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Riley Reitchel Ball Carrying
Landon Geis, Athletic Communications Student Employee
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Winner Middlebury MIDDLEBU (9-1-2)
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Southern Me. SOUTHERN (5-8-2)
Winner
Middlebury MIDDLEBU
(9-1-2)
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Final
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Southern Me. SOUTHERN
(5-8-2)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Middlebury MIDDLEBU 2 0 2
Southern Me. SOUTHERN 1 0 1

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

Huskies Battle, Fall to No. 12 Middlebury 2-1

GORHAM, Maine  –  Freshman Lexi Morin (Brunswick, Maine) scored her fourth goal of the season and senior Riley Reitchel (Palermo, Maine/Erskine Academy) picked up the assist but it was not enough as the University of Southern Maine Huskies fell 2-1 to the No. 12 Middlebury College Panthers in a non-conference women's soccer game Sunday afternoon at Hannaford Field.
 
Middlebury's Taya McClennen scored the brace to lead the Panthers to the win.
 
The Records:
No. 12 Middlebury (9-1-2)
Southern Maine (5-8-2)
 
Today's game marked the first meeting between Middlebury and the Huskies in program history.  It is the third nationally-ranked program Southern Maine has played as part of its non-conference schedule this season.
 
How It Happened:
  • The Panthers got off the mark early has McClennen slotted home the first of her two goals in the game with 30 seconds expired on the game clock.  McClennen was set up from Olivia Irwin-Pokorny for the one-time far-post strike on goal.
  • McClennen made it 2-0 in the 22nd minute completing a through ball from Carolina Espinsa.
  • Southern Maine's press worked in the 36th minute as the Huskies' forwards earned a turnover in the box, and Morin knocked in her second goal in as many games on a square ball across the face of goal from Reitchel. 
  • Neither team had too many solid chances in the second half, and the Middlebury defense kept the Huskies from finding an equalizer.   
 
The Goalkeepers:
Midd: Frankie Marston (2-0), 90:00, 1 GA ,1 Save
SM: Madi Cook (1-2), 90:00, 2 GA, 4 Saves
 
Inside the Stats
  • Middlebury outshot the Huskies 19-10 (6-2 on frame), and had a 5-0 lead in corner kicks. .
  • Morin has registered at least a point in the Huskies last three games. She now has four goals and five assists in 15 games for 13 points. 
  • With an assist in today's game, Reitchel has three this season, and 19 for her career. She now has 27 goals and 19 assists for 73 points. Reitchel's 27 goals and 73 points are fifth all-time, while her 19 assists are third. 
 
Up Next:
Southern Maine is on the road for three more games at Bates (October 15), at VTSU-Castleton (October 17) and at UMass Boston (October 22). The Huskies return home on Saturday, October 25 (3:00 pm) hosting Eastern Connecticut State in an LEC contest.
 
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