Sunday, August 17
Orono, Maine
12:00 PM
University of Maine
0-1-0, 0-0-0
0
vs
2
Rhode Island
2-0-0, 0-0-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Maine | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maine falls in season opener to Rhode Island
8/17/2025 2:37:00 PM | Women's Soccer
The Rams scored twice in the second half.
ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine women's soccer team fell to Rhode Island, 2-0, on Sunday afternoon in the 2025 season opener at Mahaney Diamond.
Maine held the edge in the first half – out shooting Rhode Island 6-4 and earning a 3-1 lead in corner kicks – but it would be the Rams that struck first. Rhode Island took a 1-0 lead in the 53rd minute and then added an insurance goal in the 75th for the 2-0 final.
NOTES
Maine held the edge in the first half – out shooting Rhode Island 6-4 and earning a 3-1 lead in corner kicks – but it would be the Rams that struck first. Rhode Island took a 1-0 lead in the 53rd minute and then added an insurance goal in the 75th for the 2-0 final.
NOTES
- The teams were tied in shots 11-11 and shots on goal 4-4.
- The Black Bears had eight corner kicks while the Rams had two.
- Grace Wilson finished with two saves for Maine.
- Abbey Thornton, Meghan Bernetti, Emma Nicholson and Julie Lossius each recorded two shots … Thornton, Nicholson and Bernetti landed strikes on target.
- Bernetti played the full 90 minutes for the Black Bears.
- Grace Johnson, Amelia Ames, Lea Schroder, Audrey Palmer and Teagan Atherley all made their collegiate debuts.
- The loss snapped Maine's America East record 27-game home game unbeaten streak.
- Maine: 0-1-0
- Rhode Island: 2-0-0
- Maine will return home to host Boston University on Sunday, Aug. 24.
- Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. at Mahaney Diamond.
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URI
MNE
Goals
2
0
Shots
11
11
Shots on Goal
4
4
Saves
4
2
Corners
2
8
Fouls
9
9
Scoring Plays
Lauren MacDonald (1)
Assisted By: Kaia Rice , Jill Rosenfeld
GOAL by URI MacDonald, Lauren Assist by Rice, Kaia and Rosenfeld, Jill.
52:08
McKenna Sylvester (2)
GOAL by URI Sylvester, McKenna.
74:11
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
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