The University of UMaine-Augusta women’s soccer team clinched the top seed in the Yankee Small College Conference, and will compete in the YSCC Final Four next weekend being hosted by Word of Life in Pottersville, New York.
The Moose (8-4-3, 5-1 in the YSCC) have been led this fall by Dixie Szabo (Temple Academy). The sophomore has put in 21 goals in 15 games, and also has dished out four assists (46 points). The next closest to her in points is Jazmine McCallum with 16 (5 goals, 6 assists). Goalkeeper Abigail Hynes has seen the most time in net and has 84 saves in seven games started on the year. UMA joins #2 seed Southern Maine Community College in receiving first round byes to advance to the final four of the conference. The full conference playoff schedule is listed below-
Saturday, October 24th Quarterfinals (at campus sites)-
#6 Paul Smith’s College at #3 CMCC- 12 p.m.
#5 Albany College of Pharmacy at #4 Word of Life- 2 p.m.
Saturday, October 31st Semifinals at Word of Life- Pottersville, NY-
Lowest remaining seed vs #1 UMA- 11 a.m.
Second lowest remaining seed vs #2 SMCC- 2 p.m.
Sunday, November 1st Championship at Word of Life- Semifinal winner #1 vs Semifinal winner #2- 12 p.m.
Photo of Dixie Szabo (Temple Academy) on the right, and Brooklynne Waggoner (Carrabec) on the left is from UMaine-Augusta Athletics
