November 06, 2024
COLLEGE ROUNDUP

Young, Hopkins, Pratt carry Thomas to overtime victory 4-3

WATERVILLE – Amy Young blasted in an unassisted goal with two seconds remaining in overtime to propel Thomas College to a 4-3 victory over Castleton State Sunday in the Thomas College Home Tournament.

Sarah Hopkins pitched in with two goals and Mary Pratt added a goal and two assists for Thomas. Young also had an assist. Kendra Pelow stopped 24 of the 31 shots she faced.

Beth Salesni, Meghan Wendell and Kendra Soblech all notched unassisted scores for Castleton State. Lisa Hasch made 25 saves on 33 shots.

Bay Path of Long Meadow, Mass., rolled over Thomas 7-0 Saturday.

Unity 4, UM-Fort Kent 2

At Fort Kent, the Rams rallied from a two-goal deficit to post a first-round win Saturday in the Lady Bengal Kick-off Classic.

Rebecca Romanski’s score made it 2-1 and a Kyla LaPlante goal tied the game. Tasha Benoit netted the game-winner and LaPlante piled on an insurance goal. Raquel Ross had two assists and Romilly Harrison stopped eight of 10 shots.

Jess Gagnon and Megan Foreman tallied goals for the Bengals. Joy Gervais stopped 14 of 18 shots.

Holy Cross 2, Maine 1

At Falmouth, Caitlyn Dwyer knocked in the rebound of a direct kick as the Crusaders tipped the Black Bears Saturday .

Laura McSharry assisted on the game-winner for Holy Cross (3-1-1). Lee Hummer gave the Crusaders an early lead with a first-half goal. Christina Arsenault made four saves on seven shots.

Rachel Kennedy tied the game for Maine (1-1-1) on a penalty kick 38:43 into the first half. Naomi Welsh saved three of six shots.

Skidmore 1, Southern Maine 0

At Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Sarah Ingrahm’s first-half goal proved to be the game-winner as the Thoroughbreds won the championship game of the Skidmore College Invitational Sunday.

Hillary Trojano recorded the assist. Vicki Grilli made five saves on 12 shots for 2-0 Skidmore.

Marcy Ansely turned away two of seven shots for the 2-1 Huskies.

USM 3, Mount St. Mary’s 0

At Saratoga Springs, N.Y., the Huskies scored twice in the first half en route to a win Saturday at the Skidmore College Invitational.

Jen Young and Molly Tanguay each netted a goal in the first half for 2-0 Southern Maine. Amanda Loomis knocked in a penalty kick in the second half. Jenny Boucher and Tina West added assists. Marcy Ansley and Rachel Kwantz split time in goal and didn’t have to make a save on two shots.

Jillian Dilenno and Rachele Kempton combined for 12 saves on 26 shots for Mount St. Mary’s (0-2).

UMF 4, Bay Path 1

At Waterville, the University of Maine at Farmington unleashed a balanced scoring attack to earn the victory over Bay Path of Long Meadow, Mass., Sunday in the Thomas College Home Tournament.

Sarah Wishart, Jen Ireland, Megan Woodcock and Shannon Misalhot fired in scores for the 2-0 Beavers. Erin Conant, Erica Bowen and Lindsay Tatargud logged an assist apiece while Alyson Pontariand made four saves on seven shots.

UM-Farmington 10, Castleton 0

At Thomas College in Waterville, Richelle Dube scored two goals in the first half and added another in the second as the Beavers routed the Spartans Saturday in the Thomas College Home Tournament.

Stephanie Miller chipped in with two goals for UMF. Megan Woodcock, Jen Ireland added a goal apiece in the first half, while Jodi Dodge, Katie Sevigny and Erin Conant scored in the second half.

Lyndon State 6, Unity 1

At Fort Kent, Lacey Smith and Jill Gelardi each scored twice for the Hornets as they won the 2001 Lady Bengal Kick-off Classic Sunday.

Tasha Benoit scored the Rams’ goal off an assist from Raquel Ross.

Amherst 2, Colby 0

At Waterville, the Lady Jeffs scored two goals in the second half to top the White Mules.

Leslie Curren and Cathy Poor each contributed a goal for 1-0 Amherst. Brooke Diamond made three saves on 15 shots.

Abby Kussell stopped six of 16 shots.

