ORONO, Maine -- The University of Maine women's soccer team faces UMBC in their first America East Conference match of the season, kicking off on Sunday, Sept. 19 at 12 p.m. 

Game Information 
DATE: Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021 
TIME: 12:00 p.m. 
SITE: Mahaney Diamond 
2021 RECORDS: Maine 2-1-2, UMBC 2-2-2
VIDEO: ESPN3
LIVE STATS: GoBlackBears.com
TWITTER: @MaineWSoccer 

The Series 
 
The Black Bears are 5-6-1 all-time against the Retrievers. The teams most recently met in Orono during the 2019 season, with UMBC coming away with the 2-1 win. 
 
The two sides first met in 2005, with the Retrievers defeating the Black Bears 2-0. 
 
Black Bear Notes and Notables 

• The Black and Blue are looking to get back into the playoffs for the 14th time in the last 19 seasons. Maine is led by 10 seniors and one graduate student.
• Five freshmen and one transfer junior joined the Black Bears this fall - Abby Kraemer, Olivia Bammel, Elle Vermilya, Melina Peloteau, and Myla Schneider. Halle Rogers rounds off the newcomers as a transfer from Xavier.
• Delaney Labonte scored her second goal of the season in Maine's 1-1 tie against Marist last Sunday.
• Emma Donovan scored her first goal of the season in Maine's 4-1 loss against Quinnipiac. 
• Abby Kraemer and Kayla Kraemer both scored their first career goals in Maine's season-opening 2-0 victory over Sacred Heart. 
• Tiana Bucknor scored her first career goal in the Black Bears' 1-1 tie at Merrimack College. 
• Senior Julia Mahoney (Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec) comes into the season with 14 career points. Seniors Emma Donovan (Québec City, Québec) and Hannah Bamford (Rochester, New Hampshire) both enter the 2021 campaign with six career points.
• Kutziniski (Bünde, Germany), started six games last season, brings her 1.54 GAA from last season back to the pitch in Orono.

 A Bit About the Retrievers

• UMBC went 1-4-0 last season, which was delayed to Spring 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Retrievers beat NJIT 1-0 in overtime to secure their sole victory of the season.  
• UMBC returns Meghan McKye, a sophomore forward who led the team in points last season. The team is led by two seniors and a graduate student. 

 
About Head Coach Scott Atherley 
Now in his 29th season as a head coach in the NCAA, Scott Atherley is entering his 23rd season as the Maine women's soccer program's head coach.

Atherley has led the Black Bears 13 of the last 18 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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