CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The University of Maine field hockey team suffered their third straight loss on Sunday afternoon, falling to the No. 14 ranked Harvard Crimson by a 4-1 final score.
Harvard broke things open with a goal early on, but junior
Cassandra Mascarenhas answered back with a successful penalty stroke two minutes later to even things at 1-1. Things stayed quiet up until nearly the end of the third quarter, when Harvard took the lead off rebound put-back goal to take the 2-1 advantage. The Black Bears pulled
Mia Borley from goal with around five minutes remaining, but the Crimson pounced a mere thirty seconds later for the empty net goal. For good measure, Harvard added another goal with around 90 seconds left to punctuate the 4-1 victory.
MAINE GAME NOTES
- Mascarenhas notched her first career goal in her 46th career game, also serving as Maine's first successful penalty stoke of the season in just two attempts so far.
- Mia Borley was solid in goal, recording six saves on the afternoon.
- Maine once again found themselves on the wrong side of the shot total, as Harvard outpaced them 17-4 overall and 10-3 on shots on goal.
- Penalty corners also slanted the Crimson way, a 7-3 advantage.
UP NEXT
- Maine will return home on Saturday to host Merrimack College at 1:00 PM.
