Eastern Connecticut takes down Southern Maine
Connecticut freshman forward Emily Eshenfelder (Quaker Hill, Conn.) and junior forward Stephanie Mongelli (Pequannock, N.J.) each scored a goal to lead the Warriors field hockey team to a 2-1 win over the Huskies. Southern Maine freshman goalkeeper Allie Hill (Cape Elizabeth) made six saves in the Little East Conference game.
Men’s soccer drops the ball in fourth straight
Colby College junior Jamie Waters (Andover, Mass.) scored the long goal of the match to give the Mules a 1-0 victory over the Huskies in a non-conference men’s soccer match last Wednesday. Huskies senior goalie Chris Williard (Willimantic, Conn.) ended the game with five saves.
Hutchinson named runner of the week
Sophomore Christa Hutchinson (Gorham) of the USM women’s cross country team has been named the Little East Conference Runner of the Week for September 18-24. Hutchinson was the first Southern Maine runner to cross the finish line at the 39th Annual Codfish Bowl Harrier Classic at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass. Hutchinson placed 35th overall among 160 finishers to help the Huskies to a 10th place finish in the 21-team field.
Huskies volleyball drops two LEC matches
The USM women’s volleyball team dropped a pair of matches at the Little East Conference round robin hosted by Plymouth State University last Saturday. The Huskies fell in three straight games to both the Panthers and the Western Connecticut State Colonials. Sophomore outside hitter Shannon Stoll (Shrewsbury, Mass.) led the Huskies offensively with seven kills, two errors, and a team-high 13 assists.
Rhode Island College sweeps Southern Maine 9-0
The Rhode Island College Anchorwomen swept all nine matches last Saturday afternoon to destroy the Southern Maine Huskies 9-0 in a Little East Conference match. Rhode Island College swept the three doubles matches by identical 8-5 scores to open the match before taking all six singles flights.
Keene State blanks Southern Maine
Three different Keene State players scored and freshman goalkeeper Liz Rosen (Swanzey, N.H.) made two saves as the Keene State College Owls defeated the Huskies 3-0 in a Little East Conference women’s soccer match. The win snapped a two-match losing streak for the Owls who improved to 5-4-0 overall and 1-1-0 in the conference.