UMaine women’s soccer plays in AE quarterfinals

The No. 5 University of Maine women’s soccer team (6-5-6, 3-3-2 America East), plays at No. 4 Hartford (8-6-4, 4-3-1 AE) tonight at 6 in the America East quarterfinals.

The teams battled to a 0-0 double-overtime tie Oct. 9 in Orono.

Maine is led by goalie Jasmine Phillips (8 shutouts, 0.95 goals-against average, .793 save percentage); backs Anjelica Hodgson, Hailey Blackburn and Cristina Di Ielsi; midfielders Kim Stephenson and Kelsey Wilson (2 goals, 2 assists); and strikers Christine LaBelle (5 & 1) and Carolyne Nellis (2 & 3). Maine has held teams to one goal or less in 13 of its 17 games.

Hartford features Lauren Aldred (8 & 0), Breeanna Robinson (6 & 1), Kacey Busque (2 & 7) and Laura Guigli (4 & 0) along with goalkeeper Lauren Brodeur (6 shutouts, 0.64, .860).