GORHAM, Maine    –  Senior Julia Elie (Dayton, Maine/Thornton Academy) and freshman Haylee Romasco (Newport, Maine/Nokomis) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies' field hockey team each earned weekly honors from the Little East Conference. Elie was named the Defensive Player of the Week, while Romasco was selected as the Goalkeeper of the Week.
 
One of the Huskies' co-captains, Elie anchored the Southern Maine defense in its first two games of 2026. In the Huskies' 3-1 win over the University of Hartford, Elie tallied the second goal of her career, and the first game-winning goal of her career, to put USM head 2-1 in the third quarter. Coming up from the back to insert the ball on one of the Huskies' 12 penalty corners in the contest, Elie sent in a well-struck ball to teammate sophomore Madison Niles (Benton, Maine/Lawrence) and then redirected the ball into the net on the return for the go-ahead goal.  Over two games, Elie helped USM's defense limit its opponents to 12 total shots.
 
Romasco earned the win in her intercollegiate debut making three saves in Southern Maine's win over Hartford.  The rookie goalkeeper had a .750 save percentage against the Hawks, and made several strong defensive clears to help back stop Southern Maine to its first win of 2026.
 
The Huskies are on the road for their next contest at UMaine Farmington on Wednesday (4:00 pm) and then return home for a game against Wheaton College (Mass.) on Saturday (12:00 pm).  The Huskies visit Wellesley College on Tuesday, September 15 (4:00 pm).
 
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