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2023 LEC CHampionship FH Team Shot
Michael Kmack, USM Public Affairs
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Southern Me. SOUTHERN (15-7)
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Winner Tufts TUFTS (11-5)
Southern Me. SOUTHERN
(15-7)
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Final
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Tufts TUFTS
(11-5)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Southern Me. SOUTHERN 0 0 0 0 0
Tufts TUFTS 2 2 1 0 5

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

2023 NCAA Division III National Championship First Round: Southern Maine Falls at No. 10 Tufts University

The 2023 Little East Conference Champion Huskies Conclude Season at 15-8

MEDFORD, Mass.  –  Andrea DelGiudice scored twice in the first half to lead the No. 10 Tufts University Jumbos to a 5-0 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Division III Field Hockey National Championship Tournament Wednesday night at Ounjian Field.  
 
With the win, Tufts advances to the second round of the tournament and will play again on Saturday.  The loss concludes the 2023 season for the Huskies, who finished the season as the Little East Conference Regular Season and Tournament Champions.
 
The Records:
Southern Maine (15-8)
No. 10 Tufts University (12-5)
 
Today's game marked the just the second meeting between the University of Southern Maine Huskies and Tufts University.  Tufts leads the series 2-0, defeating USM 1-0 in its previous meeting during the 1996 season.
 
How It Happened:
  • After a scoreless 10 minutes, DelGiudice put the Jumbos ahead 1-0 in the 11th minute with her ninth goal of the season. Tufts doubled its lead in the 12th minute on a score from Rachel Scrivanich.
  • Tufts added two more goals in the second quarter to go ahead 4-0 at the break.  Kylei Rosenquest notched the third goal of the game in the 21st minute, and DelGuidice made it 4-0 in the 29th minute with her 10th goal of the season.
  • Rosenquest scored the lone goal of the second half for the 5-0 final, putting one into the net in the 35th minute.
  • Senior goalkeeper Julianna Kiklis (York, Maine) put in a strong performance against the nationally-ranked Jumbos, making nine saves, including seven in the second half.
  • Senior Hannah Banks (Belfast, Maine) and junior Sage Drinkwater (Steep Falls, Maine/Bonny Eagle) each had a shot for the Huskies.
 
 
The Goalkeepers:
TU, Lydia Eastburn (11-5), 45:00, 0 GA, 0 Saves; Isabel Ginns, 15:00, 0 GA, 0 Saves
SM, Julianna Kiklis (4-2), 60:00, 5 GA, 9 saves
 
Inside The Statistics:
  • Tufts outshot the Huskies 27-2 in the contest, and had a 9-1 advantage on penalty corners.
  • The Huskies' 15 wins in 2023 matched the win total from 2022 and is the most for the program since the 2003 season (17-6).  The 2003 squad is the last Husky team to win a Little East Conference title and advance to the NCAAs.
 
Up Next:
Winning its first Little East Conference title and participating in the NCAA Championship for the first time in 20 years, Southern Maine concludes its outstanding season at 15-8. 
           
 
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