LEWISTON, Maine   -  Senior Breanna Atwood (Franklin, Mass.) made seven saves, earning her fifth shutout of 2023, to lead the University of Southern Maine to a 0-0 draw against the Bates College Bobcats Sunday afternoon at Bates' Russel Street Field.
 
The shutout marks Atwood's 20^th of her career, and establishes a new program record for University of Southern Maine women's soccer. Today's shutout erased the 23-year-old record of 19 shutouts set by Husky Hall of Fame member Samantha Whitman '01, who played for the Huskies from 1997-2000.
 
Atwood set the Huskies' single-season record for shutouts with 11 in 2022.  She is 34-8-4 in her career at the University of Southern Maine with a career .814 goals against average. 
 
The Records:
Southern Maine (9-0-2)
Bates College (1-5-4)
 
Today's game marks the 36^th meeting between the University of Southern Maine and Bates College.  While Bates leads the overall series 32-2-2 over the Huskies, Southern Maine is 1-0-2 against the Bobcats under the leadership of head coach Seth Benjamin. USM earned a 1-0 win over Bates at home in 2022.  
 
.
 
How It Happened:

•  With the Huskies registering 10 shots to Bates' 15, Southern Maine's best chance came in the 16^th minute when sophomore Riley Reitchel (Palermo, Maine/Erskine Academy) got her right foot onto a volley, only to see the ball sail just wide of the far post.
• Bates had an outstanding chance in the 61^st minute when Charlotte Jones got her head on a corner service, but Atwood rose and snagged the ball out of the air for the save.
• The Huskies had a solid chances in the 86^th minute as senior Ashley Sabitino (Scarborough, Maine) had a header on target following a corner kick service from junior Julia McKenna (Windham, Maine) but Bates was able to come up with the save. 

 
The Goalkeepers:
SM, Breanna Atwood (9-0-2), 90:00, 0 GA, 7 Saves
BC, Samantha Bunmar (0-1-1), 45:00, 0 GA, 1 save; Ruby Reimann, 45:00, 0 GA, 1 save
 
Inside The Stats:

• Atwood made five of her seven saves in the second half to keep the clean sheet. Atwood and the Huskies' defense are allowing just 0.45 goals per game.
• Bates had a 9-1 edge over the Huskies in corner kicks.  The Huskies did not earn their first corner until the 86^th minutes.
• Unbeaten in 2023, the Huskies are 6-0 at home and 3-0-2 on the road.

 
Up Next:
The Huskies remain on the road on for a non-conference match up at Brandeis on Wednesday, October 4 (4:00).  USM's next conference game is against Rhode Island College at  home on Saturday, October 7 (3:00 pm). 
           
 
-cac-