Orono, Maine – Led by junior midfield Libby Riedl's hat-trick and three assists, the No. 24 Maine Black Bears defeated the Bryant Bulldogs 12-1 on Tuesday afternoon at the UMaine Field Hockey Complex. Maine's 12 goals in a single game marks the second-highest total in program history, and the most in a single-game since the Black Bears defeated now defunct Nasson College 14-0 in 1975.
 
Several other Black Bears recorded multi-point games, as junior Ella Mosky added six points (two goals, two assists), junior Samantha Wagg contributed five (two goals, one assist), senior Madison Cummings posted four (two goals), while sophomore Brianna Ricker attributed three on the day (one goal, one assist), and junior Casey Crowley and sophomore Riley Field each totaled two points on a single goal each.
 
Maine held advantages in both shots 34-2, penalty corners 7-0 on the day.

MAINE GAME NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS

• Maine eclipsed 10 goals in a game for the third time in 45 seasons that the University has sponsored field hockey as a varsity sport.
• Maine's 12 goals against Bryant marks the most goals in a NCAA Division I game this season, as of yesterday.
• The last time the Black Bears scored at least 10 goals in a game came on September 24, 2011 against Lehigh in a neutral site contest at Quinnipiac University.
• Rield's nine points in a single-game is the second-highest in program history. Both Kelly Newton in 2009 (vs. Pacific) and Gina Ferazzi in 1983 (vs. UMPI) tallied 10 in a game.
• Riedl's three assists against the Bulldogs ties 12 other Black Bears for the most assists in a game.
• The Black Bears outshout Bryant 34-2 on the day. Maine has outshot its opponents 64-5 in the last two games and 72-17 in three games this season.
• Bryant scored its lone goal of the contest with less than five minutes to go in the second half.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Maine got on the scoreboard quickly when Brianna Ricker took the ball to the left side of the net, made a move past the goalie and fired a pass to Madison Cummings, who shot and scored on an open net just under 20 seconds of the opening whistle.
• After Maine was awarded a penalty stroke a few minutes later, Samantha Wagg buried a low shot on the left hand side of the net to give Maine a 2-0 advantage.
• Riedl scored her first of her three goals next, as the Black Bears took control of the contest.
• With the halftime score at 7-0, Maine added five second-half scores to cap the dominant win against Bryant.

 
UP NEXT

• Maine resumes game action this weekend at the University of Richmond. Friday's contest against the Spiders will start at 3:00 p.m., while Sunday's game will feature a noon opening whistle.

 
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