LEWISTON, Maine - Lilly Hogan scored late in the first quarter to break a scoreless tie and propel the No. 8 Bates College Bobcats to a 4-0 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a non-conference field hockey game Tuesday night at Campus Avenue Field.
The Records:
Southern Maine (1-2)
No. 8 Bates College (1-0)
Today's game marked the 64th meeting between the Huskies and the Bobcats. Bates leads the overall series 45-15-4. The Huskies last victory against Bates came on October 22, 2015 - a 4-3 overtime victory at home. Bates has won the last eight consecutively.
The Goalkeepers:
SM,
Eleanor Folsom (1-2), 45:00, 3 GA, 3 Saves;
Allison Marines, 15:00, 1 GA, 2 Saves
BC, Ava Donohue (1-0), 45:00, 0 GA, 0 Saves; Kaili Jacobsen, 15:00, 0 GA, 0 Saves
Defensive Saves: None
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Playing in its season-opener, Bates had four individual goal scorers en route to its win. Playing strong defense for the first half, the Huskies trailed the Bobcats 1-0 at haftime.
- Sophie O'Sullivan and Brooke Moloney-Kolenberg each scored unassisted goals in the third quarter to balloon the Bates lead to 3-0.
- Caroline Nowak made it 4-0 in the 51st minute to cap the scoring and seal the 4-0 win.
Inside The Statistics:
- Husky freshman Allison Marines (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) made her intercollegiate debut, entering in goal for the fourth quarter. She made two saves.
- Bates held a 19-0 edge in shots, and an 8-0 lead in penalty corners.
Up Next:
Southern Maine remains on the road in non-conference action and travels to University of Hartford on Saturday (2:00 pm), and then hosts no. 24 Bowdoin College on Tuesday (7:00 pm) at Hannaford Field.
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