Thursday, October 22
Smithfield, R.I.
7:00 PM
University of Maine
at
Bryant
PREVIEW: Women’s soccer set for two-game week with Bryant, Binghamton
10/19/2026 4:20:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Maine will play at Bryant on Thursday and return home to host Binghamton on Sunday.
ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine women's soccer team will play two America East games this week, traveling to face Bryant on Thursday, Oct. 23 before returning home to host Binghamton on Sunday, Oct. 26.
Kickoff on Thursday is set for 7 p.m. at Beirne Stadium while Sunday's home contest is set for a 12 p.m. start at the New Balance Soccer Complex.
Both conference contests will stream live on ESPN+.
Game 14 | Maine at Bryant
Thursday, Oct. 23 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Smithfield, R.I. | Beirne Stadium
Game 15 | Maine vs Binghamton
Sunday, Oct. 26 | 12 p.m. | ESPN+
Orono, Maine | New Balance Soccer Complex
ABOUT MAINE
• Maine will bring an overall record of 6-4-3 and a conference mark of 3-1-1 into Thursday night's contest.
• This past weekend, the Black Bears topped New Hampshire, 2-1, on the road … Isabella Meadows scored twice for Maine while four different Black Bears recorded an assist.
• Meadows now has a team-leading 15 points on seven goals and one assist while tying for the conference lead in goals.
• Luise Reinwald is second with seven points on a career-high three goals and one assist … Abbey Thornton is third on the team with six points on one goal and a career-best four assists.
• Eight Black Bears have at least one goal on the year, including three with multiple goals in Meadows (4), Reinwald (3) and Aja Turner (2).
• Meanwhile, 10 Black Bears also have assists … Thornton and Victoria Dungey have four each while Sandrine Brault has three.
• Elena Barenberg has made 42 saves for Maine while holding a .778 save percentage, 0.92 goals against average and posting four shutouts.
ABOUT BRYANT
• The Bulldogs enter Thursday night with an overall record of 4-6-3 and an America East mark of 2-2-1 … Bryant has posted wins over New Hampshire and NJIT while drawing with Vermont.
• Samantha Zaslaw has a team-leading 11 points on five goals and one assist … two of her goals are game-winning goals … she also has a team-high 17 shots and is a perfect 3-for-3 on penalty kicks.
• Shannon Mejia has played every minute in goal for the Bulldogs, posting six shutouts while sporting a 1.08 goals against average and .794 save percentage.
• Bryant is 2-1-1 in the last four games.
SERIES HISTORY vs BRYANT
• Maine holds a record of 10-3-2 in the all-time series with Bryant.
• Last season, the Black Bears and Bulldogs met in the first-ever game at the New Balance Soccer Complex and battled to a 1-1 tie … Hilary Washington scored her first career goal in the third minute.
• The Black Bears have an eight-game unbeaten streak in the series.
• The first-ever meeting between the two teams came in 2008 in Rhode Island and ended in a 1-1 tie.
ABOUT BINGHAMTON
• The first-place Bearcats, who host NJIT on Thursday afternoon, enter the week boasting an overall record of 7-24 and a conference record of 3-0-2.
• Binghamton played at UMBC last week, battling to a 0-0 draw.
• Paige Luke leads the team with 15 points on four goals and seven assists while Jahkaya Davis has a team-leading seven goals for 14 points.
• Binghamton is allowing just 0.38 goals per game and has given up just 33 shots on goal all season … goalkeeper Rebecca Kessler has played every minute in goal and holds a .844 save percentage and 0.38 goals against average while posting nine shutouts.
SERIES HISTORY vs BINGHAMTON
• Maine holds an all-time record of 8-12-7 against Binghamton.
• These two teams met twice in New York last season with Maine going 1-1-0 … the Black Bears fell, 2-1, during the regular season before a double overtime 1-0 victory in the America East Tournament semifinal … Abbey Thornton scored for Maine in the regular season loss while Victoria Dungey slotted home the 106th minute game-winning goal in the semifinal.
• The last six games in the series have been decided by one goal or less while eight of the last 10 have been decided by one goal or less.
• Dungey and Thornton both have one career goal against the Bearcats while Hilary Washington has one assist.
• The first-ever meeting in the series came back in 2002 with the Black Bears and Bearcats battling to a 0-0 tie.
WEEKLY AWARDS ROUND UP
· Five Black Bears have earned America East weekly awards this season.
· Isabella Meadows has earned three Offensive Player of the Week honors while Aja Turner has earned one.
· Olivia Grisdale has earned two Defender of the Week honors and Meghan Bernetti has earned one.
· Goalkeeper Elena Barenberg has earned one Goalkeeper of the Week honor.
FAMILY TIES
• Sophomore Stella Jarvais is the second in her family to play soccer for head coach Scott Atherley … her mom Nikki played four seasons at Maine (1996-2000) and captained the squad as a senior … Stella's father, Kregg, was a member of the baseball team.
• Junior Olivia Grisdale is the second in her family to play soccer at Maine … older sister Rebecca played three seasons at Maine, including two with Olivia, and was a captain on the 2025 squad.
• Freshman Ashley Kraemer is the third member of her family to play at Maine, joining older sisters Kayla (2020-24) and Abby (2021-24) … they have a fourth sister, Caitlin, who plays ice hockey at Minnesota Duluth.
