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Berthiaume Action
Cullen McIntyre
5
Winner Southern Me. SOUTHERN (3-0-0)
0
Westfield St. WESTFIEL (1-1-0)
Winner
Southern Me. SOUTHERN
(3-0-0)
5
Final
0
Westfield St. WESTFIEL
(1-1-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Southern Me. SOUTHERN 2 3 5
Westfield St. WESTFIEL 0 0 0

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Five Huskies Score as Southern Maine Rolls Westfield State 5-0

WESTFIELD, Mass. – Graduate student Ciera Berthiaume (Windham, Maine) scored just 3:21 into the game and five different players scored as the University of Southern Maine Huskies defeated the Westfield State University Owls 5-0 in a non-conference women's soccer game Wednesday night at Alumni Field.
 
Starting the 2022 season with three consecutive away games and three consecutive wins, Southern Maine is now 3-0.  It is the first meeting between the Huskies and the Owls – the 2021 Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) defending champions. 
 
The Records:
Southern Maine (3-0-0)
Westfield State (1-1-0)
 
How It Happened:
  •  Putting pressure on the Owls defense from the start, Berthiaume scored the 38th goal of her career in the fourth minute bending in a goal from a corner kick for an early 1-0 lead. 
  • Senior Emma Forgues (Gorham, Maine) scored her second goal in as many games to put USM up 2-0 before the half in the 29th minute, converting an assist from freshman Riley Reitchel (Palermo, Maine/Erskine Academy).
  • The score remained 2-0 until the 70th minute when USM rattled off three goals in a span of five minutes to shut the door on the game. Junior Eliza Roy (Camden, Maine/Camden Hills) scored her first goal as a Husky in the 70th minute. Roy struck from 15 yards out off of an assist from freshman Devon Gatz (Millis, Mass.).
  • Junior Catriona Gould (Freeport, Maine) made it 4-0 in the 73rd. Gould was assists by sophomore Ella Boucher (Auburn, Maine/Edward Little) and junior  Kiaya Gatchell (Portland, Maine/Deering) on a long through ball down the left side of the field that was served into the middle.
  • Gould helped make it 5-0 in the 75th as she and Gatz combined to assist Boucher for the final goal of the game.  Boucher hit a strong shot from the top of the 18 for the first goal of her career.
  • Junior Breanna Atwood (Franklin, Mass.) turned in a strong performance in net, making six saves to earn the shutout.  Her six saves are a season-high.
 
The Goalkeepers:
SM, Breanna Atwood (3-0), 90:00, 0 GA, 6 saves
WS, Julia Robak (1-1), 45:00, 2 GA, 3 saves; Sarah Fuller 45:00, 3 GA, 3 saves
 
Inside The Stats:
  • Southern Maine has outscored its opponents 11-1 in three games. Eight different players have scored for the Huskies. 
  • Atwood's shutout is her second of the season and sixth of her career (in 20 games). She is now tied for seventh in career shutouts.
  • Gould's goal is the 10th of her career (in 19 games). She has 10 goals and five assists for 25 points. 
  • Berthaiume has 38 goals and 16 assists for 92 points in her career. She holds the Huskies' career points record and the Huskies' career goals record. She is in the top four in career assists.
 
Up Next:
Southern Maine host its first home game of 2022 taking on University of New England on Saturday (3:00 pm). 
           
 
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