WORCESTER, Mass. – Grace Adams scored her second goal of the game seconds into the overtime period to lift the Worcester State University Lancers to a 3-2 overtime win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a non-conference field hockey game Wednesday night at John F. Coughlin Field.
The Records:
Southern Maine (7-6, 1-0 Little East)
Worcester State (6-5, 4-0 MASCAC)
Today's game marked the 26
th meeting between the University of Southern Maine and Worcester State University. The series is now even at 13-13. . Southern Maine defeated the Lancers 4-1 at home in 2022.
How It Happened:
- The Lancers went up early as Zoe Athanasopoulos scored an unassisted goal in the seventh minute for a 1-0 Worcester State lead.
- Junior Abigail Chartier (Lewiston, Maine) answered back for the Huskies with the equalizer in the 10th minute and then the go-ahead goal in the 12th for a 2-1 Southern Maine advantage. Senior Mary Keef (Westbrook, Maine) assisted on Chartier's game-tying goal.
- The score remained 2-1 through the second quarter and into the half time break. In the third Adams was able to pull the Lancers even in the 42nd minute.
- Both teams were scoreless in the fourth. Southern Maine held a 4-3 lead in shots in the final quarter of regulation, but trailed 2-1 in shots on goal. The Huskies also had a 6-0 lead in penalty corners in the fourth quarter but were unable to convert.
- Adams' game-winner followed a Lancer penalty corner that was their eighth of the contest.
The Goalkeepers:
SM,
Eleanor Folsom (7-6), 45:44, 2 GA, 4 saves;
Julianna Kiklis, 15:00, 1GA, 3 saves
WS, Sam Gastonguay (3-1), 60:44, 2 GA, 5 saves
Inside The Statistics:
- Worcester State outshot the Huskies 17-14, but the Huskies lead in shots on goal 10-7.
Up Next:
Southern Maine returns home and back to LEC action on Saturday, October 7 (12:00 pm) against Eastern Connecticut State University.
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