ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine women's soccer team earned a 2-1 win over New Hampshire in the America East Championships quarterfinal round on Sunday afternoon at the New Balance Soccer Complex.
 
The fourth-seeded Black Bears will now travel to face top-seeded Binghamton in the semifinal round at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6.
 
The Wildcats scored in the 40th minute of the Buffal Wild Wings Border Battle to take a 1-0 lead into halftime. Maine scored exactly one minute into the second half, with Jordane Pinette finishing a long cross from Julie Lossius. Twenty minutes later, Gillian Rovers delivered the eventual game-winning goal when she deflected in a ball from Madison Michaud.
 
With the 2-1 victory, the Black Bears advance to the semifinal round of the America East tournament for the fourth consecutive year.
 
NOTES

• Maine had the 21-10 lead in shots and the 9-4 lead in shots on goal.
• The Black Bears had the 5-2 lead in corner kicks.
• Elena Barenberg made three saves in moving to43-4-2 on the year.
• Maine is now 20-19-4 in the all-time series with New Hampshire.
• Jordane Pinette scored her second goal of the season.
• Gillian Rovers scored her first goal of the season and the first game-winning goal of her career.
• With the win, head coach Scott Atherley reached 200 career wins at the helm of Maine women's soccer ... Atherley is just the second America East women's soccer coach to reach 200 wins with one program.

RECORDS

• Maine: 5-7-3
• New Hampshire: 4-6-7

UP NEXT

• Maine will travel to face top-seeded Binghamton in an America East Championship semifinal game at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5 at the Bearcats Sports Complex.