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Friday, March 24, 2000
Alison and Sarah Drury Named To GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-District One Teams
GORHAM, Maine -- University of Southern Maine senior field hockey
standout Alison Drury (Canton, Maine) has been named to the 2000 GTE/CoSIDA
Academic All-District One Fall/Winter At-Large first team for the college
division following balloting by the District One sports information directors.
Michael King, assistant sports information director at Boston University and
CoSIDA District One coordinator, made the announcement Friday (March 24).
King also announced the Alison's twin sister, Sarah, a member of the USM
women's soccer team, had been selected to the third team. The Winter/Fall At-
Large team covers eight sports.
The GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America program is conducted annually by the
College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). To be nominated by
their respective schools, student-athletes must maintain at least a 3.20
cumulative grade point average and be a starter or important reserve with
legitimate athletic credentials. Those student-athletes named to the District
One first team are now eligible for national Academic All-America Fall/Winter
At-Large honors.
A nursing major with a 3.92 cumulative grade point average, Alison led the
Huskies in scoring last fall with 14 goals and two assists for 30 points. She
was named to the All-Little East Conference team for the second straight year,
and was picked as an National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Regional
All-American.
She has been a Dean's List student all seven semesters that she has
attended Southern Maine, and has achieved a 4.00 four times. She is a three-
time winner of the USM Athletic Department's William B. Wise Scholar-Athlete
Award, and has been named to the NFHCA National Academic squad three times. She
was named to GTE/CoSIDA District One Fall/Winter At-Large second team last year.
In 79 career games, Drury had 34 goals and 14 assists for 82 points, and
she has nine career game winning goals. Her 82 points places her third on the
Huskies' all-time scoring list.
An athletic training major with a 3.77 cumulative grade point average,
Sarah was a four-year member of the Huskies women's soccer team playing at
midfield and outside back. A second team All-Little East selection as a junior,
she had one goal in 15 games this season.
A Dean's List student all seven semesters she has attended USM, including
two semesters with a 4.00, Sarah scored five goals and three assists in 62
career games.
For a complete list of the District One Academic All-District teams, see below.
1999-2000 GTE Academic All-America
Fall/Winter At-Large Team
First Team
Jennifer Collins, Skidmore Senior 3.82 Business Field Hockey
Colette Cove, Univ. of Rochester Senior 3.97 Genetics Swimming
Alison Drury, Univ. of Southern Maine Senior 3.92 Nursing Field Hockey
Jocelyn Dubach, SUNY-Cortland Senior 3.76 Sociology Field Hockey
Ami Ford, Hobart and William Smith Senior 3.80 Economics & Indiv. Studies Field Hockey
Sarah Hilgenberg, Rhode Island College Senior 3.67 Psychology (Pre-Med) Soccer
Katie Johnson, Clarkson Senior 4.0 Electrical and Computer Engineering Nordic Skiing
Jamie Kissell, Binghamton Senior 3.89 Biology Soccer
Cindy Manning, Tufts Senior 3.97 Biopsychology Cross Country
Barbara Swallow, Springfield Junior 3.88 Sports Biology Cross Country
Second Team
Emily Aromstam, Univ. of Rochester Senior 3.99 Economics Swimming
Lauren Byler, Ithaca Junior 3.95 English Cross Country
Jen Bunce, Bentley Senior 3.39 Accounting Field Hockey
Sonia Ellefson, M.I.T. Junior 4.1 Geology Gymnastics
Beth Gottung, American International Senior 3.95 History/Secondary Ed. Field Hockey
Sarah Kelly, Springfield Senior 3.69 Athletic Training Field Hockey
Melissa Merrow, Westfield Senior 3.88 Psychology Cross Country
Becky Stafford, Stonehill Senior 3.78 Psychology Soccer
Crystal Stratton, Wentworth Senior 3.87 Electromechanical Eng. Soccer
Cheryl Wallace, Hobart and William Smith Senior 3.72 History Soccer
Third Team
Michelle Bohler, Pace Senior 3.92 Finance Soccer
Susan Cookson, Merrimack Senior 3.34 Psychology Soccer
Kerry Donahue, C.W Post Senior 3.84 Business Admin. Soccer
Sarah Drury, Univ. of Southern Maine Senior 3.77 Athletic Training Soccer
Kristen McDonald, C.W. Post Junior 3.96 Nutrition Soccer
Michelle Moosbrugger, Springfield Senior 3.88 Physical Education Swimming
Lindsay Pepler, Stonehill Senior 3.22 Elementary Education Soccer
Caroline Purcell, M.I.T. Soph. 4.3 Civil Engineering Fencing
Katie Scroth, Merrimack Junior 3.76 Electrical Engineering Cross Country
Sarah Titus, Southern Connecticut Senior 3.73 Exercise Science Cross Country
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Tuesday, December 7, 1999
Hathaway Named to NSCAA All-Star Team
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior forward Ali Hathaway (Hampden, Maine) of the
University of Southern Maine women's soccer team picked up another award this
week when she was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America
(NSCAA) All-New England Region third team.
This is the third straight year that USM has place at least one player on
the All-New England team. Defender Kelly Wilson made the team in both 1997 and
1998 while forward/midfielder Debbie Jandreau was on the 1997 team. All were
third team selections.
Hathaway helped lead the Huskies to a 9-9-0 overall record this season by
scoring 11 goals and 10 assists for 32 points in 16 games. Her 32 points broke
Jandreau's school record for points in a season, and the 10 assists smashed the
old record of seven assists set by Mandy King in 1995.
"Ali is very deserving of this honor," commented second-year head coach
Steve Quinones who has guided the Huskies to a 17-16-1 record. "She's a scoring
threat everytime she touches the ball and she created numerous opportunities for
her teammates. She is an outstanding leader on and off the field and I look
forward to having her back next fall."
The 5-foot-3 forward, who did not play soccer her first two years at USM
while concentrating on basketball, was named the Little East Conference Player
of the Year and to the first team all-conference squad last month. She plans to
return next fall to play soccer while finishing her degree.
In her two seasons playing soccer, Hathaway has scored 20 goals and 11
assists for 51 points.
