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Hana Davis
UMaine Athletics
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Winner MAINE MAINE (3-1)
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Richmond RICH (0-3)
Winner
MAINE MAINE
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Final
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Richmond RICH
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MAINE MAINE 1 2 3
Richmond RICH 1 0 1

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Davis’s Two Scores Pace No. 24 Maine past Richmond, 3-1

The Black Bears and Spiders meet again on Sunday at Crenshaw Field

Richmond, Va. – With two second-half goals from freshman back Hana Davis, the No. 24 Maine Black Bears downed the Richmond Spiders 3-1 on Friday afternoon at Crenshaw Field. After trailing 1-0 early, Maine rattled off three unanswered goals to take control of the contest.
 
The Black Bears outshot the Spiders 24-7 on the day, including 15-4 on the net. Following Richmond's goal, Maine rarely allowed Richmond a scoring opportunity, keeping possession in their offensive end for the majority of the second half. Maine held an 8-3 advantage in penalty corners, while Richmond recorded 12 saves to the Black Bears' three.
 
MAINE GAME NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS
  • With the win, the Black Bears improve to 4-1 all-time against Richmond.
  • Maine has now outshot the opposition 91-12 and outscored its opponents 18-3 in its' three game winning streak.
  • Maine's win streak marks its' longest since the Black Bears opened up 2016 with four straight victories.
  • Davis becomes the eighth Black Bear to net a goal this season.
  • Emma Cochran has now only allowed three goals in 245 minutes played this season (0.87 goals allowed average).
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Spiders took an early 1-0 advantage less than two minutes into the first half when Richmond's Kasey Gilbridge found the back of the net on a pass from Katrina Balatgek.
  • Maine answered near the 10 and a half-minute mark, when junior Casey Crowley assisted Brianna Ricker on her second goal of the season.
  • Less than three-minutes into the second half, Hana Davis received a pass just outside the shooting circle, made a move past the Spider defender and dribbled to the center of the circle and fired a low backhand to the right corner of the goal.
  • After Richmond pulled its goalie later in the second half, Davis controlled the ball in the Maine offensive zone, spun towards the goal and beat the defender before shooting the ball into the net. 
UP NEXT
  • Maine and Richmond are set to play game two of the weekend on Sunday at noon. The Black Bears looks to extend its winning streak to four straight on the season.
 
Stay tuned to goblackbears.com and @UMaineFH for the latest news and updates.
 
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