GORHAM, Maine  -  Five different players score their first intercollegiate goal as the University of Southern Maine Huskies rolled to a 5-0 win over the University of Maine at Presque Isle Owls in a non-conference men's soccer game Sunday afternoon at Hannaford Field.
 
Sophomore Connor Leclerc (Windham, Maine), freshman Paddy Walsh (Westbrook, Maine), Chris O'Neill (Levittown, NY), and seniors Kia Dilamini (South Portland, Maine) and Pashalis Pashalidis (Palo Alto, Calif.) each scored for the Huskies.
 
The Records:
UMaine Presque Isle (4-9-1)
Southern Maine (4-4-7)
 
Playing the Owls for the first time since 2021, Southern Maine is now 2-0-1 in three meetings with the Owls.  Southern Maine defeated UMPI 4-0 in their last meeting.  USM first faced the Owls in 1998, earning a 3-1 win.  All three contests have been played in Gorham, Maine.
 
 
How It Happened:

• The Huskies got off the mark early when Leclerc hustled his way to a tap-in goal in front of the net in the seventh minute.  Junior Nick Mauro (Cape Neddick, Maine) sent a ball into the box that was quickly played across to Leclerc from junior Exauce Lenge (Portland, Maine) for the 1-0 lead.
• Walsh fired in a 20-yard strike from the top of the box in the 15^th minute on a well-placed ball from sophomore Ryan Lasusa (Higganum, Conn./Haddam Killingworth) for a 2-0 before O'Neill made it 3-0 in the 32^nd for Southern Maine. O'Neill knocked in an assist from senior Nathan Brown (Palo Alto, Calif.) who did well to carry the ball down the left side of the field before feeding O'Neill for the tally.
• Pashalidis quickly made it a 4-0 game just 19 seconds in to the second half.  Receiving a ball in the Huskies offensive third, Pashalidis drove at the UMPI defense before beating UMPI to the far post for the goal.
• Dialimini closed the scoring for Southern Maine in the 68^th minute, heading in a corner kick service from sophomore Kolby Maxi (South China, Maine/Messalonskee).

 
The Goalkeepers:
UMPI: Brett Senal (4-9-1), 45:00, 3 GA, 1 Save; Hayden Bay, 33:17, 2 GA, 1 Save; Logan Mosher, 11:43, 0 GA, 1 Save
SM: Lukas Hammond (2-0-2), 90:00, 0 GA, 3 Saves
 
Inside The Stats:

• Southern Maine outshot UMPI 19-6 (8-3 on frame), and had an 8-3 lead in corner kicks. 
• Hammond's shutout is the first of his career.  Hammond has seen time in four games in 2025, and has started three times playing a full 90 in each start. Playing 315 total minutes, Hammond has a 0.86 goals against average, and a .813 save percentage.
• The five goals in today's game is the most by the Huskies in a single game this season, and the most since a 3-1 win over UNE in 2024.  The Huskies last scored five goals in a single-game in a 5-0 win over Lesley University in 2023. 

 
Up Next:
Southern Maine hosts UMass Boston on Wednesday (6:00 pm) in a Little East contest in its final regular season home game of 2025.  The Huskies finish the 2025 regular season on the road at Eastern Connecticut State on Saturday (1:00 pm) and Plymouth State on Wednesday (3:00 pm). 
 
           
 
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