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Bri Townsend Staring at Defense
Morgan Rochefort, Athletic Communications Intern
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Winner Southern Me. SOUTHERN (7-4, 1-0)
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Eastern Conn. St. EASTERN (5-5, 0-1)
Winner
Southern Me. SOUTHERN
(7-4, 1-0)
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Final
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Eastern Conn. St. EASTERN
(5-5, 0-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 F
Southern Me. SOUTHERN 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
Eastern Conn. St. EASTERN 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

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

Bri Townsend OT Game-Winner Leads Southern Maine Past Eastern Connecticut 2-1

WILLAMANTIC, Conn.  – Senior Bri Townsend (Newport, Maine/Nokomis) scored the game-winning goal in double-overtime as the University of Southern Maine Huskies defeated the Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors 2-1 in a Little East Conference field hockey game Saturday afternoon at Rick McCarthy Field.
 
Townsend scored 1:14 in the second overtime period to deliver the Huskies the win and start their 2026 LEC season at 1-0.  Townsend accounted for both of the Huskies' goals, scoring late in the first quarter.
 
THE RECORDS
Southern Maine (7-4, 1-0 LEC)
Eastern Connecticut (5-5, 1-0 LEC
 
Today's game marked the 30th meeting between Southern Maine and Eastern Connecticut.  Southern Maine leads the overall series 24-7; however, Eastern Connecticut earned wins over the Huskes in 2025 (2-1) and 2024 (4-1) in the regular season.  The Huskies defeated the Warriors 1-0 in the 2024 LEC Quarterfinals.
 
THE GOALKEEPERS:
SM:  Haylee Romasco (6-3), 71:14, 1 GA, 5 Saves
EC: Veronica McKenna (3-4), 71:14, 2 GA, 4 Saves
 
Defensive Saves: None
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • In a closely played first quarter, both teams combined for three total shots.  Townsend gave USM the 1-0 lead in the 14th minute off of an assist from sophomore Eliza Rogers (Waterboro, Maine/Massabesic).
  • Despite outshooting the Warriors 6-1 in the second quarter, and holding a 4-0 advantage in penalty corners, Southern Maine found itself tied at the break 1-1.  ECSU's Audrey Molin scored an unassisted goal in the 19th minute on the Warriors second shot of the game and only shot of the half.
  • After an uneventful third, the Warriors controlled momentum in the fourth outshooting USM 5-3.  Husky freshman Haley Romasco (Newport, Maine/Nokomis) made four of her five saves in the fourth quarter, keeping the game level and helping to force overtime.
  • The Warriors kept the pressure on the first overtime, outpacing the Huskies in shots 5-3, and 1-0 in penalty corners.  However, Romasco stopped the lone Warrior goal on target to set up double overtime.
  • Townsend rocketed in her shot to the far post for the game winner less than 90 seconds into the second overtime period.  Husky freshman Lizalynn Boudreau (Freeport, Maine) did an excellent job carrying the ball up the left side of the field and then sending the ball in to the circle.  After controlling the pass and making a pair of moves to evade Warrior defense, Townsend unleashed a driven shot for the game-winner.
INSIDE THE STATS:
  • Southern Maine had a 16-10 advantage in shots, and an 8-4 lead in penalty corners. 
  • Townsend now has four goals on the season, including a pair of game-winners.
  • Southern Maine has played in four double overtime games this season, and is 3-1 in those games, dropping a 3-2 decision to nationally-ranked University of Lynchburg.  The overtimes games have been four of the last six games for the Huskies.  
 
UP NEXT:
Southern Maine returns home to Hannaford Field on Tuesday, October 6 (7:00 pm) against No. 22 Bates College, and on Thursday, October 8 (7:00 pm) against Worcester State.  Following the Bates game, the Huskies will have played four nationally-ranked programs in its last six games. USM returns to LEC action on Saturday, October 10 (3:00 pm) against UMass Dartmouth.
 
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