WATERVILLE, Maine – Celia Stinson scored twice in the opening quarter to lead the Thomas College Terriers to a 3-0 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a non-conference field hockey game Wednesday night at Bernatchez Field.
THE RECORDS
Southern Maine (9-6)
Thomas College (4-11)
Meeting for the 11th time, Thomas leads the series 8-3. Southern Maine earned a 3-1 win in 2023, and a 6-5 win in 2021. Thomas has won the last three consecutively, including a 1-0 win in Gorham in 2025.
THE GOALKEEPERS:
SM:
Haylee Romasco (8-5), 60:00, 4 GA, 6 Saves
TC: Eliya Drummond (2-6), 60:00, 0 GA, 2 Saves
Defensive Saves: None
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Scoring a pair of unassisted goals to open the game Stinson scored in the seventh and 11th minute to stake the Terriers a 2-0 advantage.
- With just under two minutes to go until the halftime break, Thomas took a 3-0 lead on a goal from Samantha Thebarge off of an assist from Abbey Stevens in the 29th minute.
- Thomas led 4-0 in shots in the third quarter, but the score remained unchanged. USM put its first shot of the second half towards goal in the 52nd minute following a penalty corner, but senior Leath Thibodeau (Auburn, Maine/Edward Little) had her shot sail wide of the net.
- Thebarge made it a 4-0 game scoring her second of the contest in the 55th minute.
INSIDE THE STATS:
- Thomas College led Southern Maine in shots 24-6 and had a 17-5 advantage in penalty corners.
- The Huskies are 4-4 on the road this season. The loss stops a two game win-streak.
UP NEXT:
Southern Maine hosts VTSU-Castleton on Saturday, October 17 (2:30 pm) for an LEC match-up. The Huskies will honor their senior student-athletes prior to their game against Castleton. Southern Maine is on the road for its next two games after Castleton, traveling to UMass Boston on Tuesday, October 20 (12:00 pm) and to WestConn on Saturday, October 24 (11:00 am).
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