1999 National Soccer Coaches Association of America
New England Regional Soccer Teams
Senior College Women
Division III
POSITION NAME CLASS COLLEGE HOMETOWN
FIRST TEAM
Goalkeeper Rebecca Brooks Senior Williams College Simsbury, CT
Defender Sarah Hilgenberg Senior Wellesley College Belmont, MA
Defender Sara Lovitz Junior Colby College Fairfield, ME
Defender Eleanor Wendell Sophomore Middlebury College Milton, MA
Midfielder Christina Ciafone Sophomore Williams College Simsbury, CT
Midfielder Allison Farmer Junior Bowdoin College Vienna, VA
Midfielder Catherine Poor Sophomore Amherst College Harwich Port, MA
Forward Jill Caterer Senior Williams College South Weymouth , MA
Forward Cherie Bailey First Year Western Connecticut State Middletown, CT
Forward Alison Bimba First Year Wheaton College Etna, NH
Forward Katherine O'Malley Senior Bates College Deephaven, MN
SECOND TEAM
Goalkeeper Allison Connely Sophomore Middlebury College Marblehead, MA
Defender Kathleen O'Boyle Junior Williams College Belgrade, ME
Defender Jennifer Pagnucco Junior Western Connecticut State Ashford, CT
Defender Margaret Rubin Sophomore Amherst College McLean, VA
Midfielder Meghan Cleary Senior Williams College Weston, MA
Midfielder Amanda Edelhart Junior Smith College San Francisco, CA
Midfielder Meghan Welch Senior Connecticut College Framingham, MA
Forward Margaret Bonney First Year Middlebury College Wenham, MA
Forward Katie Brothers Sophomore Clark University Dudley, MA
Forward Lynn Cooper Sophomore Tufts University Wilton, CT
Forward Shannon Corliss Senior Endicott College Beverly, MA
THIRD TEAM
Goalkeeper Brooke Diamond First Year Amherst College Longmeadow, MA
Defender Kimberly Bohlin Junior Bowdoin College Winchester, MA
Defender Elizabeth Gill Senior Wellesley College Weston, MA
Defender Abby Lockwood Junior Bowdoin College Atlanta, GA
Defender Allison Reseigne Senior Western New England College Agawam, MA
Midfielder Tara Dickson Senior Plymouth State College Sussex, NJ
Midfielder Bridget Jones First Year Wellesley College Seattle, WA
Midfielder Courtney Linden First Year Wheaton College Piedmont, CA
Forward Katie Dulac Sophomore Simmons College Manchester, NH
Forward Ali Hathaway Senior University of Southern Maine Hampden, ME
Forward Alison Lavoie Sophomore Bowdoin College Nashua, NH
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Wednesday, November 17, 1999
Hathaway Named Little East Conference Women's Soccer Player of the Year
Four Huskies Named to All-Little East First Team
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior forward Ali Hathaway (Hampden, Maine/Hampden
Academy) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies women's soccer team became
the second player in the history of the program to be named the Little East
Conference Player of the Year when the eight-school conference announced its
annual awards and all-star teams.
Conference commissioner Bill Moore made the announcement Wednesday
(November 17) following balloting by the conference's eight head coaches.
Hathaway also was one of four Huskies to be named to the conference's
first all-star team. Joining Hathaway on the elite 12-player squad were senior
back Leah Cloutier (Topsham, Maine/Mt. Ararat HS), junior midfielder Stephanie
Forrest (East Hartford, Conn./East Hartford, Conn.) and junior goalkeeper
Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt./Northfield Mt. Hermon). Hathaway and
Whitman are repeat members of the All-LEC first team while Cloutier moves up
from the last year's second team. This is the first time Forrest has been
honored.
Hathaway, who led the Huskies in scoring for the second straight season
with a school record 32 points, joins former standout Debbie Jandreau (1995-97)
as the only USM players to win LEC Player of the Year honors. Jandreau was the
conference's Player of the Year in 1995. The third leading scorer in the
conference, Hathaway scored 11 goals and had a school record 10 assists this
season.
"This is a well deserved award. Ali had a definite positive impact on our
team, and was a scoring threat in every game she played. Even though other
teams geared up to stop her, she still found ways to succeed," commented second-
year head coach Steve Quinones.
Cloutier emerged last year as one of the circuit's top defensive players,
and she played even better this fall. The middle back in the Huskies' three-
back set, she had her first career goal this season while starting all 18 games.
"Leah again showed that she was one of the best defenders in the
conference. She may not have the scoring stats, but her presence on the field
made us a better team," said Quinones.
Forrest came on strong this season to become a dominant player in the
midfield. She scored five goals and had five assists for a career-high 15
points in 18 games. She was the team's fourth leading scorer.
"Steph had a great year. Her work in the middle at the central midfield
position played a big part in our success this season. She scored some clutch
goals when we needed them," Quinones said.
Whitman, who was named the Most Outstanding Defensive Player in two
regular season tournaments this year, compiled a 1.56 goals against average
while making 106 saves. She had one shutout and shared in two others.
"(Whitman's) consistency and composure has led to her being named to this
team for the second straight season. She has set herself apart as one of the
best, if not the best, goalkeeper in the conference," added Quinones.
The Huskies finished the year 9-9-0 overall and 3-4-0 in the conference.
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Tuesday, October 26, 1999
Bobcats Blank Huskies, 3-0
LEWISTON, Maine -- Senior forward Kate O'Malley (Deephaven, Minn./
Minnetonka HS) scored a pair of goals to lift the Bates College Bobcats to a 3-0
victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a women's college
soccer match at Lafayette St. Field Tuesday afternoon.
The victory improves the Bobcats' overall record to 8-5 with one match
remaining at Colby this Saturday. Southern Maine, playing its third match in
three days due to rescheduled matches, dropped its fifth straight match to
finish the season at 9-9-0. The nine wins are the most by a USM team in the
15-year history of the program.
O'Malley scored the only goal of the first half at 25:32 converting a pass
from junior back Molly Metcalfe (Walpole, Mass./Walpole HS) for her team-leading
eighth goal of the season. The goal made O'Malley the leading scorer in Bates'
women's soccer history, passing Bethany Maitland.
The Bobcats struck for a pair of goals 90 seconds apart early in the
second half to ice the match. Freshman Rachel Cochrane (Belfast, Maine/Mountain
View HS) shot floated over USM junior keeper Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River,
Vt./Northfield Mt. Hermon) at 48:45 to make it 2-0. O'Malley picked up her
second goal of the match at 50:15 knocking in a rebound from in front of the
net.
Whitman had seven saves for the Huskies before giving way to freshman
Ashley Newton (Fairfield, Conn./Wyoming [Ohio] HS) with 36 minutes left. Newton
made another seven saves.
Freshman Kim Martell (Needham, Mass./Needham HS) had three saves for Bates
in 52 minutes of work. Sophomore Erika Esch (Joplin, Mo./Joplin HS) made two
saves over the final 38 minutes.
at Lewiston, Maine
Southern Maine (9-9-0) 0 0 = 0
Bates (10-3-0) 1 2 = 3
Scoring: B Kate O'Malley (Molly Metcalfe) 25:32; B Rachel Cochrane
(unassisted) 48:45; B O'Malley (Krissie Whiting) 50:15.
Goalie Saves: SM Samantha Whitman (54 min.) 7 Ashley Newton (36 min.) 7
B Kim Martell (52 min.) 3 Erika Esch (38 min.) 2
Corner Kicks: SM 1 B 7 Shots: SM 14 B 34.
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Monday, October 25, 1999
O'Donnell Hat Trick Beats Huskies, 3-2
WATERVILLE, Maine -- Freshman forward Christine O'Donnell (Salem,
Mass./Salem HS) scored all three goals as the Colby College White Mules defeated
the visiting University of Southern Maine Huskies, 3-2, in a women's college
soccer match Monday afternoon. The game was originally scheduled for October
12, but was postponed to Monday due to weather.
The win was the third straight for the White Mules who improve to 6-4-1
overall on the season. Colby has won the last eight matches between the two
schools, including the last four by a single goal.
