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Eleanor Folsom Action 2023
Jesse Kamalandua, Ath Comm Student Employee
0
Mount Holyoke MOUNT HO (0-1)
2
Winner Southern Me. SOUTHERN (1-1)
Mount Holyoke MOUNT HO
(0-1)
0
Final
2
Southern Me. SOUTHERN
(1-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Mount Holyoke MOUNT HO 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Me. SOUTHERN 1 0 1 0 2

Game Recap: Field Hockey | | Christina Cracolici, Director of Athletic Communications

Folsom Backstops Huskies to 2-0 Win Over Mount Holyoke

 GORHAM, Maine  - Senior Eleanor Folsom (Winthrop, Maine) matched her career-high with a season-high 13 saves to pace the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 2-0 win over the  Mount Holyoke College Lyons in a non-conference field hockey game Saturday afternoon at Hannaford Field.
 
Earning the shutout, Folsom faced 14 shots on goal, and was helped by a clutch defensive save from senior Jaigan Boudreau (Dayton, Maine/Thornton Academy) in the 41st minute.  Boudreau and junior Bri Townsend (Newport, Maine/Nokomis) each scored for the Huskies in the win. 
 
The Records:
Mount Holyoke College  (0-1)
Southern Maine (1-1)
 
Today's game marked the first meeting between both programs. USM now leads the series 1-0.
 
The Goalkeepers:
MHC, Ainsley Gruener (0-1), 60:00, 2 GA, 6 Saves
SM, Eleanor Folsom (1-1), 60:00, 0 GA, 13 Saves
 
Defensive Saves: SM, Jaigan Boudreau (1)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Southern Maine controlled play early earning two penalty corners and two shot on goals in the first six minutes of action, before Townsend opened her scoring ledger for Southern Maine with a low driven shot in the sixth minute for a 1-0 USM lead.
  • Action swung to the Lyons in the second quarter, as Mount Holyoke pressured for an equalizer with eight shots and seven penalty corners in the second frame. Testing Folsom early in the second, the Lyons forced Folsom to make a quartet of saves early before earning six consecutive penalty corners in the final 2:02 of the half.  MHC's Diane Lee turned two on frame against Folsom in the run of penalty corners, but Folsom stood tall each time.
  • Both teams had early shots on goal in the third, before Boudreau scored her first goal of 2025, converting a penalty stroke in the 40th minute.  Boudreau lined her shot to the left corer for the 2-0 Southern Maine advantage.
  • In the fourth, neither team had many clear chances but the Lyons continued to earn penalty corners and had three in the final three minutes, including back-to-back tries in the final seconds of the game.  
 
Inside The Statistics:
  • Boudreau has as many defensive saves in the season as games played (2).
  • The Lyons had a 15-5 advantage in penalty corners, earning seven in the second quarter, including five consecutive. 
  • Mount Holyoke had a 16-10 lead in shots (14-8 on goal), and outshot USM 8-2 in the second quarter.
  • Folsom's shutout is the first of the 2025 season, and the seventh of her career.  Through two games, she has a 0.955 save percentage.
 
Up Next:
Southern Maine has a quick turn-around and is back in action on Saturday (4:00 pm) against Mount Holyoke College.
           
 
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