Maine women’s soccer defeated UMBC 2-1 on the road on Sunday afternoon in the regular season finale. Abbey Thornton (Windham) and Emma Nicholson scored for the Black Bears, with the tally by Nicholson ending up as the game winner. Isabella Meadows added an assist, and Elena Barenberg made five saves in net.
Maine (7-5-4, 4-2-2 in conference play) will be the #3 seed in the upcoming America East Tournament, where they are the three-time defending champions. They’ll host #6 Albany in the quarterfinals on Thursday night at the New Balance Soccer Complex in Orono. Below is the full America East Tournament schedule-
Thursday, November 5th Quarterfinals
#5 UMBC at #4 Vermont- 3 p.m.
#6 Albany at #3 Maine- 7 p.m.
Sunday, November 8th Semifinals
4/5 winner at #1 Binghamton- time TBA
3/6 winner at #2 Bryant- time TBA
Saturday or Sunday, November 14th or 15th (to be determined)
Semifinal winners (at highest seed remaining)- time to be announced
Photo from UMaine Athletics
