BURLINGTON, Vt. – The University of Maine women's soccer team erased a two-goal deficit for a 3-2 win at Vermont on Sunday at Virtue Field. The win moves Maine to 2-0 in America East play.
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Vermont scored on a long-distance shot in the 26th minute and then took a 2-0 lead in the 61st minute. But less than two minutes later,
Julie Lossius would put Maine on the board when she finished a
Tegan Morrison flank service.
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Morrison set up the equalizing goal in the 83rd minute, finding
Kristina Kelly off a corner kick. Four minutes later,
Jordane Pinette stopped a goalkeeper clearance and slotted home the game-winning goal to complete the 3-2 comeback.
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NOTES
- The game marked the first time Maine has come back from two goals down to win since a 3-2 victory at UMBC on Sept. 25, 2022.
- Maine had a 19-8 lead in shots and a 9-3 edge in shots on goal.
- The Black Bears had a 7-3 edge in corner kicks.
- Jordane Pinette scored her team-leading fourth goal of the season and fourth game-winning goal.
- Pinette had a game-high six shots and five shots on goal.
- Julie Lossius scored her first goal of the season while Kristina Kelly scored her second.
- Tegan Morrison recorded two assists for her first career multi-assist game.
- Goalkeeper Jessica Kasacek finished with two saves for Maine in moving to 5-1-2 on the year.
- Myla Schneider played the full 90 minutes for Maine.
- Maine is now 14-16-6 all-time against Vermont … this was the fourth consecutive meeting decided by one goal or less.
RECORDS
- Maine: 6-1-2, 2-0-0 America East
- Vermont: 5-3-3, 0-2-0 America East
UP NEXT
- Maine returns home to host UMass Lowell at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3.
- The Black Bears will then travel to Bryant for a 1 p.m. game on Sunday, Oct. 6.
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