 so far this season.
 
The Huskies have won three straight, and lead the series over UMD 22-17-2. 
 
The Records:
UMass Dartmouth (2-10, 0-7 LEC)
Southern Maine (11-5, 8-1 LEC)
 
How It Happened:

• Junior Brooke Carson (Bryant Pond, Maine/Oxford Hills) scored the first of her two goals in the game in the fourth minute following an assist from classmate Chloe Arsenault (Boothbay, Maine). 
• Ellis scored the Huskies next three goals, scoring in the fifth and 10^th minute to give USM a 3-0 lead before the first quarter expired, and then completing the hat trick in the 19^th minute as part of a three-goal second quarter for the Huskies. Junior Hannah Banks (Belfast, Maine) assisted on Ellis' first goal, while Carson notched the assist on the second.
• USM took a 6-0 lead into the half, as Banks scored her fourth goal of the season in the 21^st minute, and sophomore Ginny Twitchell (Turner, Maine/Leavitt) scored her fifth goal of the season on a laser of a shot in the 22^nd.
• Junior Jordan Cummings (Auburn, Maine/Edward Little) made it 7-0 in the third quarter converting a penalty stroke in the 43^rd minute, before USM tacked on three more goals in the fourth for the 10-0 final.
• Carson scored her 12^th goal of the season in the 49^th minute, followed by an Arsenault goal in the 52^nd off of an assist from sophomore Abigail Chartier (Lewiston, Maine). Sophomore Adelle Surette (Sabattus, Maine/Oak Hill) rounded out the scoring in the 55^th minute.

 
The Goalkeepers:
SM, Eleanor Folsom (4-1) 60:00 0 GA, 0 saves
UMD, Hanna Trombly (2-8) 60:00, 10 GA, 9 saves
 
Inside The Statistics:

• Ellis' goals in today's game give her 37 for her career. She has 91 career points on 37 goals and 17 assists. She is tied for fifth in all-time goals with Caitlin Albert '09 (2006-2009), is fourth in assist, and tied for fifth in career points with Husky Hall of Famer Renee Heath Towne '03 (2000-2003).
• Carson's two goals give her 12 so far this season. She has four game-winning goals.

 
Up Next:
Southern Maine hosts Fitchburg State on Wednesday (7:00 pm) in a Little East Conference game.