GORHAM, Maine – Battling for 90 minutes the University of Southern Maine Huskies settled for a scoreless draw with the University of New England Noreasters.  Meeting for the 56^th time in the series history between the two schools Southern Maine holds a record of 34-16-7 against UNE.  Southern Maine defeated UNE 2-1 in overtime in 2021.
 
The Records:
University of New England (0-3-1)
Southern Maine (2-0-2)
 
How It Happened:

• Outshooting UNE 15-7 (10-4 on target) the Huskies were unable to put a goal past Noreaster goalkeeper Ollie Hammond. Hammond made eight saves, including a diving stop to his left on a rocket of a shot from Husky senior Ronan Hume (Marshfield, Mass.) in the 74^th minute.
• Hammond came up big again for UNE in the 88^th minute as USM unleashed a trio of shots in short order before stopping an attempt from junior Will Smith (Northborough, Mass./Algonquin Regional).
• USM senior goalkeeper Hayes Estrella (Kennebunk, Maine/Thornton Academy) turned in another strong performance making four saves, and several key defensive plays.

 
The Goalkeepers:
SM, Hayes Estrella (2-0-2), 90:00, 0 GA, 4 saves
UNE, Ollie Hammond (0-1-1), 90:00, 0 GA, 10 saves
 
Inside The Stats:

• The Huskies 2-0-2 start to 2022 is the best start since the 2008 season when USM was 3-0-1 after four games.

 
Up Next:
Southern Maine is on the road for its next contest traveling to Bowdoin College on Tuesday (4:00 pm) for a non-conference game.