UMaine women’s soccer earns win, tie during weekend road swing

Originally Posted on The Maine Campus via UWIRE

The University of Maine women’s soccer team beat Hartford University on Thursday before settling for a 1-1 draw against the University of Vermont Sunday afternoon.

 The Black Bears now sit at 5-3-4 overall, 2-0-1 in America East. UMaine has a home matchup against conference foe University of Massachusetts-Lowell Oct. 10.

 L’Abbe’s late tally propels Black Bears to win over Hartford

UMaine defeated conference rival Hartford University 1-0 Thursday night in West Hartford, Conn. thanks to a brilliant goal by sophomore forward Eve L’Abbe with just over 10 minutes remaining in regulation.

 In the second half, the Black Bears amped up their offensive pressure and were able to take a late lead on L’Abbe’s third goal of the season.

 An initial shot on net was blocked by Hartford freshman netminder Jessica Jurg. L’Abbe controlled the rebound and put it home to give the Black Bears the 1-0 advantage.

 Hartford falls to 6-3-3 overall and 1-1-0 in conference play.

 The first half was rather uneventful for both teams. Hartford outshot UMaine 7-6 in the first 45 minutes, but were unable to sneak one by UMaine sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Swant.

 The Hawks nearly scored late in the first half, but a UMaine defender made a great stop near the goal line to protect the scoreless tie.

 Hartford tried to bring pressure after L’Abbe’s late goal, but the Black Bears were able to hang on for the 1-0 victory.

 The Hawks outshot UMaine 13-12 in the contest, but were unable to score on Swant, who made one save in net for her fourth shutout of the season.

Black Bears draw with Vermont 1-1

UMaine battled to a 1-1 tie in double-overtime against the University of Vermont Catamounts Sunday afternoon in Burlington, Vt. Vermont moves to 4-6-2 overall and 1-1-1 in America East.

 The action began halfway through the first period of play when Catamount freshman defender Meg James passed the ball upfield to freshman forward Nikki McFarland, who managed to chip the ball over the outreaching arms of Swant.

 UMaine had a few chances to tie it up in the first half but their attempts were thwarted by Vermont senior netminder Morgan Nichols. The goal gave Vermont the 1-0 lead heading into intermission.

 UMaine tied the game early in the second half when freshman midfielder Arianne Leclerc crossed the ball to sophomore midfielder Charlene Achille who headed the ball past Nichols to even the score at one.

 Nichols had a solid performance, making six stops in net for the Catamounts on the day.

 Neither team was able to find the twine the rest of the way. Both teams had several opportunities to score in the overtime periods to no avail.

 UMaine outshot Vermont 14-10 overall. Swant put in another solid performance for the Black Bears to move to 5-3-3 overall. Nichols moves to 1-1-1 on the season.

Vermont travels to Maryland to take on the University of Maryland Baltimore-County Retrievers at 7 p.m. Oct. 10.

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