Sunday, November 10
Orono, Maine
3:00 PM
University of Maine
13-1-3, 7-0-1
3
vs
0
New Hampshire
12-5-1, 6-2-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maine | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Photo by: Seth Poplaski
Black Bears blank New Hampshire for second straight America East title
11/10/2024 5:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Maine won a second straight title with a 3-0 win at Mahaney Diamond.
ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine women's soccer team won its second consecutive America East Championship with a 3-0 win over rival New Hampshire on Sunday afternoon at Mahaney Diamond.
Jordane Pinette opened the scoring just three minutes into the contest, firing home a loose ball in the box for her sixth of the season. Abby Kraemer doubled the lead eight minutes later when she finished off a wing service from Kayla Kraemer. Lara Kirkby capped the scoring in the 68th minute, sending a pass from Abby Kraemer under the crossbar.
Lara Kirkby earned the Elite 18 Award for having the highest GPA among student-athletes competing in the championship. Abby Kraemer, Myla Schneider, Emma Schneider and Kirkby earned spots on the All-Tournament Team while Myla Schneider was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
NOTES
Jordane Pinette opened the scoring just three minutes into the contest, firing home a loose ball in the box for her sixth of the season. Abby Kraemer doubled the lead eight minutes later when she finished off a wing service from Kayla Kraemer. Lara Kirkby capped the scoring in the 68th minute, sending a pass from Abby Kraemer under the crossbar.
Lara Kirkby earned the Elite 18 Award for having the highest GPA among student-athletes competing in the championship. Abby Kraemer, Myla Schneider, Emma Schneider and Kirkby earned spots on the All-Tournament Team while Myla Schneider was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
NOTES
- New Hampshire had the 12-9 lead in shots while the teams were even in shots on goal at 5-5.
- Maine had eight corners to three for New Hampshire.
- Abby Kraemer and Lara Kirkby each had three points with one goal and one assist.
- Maine is the first team to win back-to-back tournament titles since Stony Brook in 2019 and 2020.
- Jordane Pinette scored her sixth goal of the season … it was her sixth game-winning goal of the year.
- Grace Wilson made five saves for their third shutout of the season.
- Myla Schneider, Emma Schneider and Anna Phillips all played the full 90 minutes.
- Maine is now 18-19-4 in the all-time series with New Hampshire.
- Maine's 13 wins on the season mark the most for the Black Bears since going 14-4-2 in 2006.
- This was the first-ever championship game Border Battle.
- Maine: 13-1-3
- New Hampshire: 12-5-1
- Maine will find out their NCAA Tournament opponent during the selection show tomorrow at 4 p.m. on NCAA.com.
Players Mentioned
MF
/ Women's Soccer
F
/ Women's Soccer
F
/ Women's Soccer
F
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's Soccer
F
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's Soccer
GK
/ Women's SoccerTeam Stats
UNH
Maine
Goals
0
3
Shots
12
9
Shots on Goal
5
5
Saves
2
5
Corners
3
8
Fouls
11
15
Scoring Plays
Jordane Pinette (6)
GOAL by Maine Pinette, Jordane.
03:00
Abby Kraemer (7)
Assisted By: Kayla Kraemer , Lara Kirkby
GOAL by Maine Kraemer, Abby Assist by Kraemer, Kayla and Kirkby, Lara.
11:12
Lara Kirkby (5)
Assisted By: Abby Kraemer , Victoria Dungey
GOAL by Maine Kirkby, Lara Assist by Kraemer, Abby and Dungey, Victoria.
67:55
Game Leaders
mid
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
1
fwd
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Thursday, April 09
Saturday, January 24
Tuesday, November 11
Sunday, November 09
