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Cullen McIntyre
7
Southern Maine USM 0-1
8
Winner Univ. of New England UNE 1-0
Southern Maine USM
0-1
7
Final
8
Univ. of New England UNE
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Southern Maine USM 1 2 2 2 7
Univ. of New England UNE 3 1 3 1 8

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Comeback Attempt Falls Short for Huskies in Season Opener

BIDDEFORD, Maine – The University of Southern Maine women's lacrosse team opened the 2023 season on the road Tuesday evening with an 8-7 loss to the University of New England. Three Huskies scored twice in the contest including junior Kiaya Gatchell (Portland, Maine/Deering) and sophomore Anna Byers (Milford, Ct./ Joseph A. Foran) who each scored a pair of free position goals.
 
When and Where: February 21, 2023 – Biddeford, Maine – Blue Bolt Field
 
The Records: UNE: 1-0; Southern Maine: 0-1
 
The Goalies: 
USM: Cece Racine: 0-1, five saves, eight goals allowed, .385 save percentage.
UNE: Maria Turriza: 1-0, eight saves, seven goals allowed, .533 save percentage.  
 
How It Happened:
  • Emily Jacobs scored a free position goal early in the first quarter to put the Nor'easters ahead 1-0 before junior Jillian Nichols (Gorham, Maine) tied the game for the Huskies.
  • UNE broke the tie less than a minute later and added another goal to take a 3-1 lead.
  • In the second quarter the Nor'easters scored another man-up goal but the Huskies cut the lead to 4-3 with Byers scoring twice on free position attempts in the final three minutes. The first goal from Byers came with a man up while her second was scored with the Huskies down a player.
  • UNE scored three times in the first half of the third quarter but the Huskies once again stayed within striking distance thanks to a pair of goals from graduate student Rachel Shanks (Naples, Maine/Lake Region) late in the quarter.
  • In the final frame the hosts extended the lead to 8-5 but Gatchell scored a free position goal two minutes later and then netted another to make the score 8-7 with 6:10 left on the clock.
  • The Huskies applied pressure but could not even the score and saw their comeback attempt expire.
 
Inside The Stats:
  • The Huskies outshot UNE 20-15 and had a slight 15-13 shots on goal advantage.
  • The turnovers were nearly even with UNE committing one more than the Huskies at 25-24.
  • Five of the Southern Maine free position shots resulted in goals while the Nor'easters scored on three of their five.
  • Gatchell caused three turnovers and tied for the team lead in ground balls with three. Shanks and graduate student Payton Winslow (Auburn, Maine/St. Anthony's) also recorded three ground balls and each caused two turnovers.
  • Sophomore Lilly Weinrich (Yarmouth, Maine/North Yarmouth Academy) also scooped up three ground balls.
 
Up Next: The Huskies will play Smith College on the road on Saturday at 1PM.
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