ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine women's soccer team hits the road to battle the Binghamton University Bearcats on Sunday, September 30 at 12:00 PM. It is the Black Bears' second trip to the state of New York this season.
GAME INFORMATION
DATE: Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018
TIME: 12:00 p.m.
SITE: Bearcats Sports Complex | Binghamton, New York
2018 RECORDS: Maine 5-4-1, New Hampshire 6-4-2
VIDEO: bubearcats.com
LIVE STATS: espn.com
TWITTER: @BlackBearSoccer
The Series
- Binghamton holds an overall edge of 5-10-4 in the all-time series with UMaine.
- The Bearcats took last year's contest in Orono, 1-0.
- The squads first squared off in 2002, playing to a 0-0 tie.
Black Bears Notes and Notables
- UMaine is coming their first conference win, which came over New Hampshire on Thursday night, 1-0.
- Freshman Julia Mahoney (Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec) leads the Black Bears with 12 total points (four goals and four assists). Nicole Bailey (Nepean, Ontario), who had the game winning goal over New Hampshire, is second on the team with 11 points (five goals and one assist).
- Priscilla Domingo (Ottawa, Ontario) is tied for the team lead with four assists, while also scoring two goals.
- Junior Annalena Kriebisch (Potsdam, Germany) has started all 10 games for UMaine, while tallying 41 total saves and posting a 1.22 GAA.
- UMaine is playing their third conference game of the 2018 season.
A Bit About the Bearcats
- Kayla Saager leads her team and is tied for the conference lead in goals (nine). The forward has tallied 21 total points for the Bearcats.
- Ryan Reilly has recorded five points (one goal and three assists) and Kayla MacKenzie has scored two goals for four points.
- Haylee Poltorak, Binghamton's goalkeeper, has started 11 of the team's 12 games, while recording 36 saves and a 0.61 GAA.
About Head Coach Scott Atherley
• Now in his 26th season as a head coach in the NCAA,
Scott Atherley is entering his 20th season as the Maine women's soccer program's head coach.
• Atherley has led the Black Bears 13 of the last 15 America East postseason tournaments.
• In 1993, Atherley became head coach of the UMaine men's team and took on head coaching duties of the women's team in 1999, coaching both squads that year.
• Atherley was a four-year letter-winner at UMaine between 1984 and 1987, serving as captain during his final season.
Next
The Black Bears return to the field when they host conference rival Hartford on Thursday, October 6th at 6:00 PM.
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