The Huskies dropped their fourth consecutive match to slip to 9-8-0. Six
of the Huskies' eight losses this season have been by one goal. USM finishes
its regular season schedule Tuesday afternoon at Bates College.
O'Donnell had the only goal of the first half at 21:43, set up by senior
Stephanie Zegras (Bedford, N.Y./Westminster School). The White Mules, playing
with the wind in the first 45 minutes, held a wide edge in shots, but only
managed the one goal against USM's freshman goalie, Ashley Newton (Fairfield,
Conn./Wyoming [Ohio] HS).
Southern Maine struck back early in the second half as junior midfielder
Stephanie Forrest (East Hartford, Conn./East Hartford HS) scored her fourth goal
of the season 48:13.
O'Donnell gave the White Mules the lead for good at 53:27 scoring her
second goal of the match assisted by sophomore Katherine Egan (Westfield,
N.J./Westfield HS). O'Donnell's third goal, coming at 78:08, made it 3-1.
Zegras picked up her second assist on the goal.
Forrest pulled the Huskies within one with her second goal of the match at
81:53, but the Huskies were unable to get the equalizer over the final eight
minutes against Colby sophomore goalie Abby Kussell (Weston, Mass./Weston HS).
Newton, making just her second collegiate start, finished the match with
five saves. Kussell made three saves for the White Mules.
at Waterville, Maine
Southern Maine (9-8-0) 0 2 = 2
Colby (6-4-1) 1 2 = 3
Scoring: C Christine O'Donnell (Stephanie Zegras) 21:43; SM Stephanie
Forrest (unassisted) 48:13; C O'Donnell (Katherine Egan) 53:27; C
O'Donnell (Zegras) 78:08; SM Forrest (unassisted) 81:53.
Goalie Saves: SM Ashley Newton 5 C Abby Kussell 3
Corner Kicks: SM 1 C 9 Shots: SM 8 C 25
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Sunday, October 24, 1999
Colonials Second Half Surge Beats Huskies
GORHAM, Maine -- The Western Connecticut State University Colonials used
a three-goal outburst in a span of nine minutes late in the second half to
defeat the University of Southern Maine Huskies, 5-2, in a Little East
Conference women's soccer match Sunday afternoon at the USM soccer field.
The win extended the unbeaten Colonials' overall record to 15-0-2. They
finished as the Little East Conference regular season champions (6-0-1) and will
be the top seed in next weekend's four-team championship tournament.
Southern Maine, which dropped its third straight match, slipped to 9-7-0
overall. The Huskies, who will not advance on to the Little East tournament,
have two non-conference games left in the regular season.
The Colonials jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead when Trisha Roop (New
Fairfield, Conn./New Fairfield HS) scored her third goal of the season at 2:59.
The Huskies came back to take a 2-1 lead by the 20:04 mark on goals by
senior forwards Ali Hathaway (Hampden, Maine/Hampden Academy) and Danielle
DeGraw (Bristol, Vt./Mt. Abraham Union). Hathaway's goal was her 11th of the
season, one shy of the school single season mark. DeGraw's goal was her eighth
of the campaign.
The lead was short-lived as junior Caron Moritz (Massapequa Park,
N.Y./Farmingdale HS) tie the match with the first of her two goals at 24:16.
The game remained tied until the 69:38 mark when freshman Cherie Bailey
(Middletown, Conn./Middletown HS) broke the deadlock with her team-leading 14th
goal of the season. The game winning goal was her seventh of the season.
Sophomore Michelle Tibbitts (Bethel Conn./Bethel HS) picked up the first of her
two assists on the play.
Three minutes later, the Colonials put the game away when a USM defender
mishit a clearing attempt into her own net for an own goal. Moritz added an
insurance goal at 77:21.
Sophomore Alessandra Raffa (Middletown, Conn./Middletown HS) had four
saves for the Colonials before giving way to freshman Jessica Freeman
(Watertown, Conn./Watertown HS) with 12 minutes to play. Freeman did not have
to make a save.
Junior Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt./Northfield Mt. Hermon) had six
saves for the Huskies before freshman Ashley Newton (Fairfield, Conn./Wyoming
[Cincinnati, Ohio] HS) who did not register a save.
at Gorham, Maine
Western Connecticut (15-0-2, 6-0-1) 2 3 = 5
Southern Maine (9-7-0, 3-4-0) 2 0 = 2
Scoring: WC, Trish Roop (Erin Haley) 2:59; SM Ali Hathaway (Danielle
DeGraw) 14:08; SM Danielle DeGraw (Stephanie Forrest) 20:04; WC Caron
Moritz (Cherie Bailey) 24:16; WC Bailey (Michelle Tibbitts ) 69:38; WC
own goal 72:42; WC Moritz (Tibbitts) 77:51.
Goalie Saves: SM Samantha Whitman (80 min.) 6 Ashley Newton (10 min.) 0
WC Alessandra Raffa (78 min.) 4 Jessica Freeman (12 min.) 0
Corner Kicks: SM 0 WC 7 Shots: SM 8 WC 13
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Saturday, October 23, 1999
Huskies, Colonials Postponed
GORHAM, Maine -- The women's college soccer match between the University
of Southern Maine Huskies and the Western Connecticut State University
Colonials, scheduled for Saturday afternoon (October 23) at USM's Gorham campus
field, was postponed due to unplayable field conditions.
The two teams will try to play the match Sunday at 1:00 p.m. at a site to
be announced. For information regarding the site, call the USM Sports
Information Office at 207-780-5434.
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Tuesday, October 19, 1999
Panthers Win In Final Minute of Overtime
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior back Melanie Jones (Bradford, N.H./Kearsarge HS)
scored the decisive goal with just 53 seconds left in the second sudden death
overtime period to give the visiting Plymouth State College Panthers a 2-1
victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a Little East
Conference women's soccer match Tuesday afternoon.
The win vaulted the Panthers, now 9-5-1 overall and 3-2-1 in the Little
East, ahead of the Huskies into the fourth and final playoff slot with one
conference game left to play. Plymouth State needs either a win or a tie
against the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on Saturday to clinch the
final playoff berth.
Southern Maine, now 9-6-0 overall and 3-3-0 in the Little East, would need
to beat Western Connecticut State University, and have Plymouth State lose to
move ahead of the Panthers for the final spot in the conference's first-ever
postseason championship tournament.
Jones one-timed a loose ball from about 25 yards out that USM junior
keeper Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt./Northfield Mt. Hermon) got a hand
on, but could not parry over the cross bar. The ball dropped under the cross
bar and across the goal line for Jones' first goal of the season.
The Huskies forced the game into extra time when, with less than five
minutes left in regulation time, senior forward Danielle DeGraw (Bristol,
Vt./Mt. Abraham Union) knocked a loose ball into the unprotected Panther goal
for her seventh goal of the season. Senior Ali Hathaway (Hampden, Maine/Hampden
Academy) beat PSC sophomore keeper Rebecca Kennedy (West Springfield, Mass./West
Springfield HS) to the ball in the right side of the penalty area and push a
pass across to the uncovered DeGraw.
The assist was Hathaway's 30th point of the season which breaks the USM
single season record for points. The old record was 29 points set by Debbie
Jandreau in 1995.
