ORONO, Maine - The University of Maine women's soccer team will host conference rival, Binghamton, this Sunday, October 13th. The America East game is scheduled for 12:00 pm.
GAME INFORMATION
DATE: Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019
TIME: 12:00 p.m.
SITE: Mahaney Diamond – University of Maine
2019 RECORDS: Maine 4-5-1, Binghamton 8-3-2
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The Series
Binghamton holds an overall edge of 11-5-4 in the all-time series with UMaine.
The Bearcats took last year's contest in Vestal, 1-0.
The squads first squared off in 2002, playing to a 0-0 tie.
Black Bears Notes and Notables
The Black Bears are looking to get back into the playoffs for the 14th time in the last 17 seasons. All but one player from the 2018 roster returns to UMaine for the 2019 season.
2018-point leader and sophomore Julia Mahoney (Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec) returns to Maine after being named to the America East All-Rookie team. Nicole Bailey(Nepean, Ontario) registered 11 total points (five goals and one assist) will return as a senior for the Black Bears.
Junior Annalena Kriebisch (Potsdam, Germany) (five starts) and Kira Kutzinski (Bunde, Germany) (four starts) each have started in goal this season. The goaltenders, hailing from Germany, have combined to save 36 shots, while both have two Black Bear wins.
Anna-Maria Dagher (Bangor, Maine), Saylor Clark (Bedford, N.H.), Emilie Andersen (two goals)(Oppegaard, Norway), Susannah Gaines(Lexington, Massachusetts), Hannah Bamford (Rochester, New Hampshire), Mahoney (two goals), Kayla Brace (Lewis Lake, Nova Scotia ), Gaby Panagakos (Scarborough, Maine), and Bailey are the seven goal scorers on the 2019 season for Maine.
Emma Donovan (Quebec City, Quebec), Olivia Bamford (Rochester, New Hampshire), Saylor Clark (Bedford, N.H.), Bailey (three assists), Mahoney, Brace, and Andersen have each been credited with an assist on the new season.
A Bit About the Bearcats
Binghamton has begun the 2019 season with a 8-3-2 record, while dropping their most recent game to Stony Brook, 2-0.
Olivia McKnight (four goals and four assists) enters the conference game with 12 total points. Essie Bonney brings five goals, while Dora Hays (three goals and three assists) and Stefania Piantadosi boast 17 combined points on the season.
Haylee Poltorak is the only Bearcat with time in net. The goalkeeper has a 0.97 GAA and a .780 save percentage. Her eight wins and 46 saves are both in the top two in the America East.
About Head Coach Scott Atherley
Now in his 27th season as a head coach in the NCAA, Scott Atherley is entering his 21st season as the Maine women's soccer program's head coach.
Atherley has led the Black Bears 13 of the last 16 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.
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