GORHAM, Maine – Sophomore
Meghan Przybilla (St. Anthony, Minn.) scored her third goal of the season, and five different Huskies scored, as the University of Southern Maine defeated the UMaine Fort Kent Bengals 5-0 in a non-conference women's soccer game Wednesday afternoon at Hannaford Field.
Freshman
Marie Benoit (Hallowell, Maine/Hall-Dale) and sophomore
Natalie Flageolle (Broomfield, Colo./Legacy) each recorded their first intercollegiate goal for the Huskies' side, while junior
Maya Bermudez (West Haven, Conn.) and freshman
Lexi Morin (Brunswick, Maine) also added goals.
The Records:
UMaine Fort Kent (0-2)
Southern Maine (2-0)
Today's game marks the third in the series between the Huskies and the Bengals. USM leads the series 2-1. Southern Maine won the 2024 contest 8-0 at home. Prior to the 2024 contest, the Huskies last faced UMFK in 2011 falling 3-0.
How It Happened:
- Despite numerous chances in the first 20 minutes, the Huskies remained at a scoreless draw with UMFK thanks in part to a herculean effort in goal by Bengal Kamoy Brown who entered the game in the sixth minute for the injured starter. Brown finished with 14 saves in the contest, including nine in the first half.
- Przybilla broke through for her third goal of the season in the 23rd minute knocking in a far post goal off of the service from classmate Madi Sainis (Peirrefonds, Quebec/St. Thomas).
- The Huskies went up 2-0 headed into the halftime break when Flageolle buried her attempt in the 39th minute off of a feed from sophomore Ani Roberts (Bangor, Maine).
- Southern Maine piled on three more goals in the second half. Bermudez bombed in a far post, upper corner shot in the 51st off of a cross from sophomore Taryn Curry (Scarborough, Maine/Freeport).
- In the 57th, Morin (Brunswick, Maine) scored her second goal in as many games with a dart of a shot off of an assist from sophomore Makyla Magid (Golden, Colo./Lakewood) before Benoit closed the game with her first goal of her Husky career in the 80th.
The Goalkeepers:
UMFK: Dreanna Thaw, 05:12, 0 GA, 1 Save; Kamoy Brown (0-1), 84:48, 5 GA, 14 Saves
SM:
Lucy McLaughlin (1-0), 45:00, 0 GA, 1 Save;
Madi Cook, 45:00, 0 GA, 1 Save
Inside The Stats:
- Southern Maine outshot the Bengals 31-4, including 20-11 in the first half. The Huskies also had a 10-3 lead in corners.
- USM freshman Madi Cook (Essex, Mass.) made her collegiate debut in net, playing the second half. She made one save.
- Seven different players have scored for the Huskies in 2025 led by three goals and an assist from Przybilla.
Up Next:
The Huskies embark on a six-game road schedule, facing nearby UNE on Saturday, September 6 (2:00 pm), and then travel to nationally-ranked Colby College on September 9 (4:30 pm) before opening its Little East schedule at UMass Dartmouth on Saturday, September 13 (1:00 pm). After their game with the Corsairs, Southern Maine travels to Bowdoin College on Tuesday, September 16 (8:00 pm) before taking on Division I University of New Hampshire on Sunday, September 21 (2:00 pm).
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