GORHAM, Maine  –  Freshman Lexi Morin (Brunswick, Maine) scored the game-tying goal in the 85^th minute, and assisted on the first goal of the game as the University of Southern Maine Huskies worked its way to a 2-2 draw against the WestConn Wolves in a Little East Conference women's soccer game Saturday afternoon at Hannaford Field.
 
The Records:
WestConn (8-5-1, 3-1-1 LEC)
Southern Maine (5-7-2, 1-1-2 LEC)
 
Today's game marks marked 39th meeting between the Western Connecticut State University Wolves and the University of Southern Maine Huskies. Southern Maine is 4-0-2 against the Wolves in their last five meetings. WestConn leads the overall series 32-5-2. 
 
The Huskies have played the Wolves in each of their last three Little East Conference Championship games, defeating WestConn each time and outscoring the Wolves 9-1 during that stretch, including 2022 (3-1 2OT), 2023 (3-0), and 2024 (3-0).
 
How It Happened:

• Despite registering the first four shots of the contest, Southern Maine found itself trailing WestConn 1-0 in the 10^th minute after the Wolves were awarded a corner kick, following a misplayed ball across the endline. Shannon Anderson netted the goal for the Wolves knocking in the service from Hannah Blacher for her fifth goal of the season.
• Southern Maine pressed for an equalizer with a Morin header sailing high in the 16^th minute and a near-goal from sophomore Meghan Przybilla (St. Anthony, Minn.) glancing off the post in the 21^st.  Regan was outstanding in the first half, making six saves, including stopping an effort from sophomore Madi Sainis (Pierrefonds, Quebec) seconds after Przybilla's attempt.
• The Huskies finally put one past Regan in the 24^th when Morin played a perfectly weighted ball through onto the foot of senior Riley Reitchel (Palermo, Maine/Erskine Academy) on the right side of the field. Taking a touch, Reitchel hit for a goal to the far post for her fifth goal of the season.
• Remaining tied 1-1 through the half, WestConn went up 2-1 against the run of play in the 69^th minute.  The Huskies had outshot the Wolves 6-1 in the first 20 minutes of the second half. Regan again came up big making a diving stop on a direct kick effort from Przybilla in the 59^th.  The Wolves Morgan Marcuss scored the go-ahead in the 69^th, cleaning up a rebounded save off of the foot of Anderson.
• Przybilla again also had a goal in the 79^th, but Regan made an outstanding kick save for a corner kick. Przybilla earned another corner kick for USM in the 84^th, and sophomore Makyal Magid (Golden, Colo.) put the ball into a dangerous area following the service before Morin knocked it in from point blank for the equalizer . 

 
The Goalkeepers:
WestConn: Gracen Regan (7-4-2), 90:00, 2 GA, 8 Saves
SM: Halle Brown (2-4-2), 90:00, 2 GA, 5 Saves
 
Inside the Stats

• Southern Maine outshot the Wolves 25-8, but was just 10-7 ahead in shots on goal. USM had a 5-1 advantage in corner kicks.
• Morin has registered at least a point in the Huskies last two games. She now has three goals and five assists in 14 games. 
• Reitchel's goal gives her 27 in her career.  She has 27 goals and 18 assists for 72 points. Tied for third in career assists, Reitchel's 27 goals are fifth all-time, while her 72 points are also fifth all-time.

Up Next:
The Huskies remain at home for their next two contests hosting UMaine Farmington on Wednesday, October 8 (4:00 pm); WestConn on Saturday, October 11 (12:00 pm) and nationally-ranked Middlebury College on Sunday, October 12 (12:30 pm). Southern Maine is then on the road for three more games at Bates (October 15), at VTSU-Castleton (October 17) and at UMass Boston (October 22).
 
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