Volleyball

Maine beaten in Alaska

At Fairbanks, Alaska, the University of Maine volleyball team dropped games to Eastern Illinois and the University of Alaska Fairbanks at the Nanook Classic this weekend.

On Saturday, Eastern Illinois knocked off Maine 30-15, 31-29, 33-31.

Leah Voss paced the Black Bears with 10 kills and seven digs, Carmen Gabriel racked up 11 digs and seven kills, and Adrienne Poplawski had seven kills. Cheryl Elliott amassed 33 of Maine’s 36 total assists.

In Friday’s game, Alaska Fairbanks earned a 30-28, 30-13, 25-30, 17-30, 15-12 triumph behind Angel Fairbanks 19 kill, 12 dig performance.

For Maine, Voss recorded 11 kills and 11 digs while Elliott notched 41 assists. Poplawski had 12 kills and Marina Ivankovic came up with 13 digs.

Field hockey

Temple 4, Maine 3 (OT)

At Philadelphia, Andrea Duva scored the game-winning goal for the Owls on an assist from Melissa Decesaris.

Juliann Leskiw put Temple up 2-0 in the first half with her two goals. Regina Ruddy scored Temple’s third goal and April Herman had nine saves for 4-0 Temple.

Maine responded with two goals from Jen Johnstone within 1:02. Jana Ouelette scored the third goal for the Black Bears to send it into overtime. Jerrell Lance had 10 saves for 1-2 Maine.

Gordon 1, UM-Farmington 0

At Farmington, Jenny Mentus scored with 9:13 left in the first half to lift Gordon to the win.

Fawn Albert stopped four of five shots for the Beavers.

Bentley 3, Southern Maine 0

At Waltham, Mass., Kristyn Bates knocked in two goals in the second half as the Falcons blanked the Huskies.

Jessie Superchi stopped 17 of 23 shots for Southern Maine (1-1).

St. Joseph’s 1, Lasell 0

At Standish, Ariel Morrison scored with 20 minutes left in the first half as the Monks blanked Lasell.

Tara Gagnon registered the assist on Morrison’s goal. Laura Lombardi made seven saves on 18 shots for St. Joseph’s (1-1).

Colby 1, Amherst 0

At Waterville Sunday, Marcia Ingraham scored off an assist from Lyndsay Peters and Kelly Welsh with 20:51 left in the first half to give Colby its season-opening win.

Carrie Torrisi made eight saves for Colby and Beth Sensing made six for Amherst.

Men’s soccer

Maine 2, Sacred Heart 0

At Fairfield, Conn., Greg Bajek scored the game-winner in the second half and Luke Garner added an insurance goal as the Black Bears shut out the Pioneers.

Mat Cosgriff made two saves on 12 shots for Maine, now 1-2.

Gustavo Reaes stopped two of eight shots for Sacred Heart (1-2).

St. Joseph’s 1, UMass-Boston 0

At Standish, Chris Hughes netted the game-winner 11 minutes into the game as the Monks opened their season with a win.

Nick Wallace and Jeff Yaeger combined to save all three shots on goal for 1-0 St. Joseph’s.

Massachusetts College 6, USM 0

At North Adams, Mass., Jameson Rigoli was one of six different players to score as the Mohawks rolled Saturday in the Holiday Inn/United Way Classic.

Jeff Gray stopped seven of 13 shots for Southern Maine.

Plattsburgh 1, USM 0 (OT)

At North Adams, Mass., Brad Fuller headed in a goal with less than two minutes left in overtime to give the Cardinals the win in the Holiday Inn/United Way Fall Classic Sunday.

Jeff Gray stopped nine of 15 shots for the 0-3 Huskies.

Amherst 2, Colby 1

At Waterville, Roger Boulay scored the game-winner with 31:45 left in the second half to lift the Lord Jeffs to the win.

Franklin Perry scored early for 1-0 Amherst and William Orum made three saves on four shots.

Colby’s Jamie Lue tied the game in the first half off an assist from Dan Ruiz. Andy Danziger made eight saves on 15 shots for the 0-1 Mules.

Becker 2, Maine Maritime 1 (OT)

At Leicester, Mass., Dave Harbec scored two goals, including the game-winner 10:17 into overtime, to power Becker (1-1).

Matt Corbin gave the Mariners of Castine a 1-0 lead in the second half off an assist from Derk Wilding. Daniel Loebel made 10 saves for MMA, now 1-1.


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