WILLAMANTIC, Conn.  -  Junior Catriona Gould (Freeport, Maine) scored in the 16^th minute and junior Breanna Atwood (Franklin, Mass.) earned her fourth shutout of the season to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 1-0 victory over the Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors in a Little East Conference women's soccer game Saturday afternoon at Rick McCarthy Field.
 
Facing each other for the 39^th time in series history, Southern Maine is now 2-0-1 against the Warriors in its last three games.  Prior to the Huskies 1-1 draw in the 2021 regular season, the Warriors had a 21-game unbeaten streak against USM.  ECSU leads the overall series 31-5-3. . 
 
The Records:
Southern Maine (6-1-0, 2-0 LEC)
Eastern Connecticut (3-2-2, 1-1 LEC)
 
How It Happened:

•  Gould was able to net the game-winner controlling a failed clearance from the ECSU backline and slotting the ball past Warrior goalkeeper Rachel Hughes to the near post.  Huskies' freshman Devon Gatz (Millis, Mass.) served in the dangerous ball to the top of the 18 and a Warrior defender attempted to head it clear but it found Gould. Gould took a touch and played a low shot to the left for the goal.
• Atwood (Franklin, Mass.) made four saves in the shutout, making two in each half. Atwood made a near-post save in the closing minutes of the first half off of a direct kick from ECSU's Briley Harnois. 

 
The Goalkeepers:
SM, Bre Atwood (5-1), 90:00, 0 GA, 4 saves
ECSU, Rachel Hughes (0-1), 1 GA, 3 saves
 
Inside The Stats:

• Gould's six goals and two assists gives her a team-leading 14 points this season.  She has 15 goals and six assists in her career (22 games), and is presently tied for 14^th in career records with Michele Dufour (1999-2000). Her 36 career points are 14^th all-time.
• Atwood's fourth shutout of 2022 puts her at eight in her career. She is seventh in USM career records.

 
Up Next:
Southern Maine hosts UMass Boston on Wednesday (7:00 pm) in a Little East Conference game at Hannaford Field.  The Huskies remain at home on Saturday (1:00 pm) and face LEC opponent UMass Dartmouth.