Women’s Soccer
The women’s soccer team has lost five of their last six games and has been shutout in three of those contests. With losses to Western Connecticut, Framingham State, Eastern Connecticut, UMass-Dartmouth and Bates, the Huskies have watched their season record fall to 4-10-1. The Huskies remain winless in conference with a 0-5-1 mark in the Little East.
The lone highlight of the six-game binge came when the Huskies beat NESCAC and in-state rival Colby at home 2-1 in overtime. The two goals against the Mules accounts for half of their six game total – they have been outscored 19-4 since losing to Bates 4-1 on Oct. 7.
The Huskies have gotten offensive production from Heidi Dehaan (Lewiston) who scored two goals against Colby and Bridget Fitzgerald (Concord, NH) who scored her second goal of the season against Framingham State. Shannon Martin also contributed two assists.
Coach Lisa Petruccelli’s team will play host to St. Joeseph’s on Oct. 29 and hope to pick up their first conference win when they travel to Rhode Island College on Nov.1.
Men’s Soccer
The men’s soccer team has won their last two games against Western Connecticut and Maine Maritime in 2-0 shutout fashion to move their record to 3-3 over their last six games. The Huskies also defeated conference foe UMass-Dartmouth in a 3-2 overtime battle during that stretch, while dropping games to Bates (3-0), UMaine-Farmington (3-1) and Eastern Connecticut (4-3). The Huskies, who are currently second in the Little East behind undefeated Rhode Island College (5-0-1), have compiled a 5-1-0 record in the conference and stand at 11-6-1 overall.
Over their last six games the Huskies have gotten strong play from their goalie David Kreps and have mustered fire-power from senior Peter McHugh (Portland), who tallied three goals and two assists during that time. Senior captain Greg Cox (Brookline,MA) has also turned up the heat in his senior campaign amassing four goals and an assist in his last six games.
The Huskies will play host to Rhode Island College on Nov. 1 in Gorham in hopes of claiming a share of the conference title.
Field Hockey
The Husky field hockey team has played seven games since Oct. 7. Over that stretch Coach Bonny Brown-Denico’s squad has compiled a 3-4 record. The Huskies sandwiched four losses against Keene State, Bates, UMass Dartmouth and Plymouth State with wins against Salem State, St. Joseph’s and Bridgewater State. In those seven games the Huskies were outscored at a two-to-one rate (21-14), a stat that can be attributed in large part to the 8-1 and 4-0 losses they suffered at the hands of Bates and UMass-Dartmouth respectively.
The Huskies have had some bright spots, though. Junior goalkeeper Allison Hill (Cape Elizabeth) set the school mark for saves in goal during the Huskies 2-1 loss against Plymouth State. And junior forward India Lowe (Gloucester, MA) has provided some fire-power scoring three goals and assisting on another while Caitlin Albert and Bethany Bougie each had two goals and an assist over that stretch.
With their win over Bridgewater State the Huskies moved their overall record to 8-9 while pushing their Little East record to .500 at 5-5. The Huskies are currently in seventh place in the 12-team league.
Golf
Coach Reggie Grant’s team took a break after their victory in the Southern Maine cup, but resumed action at their two biggest tournaments of the years. At the New England Intercollegiate Golf Championships, the Huskies turned in 35th-place finish out of 44 teams. The event included Div. I teams like UConn, Dartmouth and Quinnipiac. Senior captain Ben Loss (Wilmette, IL) turned in the best USM score finishing 35th in the two-day event.
The Huskies fared better at the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship held at the Cranston Country Club in Cranston, RI. They finished third place overall, making a second-day surge to overcome UMass-Dartmouth and move out of the fourth slot. The Huskies finished behind two Rhode Island schools, Rhode Island College and Johnson and Wales University. On the individual side, Loss finished his USM career on a strong not sharing second-place honors with freshman Cody Berkowitz (Saco). The third-place finish bested their fourth-place effort a year ago.
Cross Country
Both the men’s and women’s cross-country teams continued their strong showings. Junior Tyler Jasud (Rumford) won the individual title at the Maine State Championships, while senior Gabby Cyr (Fort Kent) turned in a solid eighth-place finish on the women’s side. The men’s team came up eight points short of the Bowdoin team, but the Huskies effort did not go unrecognized. Jasud, who followed in Curtis Wheeler’s footsteps as the second Husky runner to win the event in as many years, was named LEC Runner of the Week for the fourth time this season. Freshman Alex Gomes (Peabody, MA) continued his impressive freshman campaign garnering the Rookie of the Week award from the LEC. Gomes was the first freshman to cross the finish line and the eighth runner overall at the State Championship. On the women’s side, Cyr continued her monopoly over conference accolades earning her fourth Runner of the Week award. Her eighth place finish made her the only USM runner to crack to the top-20.