The Panthers took a 1-0 lead at 65:40 when freshman Jodi Theriault's
(Portland, Maine/ Deering HS) innocent looking header off a corner kick found
its way past the Husky defense and Whitman for her sixth goal. Senior Tara
Dickson (Sussex, N.J./Vernon Township), who took the corner kick, was credited
with the assist.
Kennedy finished the match with nine saves while Whitman had seven saves.
at Gorham, Maine 1 2 OT OT Final
Plymouth State (9-5-1; 3-2-1) 0 1 0 1 = 2
Southern Maine (9-6-0; 3-3-0) 0 1 0 0 = 1
Scoring: PS Jodi Theriault (Tara Dickson) 65:40; SM Danielle DeGraw (Ali
Hathaway) 84:27; PS Melanie Jones (unassisted) 119:07.
Goalie Saves: PS Rebecca Kennedy 9 SM Samantha Whitman 7
Corner Kicks: PS 6 SM 6 Shots: PS 17 SM 16
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Saturday, October 16, 1999
Huskies Drop Heartbreaker at Eastern Connecticut, 1-0
WILLIMANTIC, Conn. -- Sophomore forward Julia Neilson (Salisbury,
Conn./Housatonic Valley Regional HS) scored the only goal just 61 seconds into
the match as the Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors edged the
University of Southern Maine Huskies, 1-0, in a Little East Conference women's
soccer match Saturday afternoon.
The loss snapped the Huskies' four-match winning streak. They are 9-5-0
overall and 3-2-0 in Little East play heading into another critical conference
match Tuesday against Plymouth State College. Eastern Connecticut improves to
10-3-0 overall and 4-1-0 in the conference.
Neilson converted a pass from junior midfielder Sarah Tallarita (Enfield,
Conn./Enrico Fermi HS) into her fifth goal of the season. It was the second
straight year that Neilson has scored the game winning goal against the Huskies.
Freshman goalkeeper Stacey Schofield (Woodstock, Conn./Woodstock Academy)
preserved the slim margin for the Warriors making six saves to post her sixth
shutout of the season.
Junior goalie Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt./Northfield Mt. Hermon)
was credited with three saves for Southern Maine.
at Willimantic, Conn. 1 2 Final
Southern Maine (9-5-0; 3-2-0) 0 0 = 0
Eastern Connecticut (10-3-0; 4-1-0) 1 0 = 1
Scoring: EC Julia Neilson (Sarah Tallarita) 1:01.
Goalie Saves: SM Samantha Whitman 3 EC Stacy Schofield 6
Corner Kicks: SM 0 EC 5 Shots: SM 9 EC 10
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Thursday, Oc tober 14, 1999
Today's Game at Colby College has been postponed until October 25.
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Tuesday, October 12, 1999
Huskies Defeat Anchorwomen, 4-2
USM Sets Record for Wins in a Season; Hathaway Ties Season Scoring Mark
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior midfielder Rachel Drury (Canton, Maine/Dirigo
HS) scored what proved to be the game winning goal and had an assist to lead the
visiting University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 4-2 victory over the Rhode
Island College Anchorwomen in a Little East Conference women's soccer match
Tuesday afternoon.
The win was the fourth straight for the Huskies who improved to 9-4-0
overall and 3-1-0 in the conference. The nine wins sets a school record for
most wins in a season. The Anchorwomen suffered their third loss in the last
four matches to fall to 8-4-1 overall and 1-2-1 in the conference.
Senior midfielder Sarah Drury (Canton, Maine/Dirigo HS), Rachel's older
sister, opened the scoring for a 20-yard shot from the top of the penalty area
for her first goal of the season, unassisted, at 6:30.
Senior forward Ali Hathaway (Hampden, Maine/Hampden Academy) made it 2-0
at 13:31 with her team-leading tenth goal of the season. Hathaway's goal gives
her 29 points for the season, tying Debbie Jandreau's (1995-97) 1995 season
record for most points with five regular season matches to play.
Rachel Drury made it 3-0 just before half-time converting a pass from
freshman Jenny Boucher (Madawaska, Maine/Madawaska HS) for her second goal of
the season. It is the second straight year that Rachel Drury has had the game
winning goal against the Anchorwomen.
Senior Kristy Siravo (Warwick, R.I./Pilgrim HS) got the Anchorwomen on the
board at 69:25 with assists from senior Joan Hencler (Warwick, R.I./Pilgrim HS)
and junior Lauren Brown (North Scituate, R.I./Ponaganset HS).
USM senior forward Danielle DeGraw (Bristol, Vt./Mt. Abraham Union), set
up by Rachel Drury, and RIC junior Katie Hagan (Pascoag, R.I./Burrillville HS)
traded goals in the final four minutes.
Senior goalkeeper Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt./Northfield Mt.
Hermon) had five saves for Southern Maine. Juniors Jessica Robitaille
(Greenville, R.I./Smithfield HS) and Amy Scanlan (Cranston, R.I./Cranston East
HS) combined for eight saves for the Anchorwomen.
at Providence, R.I.
Southern Maine (9-4-0; 3-1-0) 3 1 = 4
Rhode Island College (8-4-1; 1-2-1) 0 2 = 2
Scoring: SM Sarah Drury (unassisted) 6:30; SM Ali Hathaway (unassisted)
13:31; SM Rachel Drury (Jenny Boucher) 43:58; RIC Kristy Siravo (Joan
Hencler, Lauren Brown) 69:25; SM Danielle DeGraw (R. Drury) 86:45; RIC
Katie Hagan (Hencler) 88:30.
Goalie Saves: SM Samantha Whitman 5
RIC Jessica Robitaille (29 min.) 2 Amy Scanlan (61 min.) 6
Corner Kicks: SM 6 RIC 3 Shots: SM 17 RIC 10
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Monday, October 11, 1999
Michelle Dufour Named Little East Conference Player of the Week
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior forward/midfielder Michelle Dufour (Madawaska,
Maine/Madawaska H.S.) of the University of Southern Maine women's soccer team
has been named Player of the Week by the Little East Conference for the weef of
October 4-10. The announcement was made Monday afternoon by the conference
office.
Dufour scored a pair of goals, including the game winning goal, in the
Huskies' 3-0 victory over the University of Maine at Farmington on Thursday
(October 7), then came back two days later to score a goal and an assist in a 4-
1 win over conference rival, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Her
assist came on the goal by senior Ali Hathaway (Hampden, Maine/Hampden Academy)
that proved to be the game winner.
In her last three games, Dufour has scored seven goals and two assists for
16 points. She tied the school records for goals (4) and points (9) scored in
the Huskies' record setting 14-0 win over the University of Massachusetts Boston
on October 2.
With her recent scoring outburst, Dufour has moved into sixth place in the
Little East scoring derby.
The Huskies face three critical road matches this week. On Tuesday
(October 12) they play the rescheduled match with Rhode Island College,
postponed from September 30 due to weather. On Thursday, the Huskies travel to
Waterville, Maine, for a non-conference match with Colby College. USM finishes
its busy week with a trip to Eastern Connecticut for another critical Little
East match on Saturday.
