STANDISH, Maine – Senior Emma Forgues (Gorham, Maine), freshman Ciera Hill (Pembroke, NH/Pembroke Academy) and graduate student Ciera Berthiaume (Windham, Maine) each scored a goal as the University of Southern Maine Huskies defeated the Saint Joseph's College Monks 4-1 in a non-conference women's soccer game Sunday afternoon at the SJC Sports Complex.
 
With the win, Southern Maine now leads the 33-game series over the Monks 18-13-2.  The Huskies defeated the Monks 5-0 in 2021.
 
 
The Records:
Southern Maine (2-0-0)
Saint Joseph's College (0-2-0)
 
How It Happened:

•  Forgues put the Huskies up 1-0 in the 11^th minutes and the score stood until the second half when SJC defensive mistake led to an own goal and a 2-0 Southern Maine advantage.
• Monk freshman Kate Russell reduced the SJC deficit in the 65^th minutes cleaning up a loose ball after a corner kick; however, Southern Maine bounced right back to lead 3-1 in the 68^th minute when Hill scored her first intercollegiate goal, collecting a rebound off of a shot taken by junior Eliza Roy (Camden, Maine/Camden Hills).
• Berthiaume, the Huskies' all-time leading goal scorer, made it 4-1 in the final seconds of the game, scoring in the 90^th minute, off of a feed from junior Kiaya Gatchell (Portland, Maine/Deering). 

 
 
The Goalkeepers:
SM, Breanna Atwood (2-0) – 45:00, 4 saves, 0 goals against; Hunter Stonebraker – 45:00, 8 saves, 1 goal against
 
SJC, Carly Downey (0-2), 90:00, 12 saves, 4 goals against
 
Inside The Stats:

• Stonebraker's eight second-half saves are a career high for the Huskies' sophomore goalkeeper.
• Southern Maine has had five different goal scorers this season and are outscoring its opponents 6-1 over two games.  One goal of the six for USM is an own goal.

 
Up Next:
Southern Maine remains on the road and heads to Westfield State University on Wednesday (7:00 pm) for a non-conference game.  The Huskies host their first home game of 2022 on Saturday (3:00 pm) against University of New England.