Orono, ME - The University of Maine women's soccer team heads on the road for games two and three of their five-game trip with stops at Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University.

GAME INFORMATION
DATE: Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023
TIME: 4:00 p.m.
SITE: Martone-Mejail Field, North Andover, MA
2023 RECORDS: Maine 3-0-1, Merrimack 1-2-0
VIDEO: NEC Front Row
LIVE STATS
TWITTER: @MaineWSoccer

GAME INFORMATION
DATE: Sunday, Sep. 3, 2023
TIME: 12:00 p.m.
SITE: Park Ave Field, Fairfield, CN
2023 RECORDS: Maine 3-0-1, Sacred Heart 0-2-1
VIDEO: TBA
LIVE STATS: TBA

A look at the Black Bears:

• Maine is looking for their best non-conference start since the 2016 season as they look to go 4-0-1 to begin the 2023 season on Thursday at Merrimack.
• The Black Bears have outscored opponents, 12-2, and out-shot opponents, 49-21.
• Maine has assisted on nine of their 12 goals on the season.

Early Season Standouts:

• Kira Kutzinski is picking up where she left off a season ago as she has picked up two shutouts to and has a 0.50 GAA and 10 saves through four contests for the Black Bears.
• Luise Reinwald was named the America East Rookie of the Week for the second-straight week back on Monday afternoon. She is the only America East Rookie to have earned the award so far in 2023.
• Abby Kraemer and Gillian Rovers both tallied a pair of goals in the Black Bears last contest. Kraemer leads the Black Bears with three goals and seven total points on the season.
• Eight different Black Bears have found the back of the net through the opening four contests of the season.

Quick look at Merrimack:

• Off to an 1-2 start.
• They defeated UMass Lowell in their season opener, 2-1, before dropping back-to-back contests against Vermont and Stony Brook.
• Only five Warriors have tallied a point on the season.

Quick look at Sacred Heart: 

• Off to an 0-2-1 start. 
• Was shutout in back-to-back games to begin the season before tying Yale, 2-2.
• Grace O'Hara and Maria Nolan have scored the two goals for Sacred Heart on the season.
• They will take on Vermont on Thursday night before taking on the Black Bears on Sunday.

-UMaine-