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Saturday, October 9, 1999
Huskies Sink Corsairs, 4-1
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior forward Ali Hathaway (Hampden, Maine/Hampden
Academy) scored a goal and passed out three assists to lead the University of
Southern Maine Huskies to a 4-1 victory over the University of Massachusetts
Dartmouth Corsairs Saturday afternoon in a Little East Conference women's soccer
match.
The win, the third straight for the Huskies, improves their overall record
to 8-4-0 and 2-1-0 in Little East play. It also tied the school record for most
wins in a season, accomplished on four other occasions, with six games to play.
UMass Dartmouth slips to 4-8-0 overall and 1-3-0 in the conference.
Hathaway's three assists in the game gives her nine for the season to
establish a new school single season mark, breaking the old record of seven set
by Mandy King in 1995.
Senior Danielle DeGraw (Bristol, Vt./Mt. Abraham Union) put the Huskies on
the board just 2:02 into the game converting a pass from Hathaway. It was the
only goal of the first half, and DeGraw's fifth of the season.
Hathaway's goal at 49:21 proved to be the game winner as she knocked in a
corner kick taken by junior Michelle Dufour (Madawaska, Maine/Madawaska HS).
Freshman Andrea Teixeira (Mattapoisett, Mass./Bishop Connolly HS) cut the
Huskies' lead in half at 65:23 off an assist from sophomore Lisa Germano (West
Springfield, Mass./West Springfield HS).
Dufour restored the Huskies' two-goal lead just 92 seconds later at 66:55
with her seventh goal in the last three games. Freshman Holly Manning
(Northfield, Vt./Northfield HS) added an insurance goal at 75:30. Hathaway
picked up the assist on both goals.
USM goalkeepers, junior Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt./Northfield
Mt. Hermon) and freshman Ashley Newton (Fairfield, Conn./Wyoming), combined to
make six saves. UMD junior keeper Jennifer Nelson (Medford, Mass./Arlington
Catholic HS) stopped 15 shots.
at Gorham, Maine
UMass Dartmouth (4-8-0; 1-3-0) 0 1 = 1
Southern Maine (8-4-0; 2-1-0) 1 3 = 4
Scoring: SM Danielle DeGraw (Ali Hathaway) 2:02; SM Hathaway (Michelle
Dufour) 49:21; UMD Andrea Teixeira (Lisa Germano) 65:23; SM Dufour
(Hathaway) 66:55; SM Holly Manning (Hathaway) 75:30.
Goalie Saves: SM Samantha Whitman (80 min) 6, Ashley Newton (10 min) 0
UMD Jennifer Nelson 15
Corners: SM 3 UMD 3 Shots: SM 24 UMD 15
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Thursday, October 7, 1999
Dufour Leads Southern Maine Past UMaine Farmington, 3-0
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior Michelle Dufour (Madawaska, Maine/Madawaska HS)
scored a pair of goals Thursday afternoon to lead the University of Southern
Maine Huskies women's soccer team to a 3-0 victory over the University of Maine
at Farmington Beavers.
The win improves the Huskies overall record to 7-4-0. UMaine Farmington
suffered its second defeat of the season against seven wins.
Dufour put the Huskies into the lead at 8:44 of the match firing a shot
over UMF senior goalie Pam Goyette (Naples, Maine). It would be the only goal
of the first half despite the Huskies having an 11-1 advantage in shots.
Senior Danielle DeGraw (Bristol, Vt./Mt. Abraham Union) made it 2-0 for
the Huskies two minutes into the second half when she fired an 18-yard shot into
the top right corner.
Dufour finished the scoring converting a pass from senior Ali Hathaway
(Hampden, Maine/ Hampden Academy) from six yards out.
The two goals in Thursday's outing gives Dufour six goals in her last two
matches.
USM junior goalkeeper Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt../Northfield Mt.
Hermon) needed to make three saves, including an excellent point blank range
stop late in the match, to record her first shutout of the season. Goyette
finished the match with seven saves.
at Gorham, Maine
UMaine Farmington (7-2-0) 0 0 = 0
Southern Maine (7-4-0) 1 2 = 3
Scoring: SM Michelle Dufour (unassisted) 8:44; SM Danielle DeGraw
(unassisted) 47:06; SM Dufour (Ali Hathaway) 57:43.
Goalie Saves: SM Samantha Whitman 3 UMF Pam Goyette 7
Corner Kicks: SM 7 UMF 0 Shots: SM 22 UMF 3
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Saturday, October 2, 1999
Huskies Rout Shorthanded Beacons
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies scored a
single match record 14 goals to rout the shorthanded University of Massachusetts
Boston Beacons, 14-0, in a Little East Conference women's soccer match Saturday
afternoon.
The winless Beacons, who were only able to field nine players at the
start, lost another player 15 minutes into the match due to an injury and
finished with just eight players.
The 14 goals broke the previous single match record of nine goals scored
against the University of Maine at Farmington on September 15, 1987.
Leading the Huskies assault was junior reserve forward Michelle Dufour
(Madawaska, Maine/Madawaska HS) who scored a record tying four goals. Sophomore
Stacey MacDonald (Gorham, Maine/Gorham HS) and senior Danielle DeGraw (Bristol,
Vt./Mt. Abraham Union) each had a pair of goals.
Other goal scorers were senior Ali Hathaway (Hampden, Maine/Hampden
Academy), freshman Jenny Boucher (Madawaska, Maine/Madawaska HS), junior Leah
Cloutier (Topsham, Maine/Mt. Ararat HS), junior Stephanie Forrest (East
Hartford, Conn./East Hartford HS), freshman Holly Manning (Northfield,
Vt./Northfield HS), and junior Rachel Drury (Canton, Maine/Dirigo HS).
Southern Maine totally dominated play, holding UMass Boston to no shots at
goal.
at Gorham, Maine
UMass Boston (0-5-0; 0-2-0) 0 0 = 0
Southern Maine (6-4-0; 1-1-0) 8 6 = 14
Scoring: SM Ali Hathaway (unassisted) 0:45; SM Stacey MacDonald (Jen
Young) 3:18; SM MacDonald (Sadye Johnson) 6:00; SM Danielle DeGraw (Kim
Landeen) 19:38; SM DeGraw (unassisted) 20:21; SM Michelle Dufour
(DeGraw) 34:20; SM Dufour (DeGraw) 34:40; SM Dufour (Stephanie Forrest)
41:40; SM Jen Boucher (unassisted) 66:03; SM Leah Cloutier (Rachel Drury)
73:03; SM Forrest (Dufour) 81:54; SM Holly Manning (Forrest) 85:35; SM
R. Drury (Forrest) 85:53; SM Dufour (DeGraw) 89:45.
Goalie Saves: SM Ashley Newton 0 UMB Monica Riehl 24
Corner Kicks: SM 8 UMB 0 Shots: SM 55 UMB 0
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Saturday, September 25, 1999
Meiler, Owls Nip Huskies, 2-1
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior midfielder Tia Meiler (Hopkinton, N.H./Hopkinton
HS) scored her third goal of the season with just under seven minutes left in
regulation to give the visiting Keene State College Owls a 2-1 victory over the
University of Southern Maine Huskies in a Little East Conference women's soccer
match Saturday afternoon.
