BANGOR, Maine – Junior Cierra Hill (Pembroke, N.H./Pembroke Academy) scored four goals and had one assist for the University of Southern Maine Huskies on Tuesday evening in a 12-9 non-conference win against the Husson University Eagles. Junior Maddie Kinney (Topsham, Maine/Mt. Ararat) supplied the offense with a goal and two assists while sophomore Eliza Pattershall (Readfield, Maine/Maranacook), junior Raegan Bechard (Augusta, Maine/Cony) and senior Anna Byers (Milford, Ct./ Joseph A. Foran) each scored twice.
 
Fifth-year senior Kiaya Gatchell (Portland, Maine/Deering) also had a goal and led all players with six draw controls. Gatchell also tied for the most caused turnovers on the team with three along with Pattershall and junior Britney Hill (Pembroke, N.H./Pembroke Academy).
 
Senior goalie Lydia Laslavic (Thomaston, Maine / Oceanside) made three saves and picked up the win.
 
The Records:
Husson: 4-6
Southern Maine: 8-4
 
Series History:
The Huskies are 11-0 all-time against their in-state rival.
 
The Goaltenders:
Husson: Emma Beegz (3-6), 60:00, 12 goals allowed, four saves
Southern Maine: Lydia Laslavic (8-4), 60:00, nine goals allowed, three saves
 
How It Happened:

• Bechard put the Huskies up 1-0 in just 47 seconds after a pass from Kinney found her in front of the net with space to shoot. Averi Baker scored the equalizer for the Eagles with a woman-up goal with Laela Martinez assisting. The Huskies ended the quarter on a 3-0 run thanks to a goal by Hill and two free-position goals by Pattershall, the second being a woman-up goal in the closing minute of the quarter.
• Husson cut the lead down to a goal by outscoring the Huskies 3-1 in the second quarter. Kate Boehmcke had two of those goals and the other came from Baker. Hill had the lone Husky goal in the quarter.
• Southern Maine got the lead up to 8-4 with a 3-0 run over the first seven minutes of the new half. Bechard, Kinney and Byers accounted for the scores with Kinney also assisting on Bechard's tally. Husson got back within two goals with back-to-back goals by Martinez and Baker in less than a minute. However, the Huskies quickly countered with another goal from Hill plus a final-minute score by Gatchell to take a 10-6 lead into the final quarter.
• Husson outscored the Huskies 3-2 in the last quarter but could not dig themselves out of the hole. Boehmcke had a pair of goals in the quarter for the Eagles.

 
Inside The Stats:

• The draw controls were split evenly at 12 apiece. Gatchell's six led all players with Boehmcke coming in second with four.
• The Huskies finished with a slight 25-24 lead in shots but led 16-12 in shots on goal.
• Each team scored three free-position goals. The Huskies went 3-for-5 and Husson finished 3-for-8.

 
Up Next:
The Huskies have a home game against Keene State College on Saturday at 1:00 pm.