MANSFIELD, Conn. – three different players scored as the University of Southern Maine Huskies opened up their 2022 Little East Conference schedule with a 3-1 win on the road against Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors Saturday afternoon at Rick McCarthy Field.
 
Facing each other for the 25^th time in series history, Southern Maine now leads Eastern Connecticut 20-5.  USM fell to Eastern Connecticut 3-2 in double overtime in 2021, and defeated the Warriors 2-1 in double overtime in 2021. 
 
The Records:
Southern Maine (2-2, 1-0 LEC)
Eastern Connecticut (1-2, 0-1 LEC)
 
How It Happened:

• Sophomore Ginny Twitchell (Turner, Maine/Leavitt) started the scoring for the Huskies with the first goal of the game in the eighth minute for a 1-0 USM lead. the goal marks Twitchell's second of the season.
• Eastern Connecticut tied the game up in the second period with a 24^th minute goal from Emma Sanson following an assist from Kaylee Drobish. The score remained tied at 1-1 at the half.
• Southern Maine reclaimed the lead just five minutes into the second half when sophomore Sage Drinkwater (Steep Falls, Maine/Bonny Eagle) knocked in her third goal of the season off of an assist from Hannah Banks.
• The Huskies added an insurance goal late in the fourth when junior Chloe Arsenault (Boothbay, Maine/Boothbay Regional) made it 3-1 in the 58^th minute for the final.

 
The Goalkeepers:
SM, Julianna Kiklis (2-2), 1 GA, 1 SV
EC, Sarah Gallagher (1-2), 3 GA, 4 SV
 
Inside The Statistics:

• Southern Maine outshot Eastern Connecticut 8-2, and led in penalty corners 3-1.

 
Up Next:
Southern Maine hosts nationally-ranked Bowdoin College in a non-conference match up on Tuesday (7:00 pm) at Hannaford Field. Bowdoin is ranked sixth in the nation
.