The win was the third straight for the Owls who improve to 4-2-0 overall.
The loss was the third straight for the Huskies who fall to 5-4-0 overall. The
match was the conference opener for both sides.
Meiler provided the winning margin when she collected a loose ball inside
the penalty area and drove a 10-yard shot past scrambling USM junior goalie
Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt./Northfield Mt. Hermon).
Both sides had some excellent scoring chances over the final seven
minutes, but Southern Maine could not get the equalizer to force the match in
overtime.
Freshman Suzanne Heinkel (Westfield, Mass./Westfield HS) broke the
scoreless match in the 64th minute when she collected a rebound and pushed a
shot past Whitman.
Senior Ali Hathaway (Hampden, Maine/Hampden Academy) got the Huskies back
even when she collected a pass from freshman Sue Waddell (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick
Valley HS) and beat Owls' freshman keeper Courtney Wade (Barnstead, N.H./
Kingswood Regional HS) in the 75th minute.
Wade finished the match with eight saves for the Owls. Whitman was
credited with nine saves for the Huskies.
at Gorham, Maine
Keene State (4-2-0; 1-0-0) 0 2 = 2
Southern Maine (5-4-0; 0-1-0) 0 1 = 1
Scoring: KS Suzanne Heinkel (unassisted) 63:38; SM Ali Hathaway (Sue
Waddell) 74:41; KS Tia Meiler (unassisted) 83:07.
Goalie Saves: SM Samantha Whitman 9 KS Courtney Wade 8
Corner Kicks: SM 3 KS 8 Shots: SM 16 KS 16
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Thursday, September 23, 1999
Vikings Edge Huskies in OT
SALEM, Mass. -- Freshman midfielder Cammie Stoddard (Kansas City,
Mo./Lincoln Prep) scored early in the second sudden death overtime period to
give the Salem State College Vikings a 2-1 victory over the University of
Southern Maine Huskies in a women's college soccer match Tuesday evening at
Alumni Field.
The loss leaves the Huskies with a 5-3-0 record heading into Saturday's
(September 25) Little East Conference opener against Keene State College. Salem
State improves its record to 4-3-1. The game was delayed by more than an hour
due to the late arrival of an official.
The Huskies took a 1-0 lead in the 55th minute of play when senior forward
Ali Hathaway (Hampden, Maine/Hampden Academy) converted a breakaway set up by
freshman Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt./Northfield HS). The goal was the sixth
of the season for Hathaway.
Freshman Tanya Amabile (Lynn, Mass./Lynn English HS) tied the game in the
60th minute when she headed in the rebound of her initial shot that was stopped
by USM goalie Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt./Northfield Mt. Hermon).
The teams would play nearly 50 more minutes before Stoddard scored the
game winner out of a scramble in front of the goal.
Junior goalie Lauren Trechok (Hanover, Mass./Hanover HS) made four saves
for Salem State. Whitman finished the match with nine saves.
at Salem, Mass. 1 2 OT OT Final
Southern Maine (5-3-0) 0 1 0 0 = 1
Salem State (4-3-1) 0 1 0 1 = 2
Scoring: SM Ali Hathaway (Holly Manning) 54:18; SS Tanya Amabile
(unassisted) 59:24; SS Cammie Stoddard (unassisted) 107:55.
Goalie Saves: SM Samantha Whitman 9 SS Lauren Trechok 4
Corner Kicks: SM 11 SS 3 Shots: SM 7 SS 12
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Sunday, September 19, 1999
Polar Bears Blank Huskies
BRUNSWICK, Maine -- Junior midfielder Allison Farmer (Vienna, Va./James
Madison HS) scored a goal and an assist Sunday afternoon to lead the unbeaten
Bowdoin College Polar Bears women's soccer team to a 2-0 victory over the
visiting University of Southern Maine Huskies.
The win extended the Polar Bears record to 3-0-0 on the season. Bowdoin
has not surrendered a goal in its first three matches. Southern Maine slips to
5-2-0.
Farmer set up the first goal of the match in the eighth minute passing to
sophomore Alison Lavoie (Nashua, N.H./Nashua HS) whose one-touch shot slipped by
USM junior keeper Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt./Northfield Mt. Hermon).
Farmer scored the other goal in the 56th minute by volleying a shot past
Whitman. Senior Amy Trumbull (Stow, Mass./Middlesex), who took the corner kick
to start the play, picked up the only assist.
Whitman finished the match with 12 saves. Sophomore Emily Rizza
(Pennington, N.J./ Hopewell Valley) recorded one save to collect her first
career shutout for the Polar Bears. Bowdoin held a 26-6 edge in shots during
the match.
at Brunswick, Maine
Southern Maine (5-2-0) 0 0 = 0
Bowdoin (3-0-0) 1 1 = 2
Scoring: B Alison Lavoie (Allison Farmer) 7:10; B Farmer (Amy Trumbull) 55:49.
Goalie Saves: SM Samantha Whitman 12 B Emily Rizza 1
Corner Kicks: SM 1 B 6 Shots: SM 6 B 26
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Wednesday, September 15, 1999
Huskies Slip Past Monks in 2OT
STANDISH, Maine -- Junior back Stephanie Forrest (East Hartford,
Conn./East Hartford HS) scored in her second goal of the season in the first
minute of the second overtime period to give the visiting University of Southern
Maine Huskies a 2-1 victory over the St. Joseph's College Monks in a women's
college soccer match Wednesday afternoon.
The win extends the Huskies' present winning streak to four games, and
improves their overall record to 5-1-0. St. Joseph's slips to . This was the
second straight season that the Huskies have beaten the Monks in double
overtime.
Forrest took a super cross from senior forward Ali Hathaway (Hampden,
Maine/Hampden Academy) and drove the ball past the Monks' junior goalkeeper
Kendra Brown (Milford, Maine/ Old Town HS) for the game winning score. Both of
Forrest's goals this season have been game winners.
Hathaway had given the Huskies a 1-0 lead at 76:03 when she found the back
of the net for the fifth time this season off a pass from senior midfielder
Danielle DeGraw (Bristol, Vt./Mt Abraham Union).
Despite being outshot 25-7 during the match, the Monks forced the game
into extra time when freshman Kim Little (Lewiston, Maine/St. Dominic's HS)
knocked a shot past the Huskies junior goalie, Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River,
Vt./Northfield Mt. Hermon). Junior defender Katie Hyatt (Amherst, N.H./Souhegan
HS) picked up the only assist.
Whitman needed to make just two saves in the match. Brown finished the
day with 14 saves for the Monks.
at Standish, Maine
Southern Maine (5-1-0) 0 1 0 1 = 2
St. Joseph's 0 1 0 0 = 1
Scoring: SM Ali Hathaway (Danielle DeGraw) 76:03; St. J Kimberly Little
(Katie Hyatt) 86:52; SM Stephanie Forrest (Hathaway) 105:49.
