BANGOR- No. 6 seed Western New England College knocked off No. 3 seed Husson College in the first round of the NAC field hockey tournament, 2-1 in overtime on Saturday.

Allison Jameson scored the game-winner three minutes into the first overtime off a shot by Nicole DeRosa. Goalie Shani Hollins mae the initial save, but Jameson was there to drill the ball home.

Maine 7, Albany 0

ORONO- Maine defeated Albany 7-0 to clinch the No. 3 seed in the America East Tournament.

The Bears completed the regular season 14-5 overall and 4-2 in the conference, 7-0 at home.

Maine scored its first goal of the day at the 15:40 mark when senior Jana Ouellette fired off a goal following a corner. Ouellette also scored later in the second.

Karly Bundy, Amie Dubois, Rebecca Ouellet, and Kristen Costa each added insurance goals.

USM 2, Bridgewater State 0

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Freshman Kerry Leonard had a goal and an assist to lead Southern Maine to a 2-1 win over Bridgewater State.

Leonard put the Huskies (14-5) on the board at 6:49 when she converted a relay from senior Renee Heath off a penalty corner. Sophomore Kayla Vaughan netted the game-winning goal when she nailed home a rebound from a Leonard shot.

Jessie Superchi made five saves in net for the Huskies.

UMF 2, Thomas 0

FARMINGTON – Dorice Reitchel and Mary Sinclair scored a goal apiece within two minutes of each other as the University of Maine at Farmington took a 2-0 win over Thomas.

Ashleigh Biette made eight saves on 12 shots for the Beavers (7-3).

Colby 3, Tufts 2

WATERVILLE – Colby battled back from a two goal deficit to send the game into overtime and earn the 3-2 victory in a penalty stroke shootout over Tufts University in field hockey action Saturday.

Men’s soccer

Eastern Conn. 3, USM 1

PORTLAND – Junior Joe Lupone scored a pair of goals to lead Eastern Connecticut State University to a 3-1 win over the University of Southern Maine in men’s soccer action.

Junior Zach Ansley pulled the Huskies (8-9-2) even at 29:46 when he beat the on-rushing goalie to a pass from sophomore Sean Tardif at the back post and slid a shot into the net.

Lupone pounced on a rebound for what proved to be the game-winning goal in the 44th minute for the Warriors (6-10-2). Lupone added an insurance goal in the second half.

Women’s soccer

Maine 5, Vermont 1

BURLINGTON, VT.- Sophomore Heather Hathorn scored four goals to lead the Maine past Vermont 5-1 in an America East women’s soccer match.

Hathorn stuck quickly, scoring the first two goals of the game in the first 15 minutes. She put the Black Bears on the board just 2:30 into the contest with a blast off an assist from Annie Hamel.

Hathorn sent another powerful shot past Vermont goaltender Katie Duffy at the 12:27 mark to give Maine a clearer advantage.

Maine then netted three straight goals to put the game out of reach. Hathorn registered a Hat-trick when her initial shot hit the post and trickled into the Vermont goal.

Eastern Conn. 1, USM 0

MANSFIELD, Conn. – Sophomore Jen Orme scored the only goal of the contest to lift Eastern Connecticut State University to a 1-0 win over the University of Southern Maine in women’s soccer action Saturday.

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