Women's soccer tops NJIT, 2-0

Sunday, October 11

Orono, Maine

12:00 PM

University of Maine

5-4-3, 2-1-1

NJIT

4-8-1, 1-4-0

Team	1	2	Final F
NJIT	0	0	0
Maine	1	1	2

Victoria Dungey and Isabella Meadows celebrate a goal.

Photo by: Seth Poplaski

10/11/2026 2:52:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Isabella Meadows and Abbey Thornton scored for Maine.

ORONO, Maine – Abbey Thornton and Isabella Meadows scored to power the University of Maine women's soccer team past NJIT, 2-0, on Sunday at the New Balance Soccer Complex.

Maine took a 1-0 lead exactly twenty minutes into the game when Abbey Thornton flicked Luise Reinwald's shot with her left foot and redirected the ball to the far post.

Isabella Meadows doubled the lead for the Black Bears in the 65th minute, running onto a ball and taking a few touches past a charging keeper before slotting the ball home for her fifth of the season.

The Black Bear defense did not allow a shot attempt in the second half and Elena Barenberg secured her fourth shutout of the season.

Maine's seniors – Victoria Dungey, Luise Reinwald, Abbey Thornton, Amanda Clauzel, Meghan Bernetti and Grace Johnson – were honored in Senior Day ceremony before the contest.

NOTES

Maine had the 17-3 edge in shots.
The Black Bears had a 6-0 edge in corner kicks.
Elena Barenberg made two saves in moving to 5-4-3 on the year.
Maine is now 2-2-3 in the all-time series with NJIT.
Abbey Thornton scored her first goal of the season.
Isabella Meadows recorded one goal and one assist for a career-high three points.
Meghan Bernetti and Olivia Grisdale played the full 90 minutes for Maine.