Goalie Saves: SM Samantha Whitman 2 St. J Kendra Brown 14
Corners: SM 10 St. J 4 Shots: SM 25 St. J 7
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Sunday, September 12, 1999
Whitman, Hathaway Collect Awards at Cardinal Classic
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. -- Junior goalkeeper Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River,
Vt./North-field Mt. Hermon) and senior forward Ali Hathaway (Hampden,
Maine/Hampden Academy) of the University of Southern Maine women's soccer team
each collected awards at this past weekend's (September 11-12) Pepsi Cardinal
Classic tournament hosted by SUNY Plattsburgh.
Whitman was named the tournament's Defensive Most Valuable Player after
surrendering just two goals while making 15 saves in a pair of wins. It is the
second straight week that the 6-foot junior goalie has been named the Defensive
MVP. Ithaca College junior back Alison Pavatore was selected the tournament's
Offensive Most Valuable Player.
On Friday (September 10), it was announced by The Otsego County Chamber
(Oneonta, N.Y.) that Whitman had been selected by the Supervisor's Cup
tournament committee as their college division Defensive Most Valuable Player.
Whitman gave up just one goal and made 18 saves while leading the Huskies to a
second place finish in the tournament played Labor Day weekend (September 4-5).
Hathaway, the Huskies' leading scorer, was named to the Cardinal Classic
All-Tournament team after scoring a pair of goals in USM's 3-1 win over
Plattsburgh, and assisting on the game winning goal in overtime in the Huskies'
2-1 win over Massachusetts College. Also selected to the All-Tournament were
Danielle Nelligan from Massachusetts College, Erin DeMarco of Ithaca, and Zoey
Derenzo of Plattsburgh.
Southern Maine, despite its pair of wins in the Cardinal Classic, finished
second to Ithaca in the final standings. Both teams were unbeaten and had
received equal bonus points for goals scored, up to three per game (5), but
Ithaca was declared the champion on goal differential (+7).
The Huskies, off to their best start (4-1-0) since 1989, return to action
Wednesday afternoon when they travel to St. Joseph's College for a 2:00 p.m.
match.
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Sunday, September 12, 1999
DeGraw Goal in OT Gives Huskies Win
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. -- Senior midfielder Danielle DeGraw (Bristol, Vt./Mt.
Abraham Union) scored in the first minute of overtime to give the University of
Southern Maine Huskies a 2-1 victory over the Massachusetts College of Liberal
Arts Mohawks Sunday afternoon in the second round of the Pepsi Cardinal Classic
women's soccer tournament hosted by SUNY Plattsburgh.
The win was the third straight for the Huskies who improve to 4-1-0
overall. Mass. College slips to 1-3-0.
The Huskies wasted little time in the extra session controlling the ball
from the kickoff. Senior forward Ali Hathaway (Hampden, Maine/Hampden Academy)
dribbled into the box and played the ball across the goal to DeGraw who knocked
in a left-footed shot to win the game.
Southern Maine freshman forward Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt./Northfield
HS) forced the game into the extra session when she netted her third goal of the
season off a cross from freshman midfielder Erin Zwirn (Berwick, Maine/Noble HS)
in the 81st minute.
Mass. College got on the board in the 16th minute of play when Christine
Bonatti knocked home the rebound of Danielle Nelligan's shot that was originally
stopped by the Huskies junior keeper Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River,
Vt./Northfield Mt. Hermon).
Whitman kept the Mohawks from further scoring and finished the match with
six saves. Mass. College keeper Beth Conroy was credited with five saves.
at Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Southern Maine (4-1-0) 0 1 1 = 2
Mass College (1-3-0) 1 0 0 = 1
Scoring: MC Christine Bonatti (Danielle Nelligan) 15:58; SM Holly Manning
(Erin Zwirn) 80:44; SM Danielle DeGraw (Ali Hathaway) 90:59.
Goalie Saves: SM Samantha Whitman (91 min) 6 MC Beth Conroy (91 min) 5
Corners: SM 5 MC 4 Shots: SM 22 MC 18
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Saturday, September 11, 1999
Huskies Knock Off Plattsburgh
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. -- Senior forward Ali Hathaway (Hampden, Maine/Hampden
Academy) scored a pair of goals to lead the University of Southern Maine (3-1-0)
to a 3-1 victory over the SUNY Plattsburgh Cardinals (2-2-0) in a first round
match of the Pepsi Cardinal Classic Saturday afternoon.
Southern Maine will play Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (North
Adams, Mass.) in the second round of the tournament Sunday starting at noon.
Plattsburgh will tangle with Ithaca College at 2:30 p.m.
Hathaway gave the Huskies the lead for good in the 13th minute converting
a pass from freshman forward Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt./Northfield HS) for
her third goal of the season.
Junior midfielder Stephanie Forrest (East Hartford, Conn./East Hartford
HS) scored what proved to be the game winner in the 20th minute on a shot from
12 yards out. The goal was the first of the season for Forrest.
Hathaway made it 3-0 in the 68th minute when she took a pass from senior
midfielder Danielle DeGraw Bristol, Vt./Mt. Abraham Union HS), dribble around
Cardinal senior keeper Erin Shaw (Rochester, N.Y./Hilton HS), and calmly knocked
in a 12-yard shot for her second goal of the match.
The Cardinals got on the board in the 79th minute when sophomore Zoey
D'Arienzo (Williamstown, N.Y./Williamstown North HS) blasted a 25-yard shot past
USM junior keeper Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt./Northfield Mt. Hermon).
The Cardinals cranked up the pressure over the final 11 minutes, but were unable
to get any closer.
Whitman finished the match nine saves for USM while Shaw recorded 10 saves
for Plattsburgh.
at Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Southern Maine (3-1-0) 2 1 = 3
Plattsburgh (2-2-0) 0 1 = 1
Scoring: SM Ali Hathaway (Holly Manning) 12:23; SM Stephanie Forrest
(unassisted) 19:19; SM Hathaway (Danielle DeGraw) 67:56; P Zoey D'Arienzo
(Aimee Hansen) 78:21.
Goalie Saves: SM Samantha Whitman (90 min.) 9 P Erin Shaw (90 min.) 10
Corner Kicks: SM 2 P 11 Shots: SM 19 P 23
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Wednesday, September 8, 1999
Huskies Blank Nor'easters 3-0
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman forward Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt./North-
field HS) scored a pair of goals to lead the University of Southern Maine
Huskies (2-1-0) to a 3-0 victory over the visiting University of New England
Nor'easters (0-1-0) in a women's college soccer match Wednesday afternoon.
USM senior forward Ali Hathaway (Hampden, Maine/Hampden Academy) also
added an unassisted goal, and assisted on both of Manning's goals.
Manning put the Huskies on the board just 2:30 into the match when she
flicked a pass from Hathaway past Nor'easter junior keeper Becky Brown
(Kingston, Mass./Silver Lake Regional HS). The goal was the first of Manning's
collegiate career.
Hathaway made it 2-0 in the 23rd minute when she went in alone on Brown,
faked, and put a shot by the sprawling keeper.
Manning scored the only goal of the second half in the 59th minute.
Southern Maine goalies, junior Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt./North-
field Mt. Hermon) and freshman Ashley Newton (Fairfield, Conn./Wyoming HS)
combined for the shutout making four saves.
