Field Hockey

UNE 5, Southern Maine 4 (2OT)

BIDDEFORD — Junior Bree Tupper scored her third goal of the game and converted an assist from freshman Hayley LaPointe in the 87th minute to deliver a 5-4 double-overtime victory for the University of New England in a non-conference field hockey game against the University of Southern Maine  Wednesday afternoon. 

The Nor’easters open their season at 1-0 with the victory. The Huskies, also competing in their season-opener, fall to 0-1 on the season.

Tupper finished with three goals and an assist as the Nor’easters rallied from a 4-2 deficit to earn the win.  Senior midfielder Michaela Franey and junior forward Michelle Oswald each had a goal and an assist for the Nor’easters.

The Huskies fell behind UNE 2-0 in the first half as Tupper netted her first two goals of the game in the seventh and 14th minute before rallying for four consecutive goals to pull ahead 4-2.

Junior Whitney McDaniel of Livermore scored the first of her three goals in the 18th minute to start the streak for USM and was followed by sophomore forward Kailey Bubier of Auburn in the 22nd minute for the equalizer.  McDaniel scored the final two goals of the game for USM in the 27th and 41st minute. All of USM’s goals were unassisted.

Franey and Oswald scored in the 52nd and 59th minute respectively to force the overtime periods.

Senior goalkeeper Ayla Nelson earned the win in goal for UNE making nine saves. USM goalkeepers freshmen Emily Downing and Kayla Kennedy split time in net.  Downing played the opening 35 minutes allowing two goals while making two saves, while Kennedy turned back 19 shots in 51:15.

Senior back Heather Gilman and senior midfielder Bryleigh Cook each made a defensive save for USM.

Men’s soccer

Lawrence 2, UMF 0

FARMINGTON — Lawrence University blanked the University of Maine at Farmington 2-0 in non-conference men’s soccer action at steamy Prescott Field this afternoon. It was the season opener for both teams.

The Beavers (0-1) are scheduled to host the Jimmy Joe Allen Alumni Game Saturday at 3 p.m. and visit Maine Maritime on Sunday for a 2 p.m. game. The Vikings (1-0), from Appleton, Wis., are slated to travel to Clarke University Saturday for a 1 p.m. game.

Bennett Wang powered Lawrence with a goal and an assist, while Paul Senner added a goal and Charlie Mann had a helper.

Despite a healthy advantage in shots for Lawrence (9-1), each squad had chances in the opening half. David Caprile stung the crossbar 26 minutes into the match and the follow off the head of Mann went wide, while Westbrook native Zach Good had Farmington’s best bid as his boot made Viking goalkeeper Steven Solomon making a diving stop with four minutes until intermission.

With half of a minute until intermission, Mann sent the ball into the box to a charging Wang. The senior dribbled through Farmington netminder Tennessee Peters and punched the ball into the empty net for a 1-0 Lawrence lead.

The Beavers had chances to even the match with Jake Constantine getting snubbed by Solomon and getting a bid blocked away before the visitors padded the lead. Senner tacked on an insurance marker at 80:51 when Wang sent the ball ahead from midfield and Senner beat a Farmington defender to the ball and fired it into the goal for the 2-0 advantage.

The Vikings finished with an 18-6 shot advantage, but 6-4 in the shots on goal category. Lawrence took 10 corner kicks to Farmington’s three.

Peters and Derek Reilly split netminding duties for the Beavers with Peters making one save and Reilly three.

Solomon snared four shots for the Vikings.

Women’s Soccer

Husson 4, Southern Maine 0
GORHAM —  Junior forward Alexandra Laniewski of Scarborough, Maine scored two first half goals to lead the Husson University Eagles to a 4-0 victory over the University of Southern Maine in the season-opening match Wednesday afternoon.

Laniewski converted a short pass from rookie midfielder Rebecca Jones into a 10-yard shot into the open side of the USM goal in the 14th minute.  In the 22nd minute, Laniewski added a second goal, outracing the USM defense to a 50-50 ball and slipping a shot past junior goalkeeper Kat Rothe.

Husson added two insurance goals in the second half to account for the final tally.  Senior Michelle Manning ran onto a pass from sophomore Meghan O’Neil and flicked a shot past sophomore keeper Katie Cobb of Lewiston, who came on for Rothe at halftime, four minutes into the second half. The Eagles received an own goal with less than five minutes remaining.

Junior goalkeeper Rozlyn Petersen recorded the shutout for the Eagles making three saves. Rothe and Cobb combined to make three saves for the Huskies.