Black Bears battle back to earn tie with NJIT

Sunday, October 27

Orono, Maine

1:00 PM

University of Maine

10-1-3, 6-0-1

NJIT

3-10-3, 0-5-2

Team	1	2	Final F
NJIT	1	1	2
Maine	0	2	2

Photo by: Seth Poplaski

10/27/2024 3:47:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Lara Kirby and Gillian Rovers scored in the 2-2 tie.

ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine women's soccer team battled back from a two-goal second half deficit to earn a 2-2 America East tie with NJIT on Sunday afternoon at Mahaney Diamond.

The Highlanders took a 1-0 lead late in the first half when Bella Ramirez got into the box and lofted a high shot. NJIT then took a 2-0 lead in the 57th minute.

Trailing with less than 20 minutes to play, the Black Bears finally got on the board in the 73rd minute when Lara Kirkby converted a penalty kick. With six minutes to play in the second half, Gillian Rovers got on the end of a Kristina Kelly service and poked home her first goal of the season.

NOTES

Maine had the 21-3 lead in shots and a 7-2 lead in shots on goal.
The Black Bears earned nine corner kicks while giving up three.
Gillian Rovers scored her first goal of the season.
Lara Kirkby scored her fourth goal of the season, tying a career-high.
Kirkby had a game-high six shots and three shots on goal.
Kristina Kelly registered her team-leading fifth assist of the season … that marks a career-high.
Maine now has four different double-digit point getters.
Myla Schneider and Anna Phillips both played the full 90 minutes.
Maine is now 2-1-3 in the all-time series with NJIT.

RECORDS

Maine: 10-1-3, 6-0-1 America East
NJIT: 3-10-3, 0-5-2 America East

UP NEXT

Maine will close out the regular season on Thursday, Oct. 31 at New Hampshire … the Buffalo Wild Wings Border Battle is set to kick off at 6 p.m. and will stream live on ESPN+.