• Teagan Atherley is the daughter of head coach Scott Atherley, who was a four-year letterwinner on the men's soccer team at Maine (1984-88).
UP NEXT
• Maine will close out the regular season at UMBC on Sunday, Nov. 1.
Kickoff on Thursday is set for 7 p.m. at Beirne Stadium while Sunday's home contest is set for a 12 p.m. start at the New Balance Soccer Complex.
Both conference contests will stream live on ESPN+.
Game 14 | Maine at Bryant
Thursday, Oct. 23 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Smithfield, R.I. | Beirne Stadium
Game 15 | Maine vs Binghamton
Sunday, Oct. 26 | 12 p.m. | ESPN+
Orono, Maine | New Balance Soccer Complex
ABOUT MAINE
• Maine will bring an overall record of 6-4-3 and a conference mark of 3-1-1 into Thursday night's contest.
• This past weekend, the Black Bears topped New Hampshire, 2-1, on the road … Isabella Meadows scored twice for Maine while four different Black Bears recorded an assist.
• Meadows now has a team-leading 15 points on seven goals and one assist while tying for the conference lead in goals.
• Luise Reinwald is second with seven points on a career-high three goals and one assist … Abbey Thornton is third on the team with six points on one goal and a career-best four assists.
• Eight Black Bears have at least one goal on the year, including three with multiple goals in Meadows (4), Reinwald (3) and Aja Turner (2).
• Meanwhile, 10 Black Bears also have assists … Thornton and Victoria Dungey have four each while Sandrine Brault has three.
• Elena Barenberg has made 42 saves for Maine while holding a .778 save percentage, 0.92 goals against average and posting four shutouts.
ABOUT BRYANT
• The Bulldogs enter Thursday night with an overall record of 4-6-3 and an America East mark of 2-2-1 … Bryant has posted wins over New Hampshire and NJIT while drawing with Vermont.
• Samantha Zaslaw has a team-leading 11 points on five goals and one assist … two of her goals are game-winning goals … she also has a team-high 17 shots and is a perfect 3-for-3 on penalty kicks.
• Shannon Mejia has played every minute in goal for the Bulldogs, posting six shutouts while sporting a 1.08 goals against average and .794 save percentage.
• Bryant is 2-1-1 in the last four games.
SERIES HISTORY vs BRYANT
• Maine holds a record of 10-3-2 in the all-time series with Bryant.
• Last season, the Black Bears and Bulldogs met in the first-ever game at the New Balance Soccer Complex and battled to a 1-1 tie … Hilary Washington scored her first career goal in the third minute.
• The Black Bears have an eight-game unbeaten streak in the series.
• The first-ever meeting between the two teams came in 2008 in Rhode Island and ended in a 1-1 tie.
ABOUT BINGHAMTON
• The first-place Bearcats, who host NJIT on Thursday afternoon, enter the week boasting an overall record of 7-24 and a conference record of 3-0-2.
• Binghamton played at UMBC last week, battling to a 0-0 draw.
• Paige Luke leads the team with 15 points on four goals and seven assists while Jahkaya Davis has a team-leading seven goals for 14 points.
• Binghamton is allowing just 0.38 goals per game and has given up just 33 shots on goal all season … goalkeeper Rebecca Kessler has played every minute in goal and holds a .844 save percentage and 0.38 goals against average while posting nine shutouts.
SERIES HISTORY vs BINGHAMTON
• Maine holds an all-time record of 8-12-7 against Binghamton.
• These two teams met twice in New York last season with Maine going 1-1-0 … the Black Bears fell, 2-1, during the regular season before a double overtime 1-0 victory in the America East Tournament semifinal … Abbey Thornton scored for Maine in the regular season loss while Victoria Dungey slotted home the 106th minute game-winning goal in the semifinal.
• The last six games in the series have been decided by one goal or less while eight of the last 10 have been decided by one goal or less.
• Dungey and Thornton both have one career goal against the Bearcats while Hilary Washington has one assist.
• The first-ever meeting in the series came back in 2002 with the Black Bears and Bearcats battling to a 0-0 tie.
WEEKLY AWARDS ROUND UP
· Five Black Bears have earned America East weekly awards this season.
· Isabella Meadows has earned three Offensive Player of the Week honors while Aja Turner has earned one.
· Olivia Grisdale has earned two Defender of the Week honors and Meghan Bernetti has earned one.
· Goalkeeper Elena Barenberg has earned one Goalkeeper of the Week honor.
FAMILY TIES
• Sophomore Stella Jarvais is the second in her family to play soccer for head coach Scott Atherley … her mom Nikki played four seasons at Maine (1996-2000) and captained the squad as a senior … Stella's father, Kregg, was a member of the baseball team.
• Junior Olivia Grisdale is the second in her family to play soccer at Maine … older sister Rebecca played three seasons at Maine, including two with Olivia, and was a captain on the 2025 squad.
• Freshman Ashley Kraemer is the third member of her family to play at Maine, joining older sisters Kayla (2020-24) and Abby (2021-24) … they have a fourth sister, Caitlin, who plays ice hockey at Minnesota Duluth.
• Teagan Atherley is the daughter of head coach Scott Atherley, who was a four-year letterwinner on the men's soccer team at Maine (1984-88).
UP NEXT
• Maine will close out the regular season at UMBC on Sunday, Nov. 1.
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