ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine women's soccer team and Merrimack played to a 0-0 tie on Thursday night in the 2024 home opener for the Black Bears at Mahaney Diamond.
With the non-conference deadlock, Maine pushes its season-opening unbeaten streak to four games.
Maine out-shot the Warriors by a slim 7-3 margin in the opening 45 minutes and then outshot the visitors 18-3 in the second half. The Black Bears forced goalkeeper Lily Morgan to make 13 saves. On the defensive end,
Jessica Kasacek kept the game scoreless with five saves of her own.
NOTES
- Maine had the 25-6 lead in shots and a 13-5 edge in shots on goal.
- The Black Bears had a 7-2 lead in corner kicks.
- Goalkeeper Jessica Kasacek finished with a career-high five saves.
- Luise Reinwald had a game-high four shots on goal … Abby Kraemer recorded three shots on goal and a game-high six attempts.
- Lara Kirkby, Anna Phillips and Myla Schneider played the full 90 minutes.
- This was the first time this season that Maine has been kept off the scoreboard.
- Maine is now 1-1-4 in the all-time series with Merrimack.
RECORDS
- Maine: 2-0-2
- Merrimack: 1-2-1
UP NEXT
- The Black Bears will travel to New Jersey on Sunday, Sept. 1 to face Rutgers.
