GORHAM, Maine – Sophomore
Meghan Przybilla (St. Anthony, Minn./St. Anthony's) scored twice and the University of Southern Maine Huskies scored three second-half goals to rout the UMaine Farmington Beavers 5-0 in a non-conference women's soccer game Wednesday night at Hannaford Field.
The Records:
UMaine Farmington (7-4-1)
Southern Maine (5-7-1)
Today's game marks the 36
th meeting between UMaine Farmington and the University of Southern Maine. The Huskies lead the overall series 27-5-4, and have won the last six games consecutively, including a 6-0 result in 2023.
How It Happened:
- Outshooting UMaine Farmington 19-1 in the opening half, Southern Maine found the back of the net just twice in the first half as Beaver goalkeeper Paige Gonya kept her team in the contest making 10 of her 16 saves.
- Przybilla got the Huskies off the mark in the 20th minute driving home a rebounded shot from freshman Lexi Morin (Brunswick, Maine) for her team-leading eighth goal of the season. Przybilla made it 2-0 in the 42nd as classmates Madi Sainis (Pierrefonds, Quebec/Saint Thomas) and Makyla Magid (Golden, Colo./Lakewood) worked an outstanding one-two up the left side to free Przybilla wide open in the box for the brace and her ninth goal of 2025.
- USM started the second half on the front foot scoring with just 14 seconds off of the clock as senior Riley Reitchel (Palermo, Maine/Erskine Academy) stripped a UMF player and then hit a well-paced lead ball to senior Bridgette Toland (Jamestown, RI/North Kingstown) for the 3-0 lead.
- Freshman Marie Benoit (Hallowell, Maine/Hall-Dale) scored her third goal of 2025 in the 65th minute benefitting on the first of two assists in the game from sophomore Kadin Davoren (Yarmouth, Maine).
- Rookie Florence Guimont (Boisbriand, Quebec/Laval Senior) made it 5-0 score her first intercollegiate goal in the 81st banging in a ball across the line from Davoren.
The Goalkeepers:
UMF: Paige Gonya (7-4-1), 90:00, 5 GA, 16 Saves
SM:
Halle Brown (2-4-1), 45:00, 0 GA, 0 Saves;
Madi Cook, 24:38, 0 GA, 0 Saves;
Lucy McLaughlin, 20:22, 0 GA, 0 Saves
Inside the Stats
- Przybilla now has 14 goals and 12 assists in her career for 40 points. Her 14 goals are tied for 18th in career record books, and her 12 assists are tied for eighth. Her 40 points are 16th.
- Reitchel now has 18 assists in her career and is tied for third all-time with Husky Hall of Famer Ali Hathaway (1998-2000).
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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