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Winner Southern Me. USM (5-1-1, 1-0-0)
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Eastern Conn. St. ECSU (2-5-0, 0-1-0)
Winner
Southern Me. USM
(5-1-1, 1-0-0)
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Eastern Conn. St. ECSU
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Southern Me. USM 2 1 3
Eastern Conn. St. ECSU 0 2 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Christina Cracolici, Director of Athletic Communications

Southern Maine Defeats Eastern Connecticut 3-2 on the Road


WILLIMANTIC, Conn.   –  Junior Cierra Hill (Pembroke, Maine/Pembroke Academy) headed in the game-winning goal in the 69th minute to help the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 3-2 win on the road against the Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors in a Little East Conference women's soccer game Saturday afternoon at the Mansfield Complex.
 
Senior Catriona Gould (Freeport, Maine) finished the game with two goals and an assist, scoring USM's first two goals of the game in the 20th and 36th minute.  With the assist on Hill's game-winner, Gould now holds the Huskies' career assist record with 22 in her career. Gould already holds the program record for career goals (49) and points (120).   
 
The Records:
Southern Maine (5-1-1, 1-0 LEC)
Eastern Connecticut (2-5, 0-1 LEC)
 
Today's game marks the 41st meeting between the University of Southern Maine and the Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors.  Eastern Connecticut leads the overall series 31-7-3; however, the Huskies are 4-0-1 against the Warriors in their last five meetings.
 
How It Happened:
  • Gould's first goal of the game put Southern Maine ahead 1-0. Receiving in the ball at midfield, Gould drove at goal, and slotted the ball to the left side for her fifth goal of the season.
  • After receiving a free kick drawing a foul outside of the box, Southern Maine junior back Devan Sherry (Gorham, Maine/Waynflete) hit a low ball into the box and around the ECSU defense onto a rushing Gould who slotted the ball to the near post in the 36th.
  • Up 2-0 at the half, ECSU pulled a goal back in the 59th minute as Hailey Cocca tapped in a goal off of an assist from Katelyn Herbert.  Herbert chased a ball down the left side, and Cocca took advantage of the Huskies' defense being pulled out of shape for the tally.
  • ECSU tied it up at 2-2 almost immediately after the restart as Lilly Simpson collected a misplayed ball in the back and scored an empty netter in the 60th minute.
  • USM took nine minutes to retake the lead.  ECSU fouled the Huskies on the right side of the field, and Gould took the kick sending in a service to the far side of the box and onto the head of Hill who redirected it back into the goal for the win.
  • ECSU goalkeeper Alex Ignatowicz, who entered the game in the second half, made seven big saves for the Warriors, including a penalty stop in the 72nd.
 
The Goalkeepers:
SM, Hunter Stonebraker (2-0-1), 90:00, 2 GA, 1 Saves
ECSU, Kaeden Dublin 45:00, 2 GA, 5 Saves; Alex Ignatowicz (0-1-0), 1 GA, 7 Saves
 
Inside The Stats:
  • Southern Maine led ECSU in shots 24-4 (15-3 on goal), and had an 8-1 lead in corner kicks.  The Huskies outshot the Warriors 13-2 in the first half, and 11-2 in the second half. 
  • Ten different players have scored for the Huskies this season. Gould leads the way in points with six goals and five assists for 17 points, while Reitchel also has 17 points on seven goals and three assists.
 
Up Next:
The Huskies return home on Wednesday to take on nationally-ranked Hartford University at 4:00 pm.  Southern Maine returns to LEC action on Saturday (1:00 pm) against UMass Dartmouth.  Southern Maine's senior student-athletes will be recognized prior to that game for Senior Day
           
 
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