GORHAM, Maine –  Sophomore Adelle Surette (Sabattus, Maine/Oak Hills) hit a line drive of a shot to the far post to score the game winner goal in the 55^th minute to lead the no. 1 seed University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 3-2 win over the no. 8 seed Framingham State University Rams in the quarterfinal round of the 2022 Little East Conference Field Hockey Championship Tournament.
 
With the win, Southern Maine advances to the semifinal round and will host no. 4 seed Keene State on Thursday (7 pm).  Facing the Rams for the 28^th time in series history, Southern Maine now leads the series 22-6.  Defeating the Rams 6-1 in the regular season (October 11), the Huskies have won the last 10 games against Framingham State. 
 
The Records:
No. 8 Framingham State (10-8)
No. 1 Southern Maine (14-7)
 
How It Happened:

• Southern Maine junior Brooke Carson (Bryant Pond, Maine/Oxford Hills) put the Huskies on the board in the first quarter scoring her 14^th goal of the season in the ninth minute, redirecting in a pass from sophomore Abigail Chartier (Lewiston, Maine). 
• Senior captain Samantha Ellis (New Vineyard, Maine/Mt. Blue) made it 2-0 early in the second quarter with a diving effort off of a rebounded shot in the 18^th minute.  The goal was Ellis' ninth of the season.  USM took the 2-0 lead into the half.   
• Framingham State dominated the play in the third quarter, outshooting the Huskies 6-2, and earning the same result in penalty quarters.  Freshman Natalia Roehr (Acton, Mass./Acton-Boxborough) broke through for the Rams in the 42^nd minute to make it a 2-1 game.  Roehr's goal was her seventh of the season.
• FSU continued to battle in the fourth and tied the game up in the 52^nd minute as junior Isabella Kondi (Canaan, N.H./Mascoma Valley) scored her sixth goal of the season off of an assist from sophomore Abby Clark (Uxbridge, Mass./Blackstone Valley).
• With its lead gone, Southern Maine pressed for a go-ahead goal.  Junior Hannah Banks (Belfast, Maine) won the ball in the midfield and passed it ahead to sophomore Sage Drinkwater (Steep Falls, Maine/Bonny Eagle). Drinkwater carried the ball towards goal before laying off a solid lead pass to a streaking Surette down the right side. Surette took a touch towards the circle before hitting a low, driven ball towards the far post for her fourth goal of the season.

 
The Goalkeepers:
FSU, Kaitlin Loughlin (7-6Sp), 60:00, 3 GA, 10 Saves
SM, Julianna Kiklis (8-4), 60:00, 2 GA, 6 Saves
 
 
Inside The Statistics:

• Freshman Olivia Staggs (Sabattus, Maine/Oak Hill) had a critical defensive save in the second quarter.  It marked her fourth defensive save of the season.
• Ellis' goal is her 38^th career goal. She has 94 points on 38 goals and 18 assists, ranking her tied for fourth in career goals, and fourth in career assists. Her 94 points are fifth all-time.

 
Up Next:
Southern Maine will host KSC on Thursday (7 pm) in the semifinals of the LEC tournament.  USM lost to the Owls on the road earlier this season.  In 2021, USM defeated KSC 2-1 at home during the regular season and fell to the then top-ranked Owls 5-2 in the semifinals.