Brown, who played well despite surrendering three goals, finished the
match with 10 saves.
at Gorham, Maine
Univ. of New England (0-1-0) 0 0 = 0
Southern Maine (2-1-0) 2 1 = 3
Scoring Summary: SM Holly Manning (Ali Hathaway) 2:30; SM Hathaway
(unassisted) 22:14; SM Manning (Hathaway) 58:24.
Goalie Saves: SM, Samantha Whitman (75 min) 4, Ashley Newton (15 min.) 0
UNE, Becky Brown (90 min.) 10
Corner Kicks: SM 4 UNE 5 Shots: SM 16 UNE 10
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Sunday, September 5, 1999
Huskies Drop 1-0 Decision to Oneonta
GORHAM, Maine -- Liz Grosser (Levittown, N.Y.) scored the only goal of
the match at 82:30 to give the SUNY Oneonta Red Dragons a 1-0 victory over the
University of Southern Maine Huskies Sunday afternoon in the second round of the
Supervisor's Cup tournament played at Wright Field in Oneonta, N.Y.
In the other second round game, highly-regarded William Paterson College
shutout Hartwick 4-0. William Paterson won the tournament while Southern Maine,
despite the loss, edged out Oneonta for second place.
Grosser converted the rebound of a shot taken by Olga Grechka (Owego,
N.Y.) that was stopped initially by Huskies goalkeeper Samantha Whitman (Saxtons
River, Vt./Northfield Mt. Hermon). The played started off a corner kick, one of
12 taken by the Red Dragons.
Whitman was outstanding in defeat making 18 saves. Senior Alecia Tull
(Endicott, N.Y.) had to make five saves for the Red Dragons.
Southern Maine returns home this Wednesday (Sept. 8) to play its home
opener against the University of New England. Game time is set for 4:00.
Game Summary:
Southern Maine (1-1-0) 0 0 = 0
Oneonta (1-1-0) 0 1 = 1
Scoring Summary: O, Liz Grosser (Olga Grechka) 82:30.
Goalie Saves: SM, Samantha Whitman (90 min) 18 O, Alecia Tull (90 min.) 5
Corner Kicks: SM 2 O 12 Shots: SM 6 O 24
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Saturday, September 4, 1999
Huskies Blank Hartwick, 4-0, In Season Opener
ONEONTA, N.Y. -- Four different players scored goals and the University
of Southern Maine Huskies women's soccer team held the host Hartwick
College Hawks to just two shots on the way to a solid 4-0 victory in the
first round of the Supervisor's Cup tournament being played at Wright Field
in Oneonta, N.Y.
In the other first round game, highly-regarded William Paterson College
defeated SUNY Oneonta, 4-1. In Sunday's games, William Paterson will play
Hartwick while the Huskies tangle with Oneonta. All tournament games were
scheduled in advance.
Senior midfielder Sadye Johnson (Cumberland, Maine/Greely HS) put the
Huskies on the board early scoring an unassisted marker at 2:20.
Junior midfielder Kim Landeen (New Sweden, Maine/Caribou HS) made it
2-0 at 9:13 converting a pass from senior forward Ali Hathaway (Hampden,
Maine/Hampden Academy). Freshman Jenny Boucher (Madawaska, Maine/
Madawaska HS) scored her first collegiate goal at 28:26 off an assist from
senior Danielle DeGraw (Bristol, Vt./Mt. Abraham Union).
Hathaway closed the scoring netting the final goal of the game 11 minutes
into the second half knocking home a rebound of junior midfielder Stephanie
Forrest's (East Hartford, Conn./East Hartford HS) shot.
USM goalies, junior Samantha Whitman (Saxons River, Vt./Northfield Mt.
Hermon) and freshman Ashley Newton (Fairfield, Conn./Wyoming HS) combined
for the shutout making just one save. The Huskies outshot the Hawks, 22-2,
during the match.
Sophomore Monica Herman had 11 saves for Hartwick.
at Oneonta, N.Y.
Southern Maine (1-0-0) 3 1 = 4
Hartwick (0-1-0) 0 0 = 0
Scoring Summary: SM, Sadye Johnson (unassisted) 2:20; SM, Kim Landeen
(Ali Hathaway) 9:13; SM, Jenny Boucher (Danielle DeGraw) 28:26; SM, Ali
Hathaway (Stephanie Forrest) 56:28.
Goalie Saves: SM, Samantha Whitman (45 min) 0, Ashley Newton (45 min.) 1.
H, Monica Herman (90 min.) 11
Corner Kicks: SM 9 H 1 Shots: SM 22 H 2
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Tuesday, August 24, 1999
Cloutier, Drury Named USM Women's Soccer Captains
Huskies Begin Preparation for Tournament Opener
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior midfielder Sarah Drury (Canton, Maine/Dirigo
H.S.) and third-year back Leah Cloutier (Topsham, Maine/Mt. Ararat H.S.) have
been named captains for the 1999 University of Southern Maine women's soccer
team. Second-year head coach Steve Quinones made the announcement as the team
began preseason training camp Tuesday (August 24).
The Huskies open their 18-game schedule September 4-5 when they travel to
Oneonta, N.Y., to play in the Supervisor's Cup tournament. USM will play
Hartwick College in its first game, then tangle with SUNY Oneonta the second
day. The Huskies play their home opener September 8 when they host the
University of New England.
Cloutier and Drury were both second team All-Little East Conference
selections last season after helping the Huskies to an 8-7-1 overall mark, and a
4-3-0 mark (tied for fourth place) in the conference. The two will lead the
Huskies' efforts to secure a top four finish in the conference and a berth in
the four-team postseason championship tournament.
"Sarah is one of the hardest working players on our team. She is a good
team leader and she's done well holding down the center midfield position,"
commented Quinones.
"Leah is one of the more intelligent players I've had the chance to work
with. She reads the game very well and is able to cut off potential opposing
offensive threats before they can happen," added Quinones.
Drury, whose twin sister Alison is a field hockey tri-captain at USM and
younger sister Rachel is a member of the women's soccer team, was the Huskies'
second leading scorer last with three goals and three assists for nine points.
She had the game winning goal in the Huskies' 1-0 double overtime win against
St. Joseph's College.
Cloutier started all 16 games last season and helped the Huskies become
one of the Little East's toughest defensive teams. The Huskies allowed only 15
goals and posted eight shutouts last season.
The remainder of the Huskies' 1999 schedule includes: September 11-12, at
the Pepsi Cardinal Classic (at Plattsburgh, N.Y.); Sept. 15, at St. Joseph's
(2:00); Sept. 19, at Bowdoin (2:00); Sept. 23, at Salem State (7:00); Sept.
25, Keene State (2:30); and Sept. 30, at Rhode Island College (3:30).
Also October 2, UMass Boston (1:00); Oct. 7, UMaine Farmington (3:30);
Oct. 9, UMass Dartmouth (1:00); Oct. 14, at Colby (3:30); Oct. 16, at Eastern
Connecticut (1:00); Oct. 19, Plymouth State (3:30); Oct. 23, Western
Connecticut (1:00) and Oct. 26, at Bates (2:30).
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