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Winner Southern Me. SOUTHERN (10-6, 3-0)
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Mass.-Dartmouth MASS.-DA (3-10, 1-3)
Winner
Southern Me. SOUTHERN
(10-6, 3-0)
7
Final
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Mass.-Dartmouth MASS.-DA
(3-10, 1-3)
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Team 1 2 3 4 F
Southern Me. SOUTHERN 1 2 2 2 7
Mass.-Dartmouth MASS.-DA 1 0 0 0 1

Game Recap: Field Hockey | | Christina Cracolici, Director of Athletic Communications

Southern Maine Outpaces UMass Dartmouth 7-1

NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass.   –   Senior Hannah Banks (Belfast, Maine) and freshman Norie Tibbets (Skowhegan, Maine/Skowhegan Area) each scored two goals as the University of Southern Maine Huskies defeated the UMass Dartmouth Corsairs 7-1 in a Little East Conference field hockey game Saturday afternoon at Cressy Field.
 
The Huskies remain undefeated in the Little East Conference at 3-0.  Finishing the week 2-0, Southern Maine totaled 12 goals in two games.
 
The Records:
Southern Maine (10-6, 3-0 Little East)
UMass Dartmouth (3-10, 1-3 Little East)
 
Today's game marked the 42nd game between the University of Southern Maine Huskies and the UMass Dartmouth Corsairs.  Southern  Maine leads the series 23-17-2 after today's win.  The Huskies are 5-1 in their last six contests with the Corsairs, and have won the last two by a combined score of 17-1.  UMD last defeated Southern Maine 2-1 in double overtime in 2021.
 
How It Happened:
  • After an evenly played first quarter, with USM holding a slim 5-4 edge in shots, both teams were tied at 1-1.  Junior Abigail Chartier (Lewiston, Maine) scored the first goal of the game in the third minute, and UMD's Maggie Doherty tied it up in the 13th minute for the Corsairs.
  • Southern Maine dominated the second quarter, outshooting UMD 11-2 and holding a 3-1 advantage in penalty corners.  With increased offensive pressure, Southern Maine led 3-1 at the half.  Senior Mary Keef (Westbrook, Maine) scored in the 21st minute, and Banks scored the first of her two goals in the 24th minute.
  • After the break, the Huskies quickly added to its goal tally to take a 5-1 lead in the third. Junior Sage Drinkwater (Steep Falls, Maine/Bonny Eagle) scored in the 31st minute, while Banks secured her brace in the 36th. 
  • Tibbets did all of the Huskies' scoring in the fourth scoring both of her goals. Tibbets' goal in the 56th was assisted by classmate Dylan Barr (Phippsburg, Maine/Morse), while her goal in the final minute of the game was an unassisted effort.
 
 
The Goalkeepers:
SM, Eleanor Folsom (10-6), 45:00, 1 GA, 2 saves; Julianna Kiklis, 15:00, 0 GA, 3 Saves
UMD, Kelsie Couto (3-10), 45:00, 5 GA, 9 saves
 
Inside The Statistics:
  • With a goal in today's game, Drinkwater has eight goals and five assists this season for 21 points.  She has 34 goals and 15 assists for 83 points in her career (61 games).  Drinkwater is tied for seventh in career goals, and tied for fifth in career assists.  Her 83 points are eighth in Husky career records. '
  • Senior Brooke Carson (Bryant Pond, Maine/Oxford Hills) had a career-best three assists in today's game.  For the 2023 season, she has eight goals, and five assists for 21 points.  She as 33 career goals, 13 career assists and 79 career points.  She is ninth in career points, tied for ninth in career assists and is ninth in career goals.
  • Junior Hanni Johnson (Livermore, Maine/Spruce Mountain) had a defensive save for the Huskies.
 
Up Next:
The Huskies travel to Plymouth State on Tuesday (4:00 pm) for an LEC contest, and remain on the road at Castleton University on Saturday (12:00 pm). 
 
           
 
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