The University of Maine Womens Soccer team split two conference games this week.
Maine defeated UMass-Lowell Thursday night at Lowell by a score of 1-0 on a Kendra Ridley header 11 minutes into the game to claim the road victory.
Samantha Cobotic stopped all five Riverhawk shots on goal to pick up her second straight shutout.
Sunday afternoon Maine was blanked by a 3-0 score at Baltimore, Maryland by UMBC.
Wren Aye, Angela Kuhn, and Preslie Quaranta provided the goals for the Retrievers.
Leah Roth stopped all six shots on goal to shut out the Black Bears. Maine is now 6-4-0 on the season and 2-1-0 in America East. Maine returns home Thursday night October 6th to play Hartford at 6 p.m.
The UMaine Field Hockey team also split games this weekend in America East action.
Madison Cummings, Danielle Aviani, Samantha Wagg, and Sydney Velijacic scored goals to help Maine defeat UMass-Lowell 4-2 Friday in Orono.
Maine dropped their first conference game Sunday afternoon falling to Albany 3-1 at Albany.
Paula Heuser scored a pair of goals and Molly Mariano also scored for the Great Danes to build a 3-0 lead, before Brianna Ricker scored to break the shutout for the Black Bears.
Maine is now 8-4 on the season and 1-1 in America East. Maine returns to action next Sunday, October 9th when they travel to Durham to battle UNH at 1 p.m.
The Maine Womens Ice Hockey got swept in a pair of games Friday and Saturday at Quinnipiac.
Maine rallied from a 5-0 deficit Friday night before scoring three goals in the third period, but couldn’t come up with the equalizer and fell 5-4.
Catherine Tufts, Tereza Vanisova, and Morgan Sakundiak scored a pair of goals for Maine.
Saturday Quinnipiac took the sweep with a 3-0 win. All three goals came in the second period for the Bobcats.
Maine goaltender Carly Jackson stopped 22 of 25 shots. Sydney Rossman picked up the shutout for Quinnipiac.
Maine opens up Hockey East play next weekend October 8th and 9th when they travel to Boston College. Both games are scheduled for 2 p.m.
The University of Maine Mens Ice Hockey team dropped an exhibition game on Sunday evening in their first action of the season to St Francis Xavier by a 6-5 score at Alfond Arena in Orono.
Nolan Vesey, Jake Pappaiardo, Eric Shurhamer, Chase Pearson and Blaine Byron all scored for the Bears.
Maine took a 3-0 lead after one period of play, before the X-Men took over the second period with four goals to take the lead, and later extended to a two goal lead in the third period on a shorthanded goal then held on for the win.
Rob McGovern and Matt Morris combined to make 30 saves for Maine.
Maine opens up the regular season next Friday at the Alfond Arena as they welcome in RPI for a two games series. Faceoff Friday and Saturday is at 7 p.m.
