WATERVILLE, Maine  - Senior Breanna Atwood (Franklin, Mass.) made a career-high 16 saves while sophomore Riley Reitchel (Palermo, Maine/Erskine Academy) and senior Catriona Gould (Freeport, Maine) each scored goals as the University of Southern Maine Huskies defeated the Colby College Mules 2-1 in a non-conference women's soccer game Tuesday night at Bill Alfond Field.
 
The win is the first for the Huskies over the Mules since the 2008 season (also a 2-1 score), ending a nine-game losing streak to the Mules.
 
The Records:
Southern Maine (4-0-1)
Colby College (1-2)
 
Today's game marks the 33^rd meeting between the University of Southern Maine and the Colby College Mules.  Colby leads the overall series 28-5.  The Huskies last faced the Mules on September 27, 2017 – a 6-0 result in favor of Colby. USM last won against the Mules on October 15, 2008, defeating Colby 2-1 in overtime.
 
How It Happened:

•  Atwood made 10 first half saves to keep the score level at 0-0 as Colby had a 10-4 advantage in shots on goal in the opening 45 minutes.
• In the second half, the Huskies pressured early and Reitchel put her team ahead 1-0 in the 50^th minute, breaking down the right side of the field after running onto a lofted ball in from the midfield.
• Gould doubled the Huskies' advantage in the 56^th minute, taking the ball almost to the endline before beating the Colby keeper to her far post for a 2-0 score.
• Atwood continued her strong play in net for the Huskies, making a pair of big saves, before Colby's Pepper Joseph cut the Mule disadvantage to 2-1 in the 78^th minute. However, Atwood and the Huskies' defense were able to see it through for the win

 
The Goalkeepers:
SM, Breanna Atwood (4-0-1), 90:00, 1 GA, 16 Saves
CC, MK Marshall, 45:00, 0 GA, 4 saves; Talia Thompson (0-1), 2 GA, 1 save
 
Inside The Stats:

• Reitchel's goal is the fifth of her career and second of the 2023 season. 
• Gould now has three goals on the season, bringing her career total to 32 goals. It is her second game-winning goal of the season. Eleven of Gould's 32 goals have gone for game-winners in her 42-game career. She is second in career goal behind all-time leading scorer Ciera Berthiaume's 43 career goals.
• Atwood is now 30-8-3 in her career as a Husky. Her 16 saves in today's win are a career-high, and give her 207 saves in her career. She is 12^th in career saves.

 
Up Next:
Southern Maine returns home to Hannaford Field on Saturday (1:00 pm) against Little East Conference opponent Eastern Connecticut State University.  The Huskies are on the road for their next two contests after ECSU, traveling to Bowdoin College on Tuesdsay (5:00 pm) and LEC foe UMass Dartmouth (4:00 pm) on Saturday.
           
 
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