GORHAM, Maine – Closing out the Little East Conference regular-season with a 4-2 record the University of Southern Maine Huskies' field hockey team secured the third seed in the upcoming Little East Conference Championship tournament.
As the third seed, Southern Maine (11-9, 4-2 Little East) will host sixth seed Plymouth State University Panthers on Tuesday, November 4 (7:00 pm) at Hannaford Field in Gorham, Maine. Southern Maine faced Plymouth State on the road during the regular season, defeating the Panthers 4-1 on October 28. Junior
Bri Townsend (Newport, Maine/Nokomis) recorded a hat trick in the win.
Averaging 1.90 goals per game, the Huskies' have totaled 38 goals this season, including 14 goals in six Little East Conference games. Townsend leads the way with 11 goals this season, including five game-winning goals. Freshman
Maddie Niles (Benton, Maine/Lawrence) has earned LEC Rookie of the Week honors four times this season and has seven goals, and four assists for 18 points. Fellow rookie
Mackenzie Hall (Westbrook, Maine) has five goals, including three game-winners.
Defensively, Husky senior
Jaigan Boudreau (Dayton, Maine/Thornton Academy) has led fro the back line and has 13 defensive saves – among the highest in the nation. Sophomore
Julia Elie (Dayton, Maine/Thornton Academy) has three defensive saves and has played critical minutes in conferfence action.
The Huskies have relied on senior
Eleanor Folsom (Winthrop, Maine) in goal for a majority of the 2025 season. She has a .779 save percentage and a 1.86 goals against average – and is currently leading the conference in goals against average (1.858), and in shutouts (3).
2025 Little East Conference Tournament Championship Field
- Eastern Connecticut (11-8, 6-0 LEC)
- Keene State (13-6, 5-1 LEC)
- Southern Maine (11-9, 4-2 LEC)
- VTSU-Castleton (7-10, 3-3 LEC)
- WestConn (7-10, 2-4 LEC)
- Plymouth State (5-11, 1-5 LEC)
2025 Little East Conference Championship
Who: No. 3 Southern Maine v No. 6 Plymouth State
When: Tuesday, November 4, 2025 (7:00 PM)
Where: University of Southern Maine, Gorham, Maine – Hannaford Field. .
What: 2025 Little East Conference Field Hockey Championship Tournament Quarterfinal
Southern Maine (11-9, 4-2 Little East)
Championships: 2 (2003, 2023)
LEC Tournament Record: 22-22 (.500), 22 appearances
Finals Appearances: 6
Finals Record: 2-4
Last Finals Appearance: 2023
Players to Watch: Bri Townsend, F, 11 g, 2a, 24 pt, 5 game-winning goals;
Maddie Niles, F, 7g, 4a, 18 pt, 24 pts;
HJ Tuplin, 4 g, 4a, 12 pts;
Mackenzie Hall, 5g, 0a, 10 pts, 3 game-winning goals;
Jaigan Boudreau, D, 2g, 1a, 5pts, 13 defensive saves;
Julia Elie, B, 3 defensive saves
Goalkeeping: Eleanor Folsom (11-9), 1098:09, 34 GA, 1.86 GAA, 120 Saves, 0.779 Save Percentage, 3 Shutouts.
No. 6 Plymouth State (5-11, 1-5 LEC)
Championships: 3 (2000, 2001, 2002)
LEC Tournament Record: 24-22
Finals Appearances: 9
Finals Record: 3-6
Last Finals Appearance: 2021
Players to Watch:. Katie Porrello, 8 g, 6a, 22 pts; Sarah Adamske, 6g, 2a, 14pts; Elle Monahan, 3g, 8a, 14 pts, 1 game-winning goal; Kyla Napolitano, 11 defensive saves
Goalkeeping: Natalie Merrick (5-11), 967:48, 47 GA, 2.91 GAA, 169 Saves, 0.792 Save Percentage.
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