HARTFORD, Conn.   – Freshman Mackenzie Hall (Westbrook, Maine) scored her first intercollegiate goal to get the Huskies on the board and the University of Southern Maine rolled to a 4-0 win over the University of Hartford Hawks in a non-conference field hockey game Saturday afternoon at Al-Marzook Field.
 
Hall was the first of four different goal scorers for the Huskies in the contest. Junior HJ Tuplin (Lisbon, Maine) had a goal and an assist for Southern Maine.
 
The Records:
Southern Maine (2-2)
University of Hartford (1-1)
 
Today's game marked the first meeting between the University of Hartford Hawks and the University of Southern Maine. The Huskies now lead the series 1-0.
 
The Goalkeepers:
SM, Eleanor Folsom (2-2), 30:00, 0 GA, 3 Saves; Allison Marines, 30:00, 0 GA, 1 Saves
UH, Carolyn Somers (1-1), 60:00, 4 GA, 14 Saves
 
Defensive Saves: None
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Outshooting the Hawks 6-0 in the opening quarter, Hall found the back of the net in the seventh minute for the 1-0 lead. Hall was assisted by first-year Maddie Niles (Benton, Maine/Lawrence).  
• USM again dominated offensively in the second quarter with a 5-3 advantage in shots and a 4-1 lead in penalty corners, but was unable to find a second goal as Hartford goalkeeper Caroly Somers made 10 of her 14 saves in the opening half.
• The Huskies scored twice in the third quarter to seize control of the game 3-0. Tuplin scored her first goal of 2023 in the 34^th minute before sophomore Leah Thibodeau (Auburn, Maine/Edward Little) made it 4-0 with an unassisted goal in the 38th.
• Addison Hawthorne (Newport, Maine/Nokomis Regional) scored for Southern Maine in the 47^th minute to make it 4-0, finishing a feed from Tuplin.

 
Inside The Statistics:

• Southern Maine outshot the Hawks 19-8 in the contest (18-4 on goal), but Hartford had a slim edge in penalty corners 9-8. The Hawks had eight of their nine penalty corners in the fourth quarter.
• Tuplin's goal is the first for the junior since the 2023 season after missing 2024. Hawthorne and Hall are first-time goal scorers for the Huskies. Thibodeau now has five career goals after scoring four in her rookie season (2024).

 
Up Next:
Southern Maine hosts no. 24 Bowdoin College on Tuesday (7:00 pm) at Hannaford Field, facing its second nationally-ranked program in its first five games of the season.  The Huskies return to the road in non-conference action and will travel to Wheaton (Mass.) on Saturday, September 13 (12:00 pm) before starting a three-game home stand hosting Husson on Saturday, September 20 (1:00 pm), Endicott College on Wednesday, September 24 (7:00 pm) and Saint Joseph's College (Maine) on Monday, September 29 (7:00 pm).                                                                               
 
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