Sunday, September 20
Orono, Maine
12:00 PM
University of Maine
vs
UAlbany
PREVIEW: Women's soccer hosts UAlbany to begin America East play on Sunday
9/15/2026 10:25:00 AM | Women's Soccer
The Black Bears and Great Danes will kickoff at 12 p.m. at the New Balance Soccer Complex.
ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine women's soccer team will begin America East play this weekend when it hosts UAlbany on Sunday, Sept. 20 at the New Balance Soccer Complex.
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Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. and the game will stream live on ESPN+.
As part of the annual 'Pups at the Pitch' game, the first 25 dogs in attendance will receive a Maine Black Bears collapsible dog bowl.
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Game 9 | Maine vs UAlbany
Sunday, Sept. 20 | 12 p.m. | ESPN+
Orono, Maine | New Balance Soccer Complex
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ABOUT MAINE
• Maine enters America East play at 3-3-2 on the season … the Black Bears are unbeaten in the last four games and are coming off of a 1-0 win at Holy Cross to close out non-conference play.
• Isabella Meadows scored the lone goal at Holy Cross for her team-leading third of the season.
• Five Black Bears have at least one goal, including Meadows, Luise Reinwald (2) and Aja Turner (2) with multiple … meanwhile, five Black Bears also have assists, including Hannah Wehmeyer, Abbey Thornton, Victoria Dungey and Sandrine Brault with two each.
• Elena Barenberg has made 31 saves for Maine in posting a .795 save percentage, 1.00 goals against average and two shutouts.
• Meadows and Aja Turner have each earned America East Offensive Player of the Week recognition this season while Meghan Bernetti was named the Defensive Player of the Week.
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ABOUT UALBANY
• The Great Danes bring an overall record of 2-4-1 into conference action … UAlbany is riding a three-game unbeaten streak after closing out non-conference play with a 2-2 tie against Stony Brook.
• UAlbany picked up a pair of 2-1 wins, both at home, over Le Moyne and Stonehill.
• Kiara Levac (2-1-5) and Oluchi Njoku (2-1-5) are tied for the team lead in points … Sydney Kofton also has multiple goals for the Great Danes – scoring two – while leading the team in shots with 23.
• Claudia Volino has played the majority of the minutes in goal, posting a .683 save percentage and 28 saves.
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SERIES HISTORY vs UALBANY
• Maine sits at 14-10-2 in the all-time series with UAlbany.
• Last year, the Black Bears earned a 1-0 road win behind a goal from Julie Lossius and the first career shutout from Elena Barenberg.
• Luise Reinwald leads all active Black Bears in scoring against UAlbany with one goal and one assist.
• These two teams first met in 2001, with the Black bears earning a 3-0 win … Maine went on to win the first nine meetings in the series while UAlbany held an eight-game winning streak from 2014-2021.
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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 he 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).
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UP NEXT
• Maine will kick off America East play when it hosts UAlbany at 12 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20 at the New Balance Soccer Complex.
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Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. and the game will stream live on ESPN+.
As part of the annual 'Pups at the Pitch' game, the first 25 dogs in attendance will receive a Maine Black Bears collapsible dog bowl.
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Game 9 | Maine vs UAlbany
Sunday, Sept. 20 | 12 p.m. | ESPN+
Orono, Maine | New Balance Soccer Complex
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ABOUT MAINE
• Maine enters America East play at 3-3-2 on the season … the Black Bears are unbeaten in the last four games and are coming off of a 1-0 win at Holy Cross to close out non-conference play.
• Isabella Meadows scored the lone goal at Holy Cross for her team-leading third of the season.
• Five Black Bears have at least one goal, including Meadows, Luise Reinwald (2) and Aja Turner (2) with multiple … meanwhile, five Black Bears also have assists, including Hannah Wehmeyer, Abbey Thornton, Victoria Dungey and Sandrine Brault with two each.
• Elena Barenberg has made 31 saves for Maine in posting a .795 save percentage, 1.00 goals against average and two shutouts.
• Meadows and Aja Turner have each earned America East Offensive Player of the Week recognition this season while Meghan Bernetti was named the Defensive Player of the Week.
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ABOUT UALBANY
• The Great Danes bring an overall record of 2-4-1 into conference action … UAlbany is riding a three-game unbeaten streak after closing out non-conference play with a 2-2 tie against Stony Brook.
• UAlbany picked up a pair of 2-1 wins, both at home, over Le Moyne and Stonehill.
• Kiara Levac (2-1-5) and Oluchi Njoku (2-1-5) are tied for the team lead in points … Sydney Kofton also has multiple goals for the Great Danes – scoring two – while leading the team in shots with 23.
• Claudia Volino has played the majority of the minutes in goal, posting a .683 save percentage and 28 saves.
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SERIES HISTORY vs UALBANY
• Maine sits at 14-10-2 in the all-time series with UAlbany.
• Last year, the Black Bears earned a 1-0 road win behind a goal from Julie Lossius and the first career shutout from Elena Barenberg.
• Luise Reinwald leads all active Black Bears in scoring against UAlbany with one goal and one assist.
• These two teams first met in 2001, with the Black bears earning a 3-0 win … Maine went on to win the first nine meetings in the series while UAlbany held an eight-game winning streak from 2014-2021.
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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 he 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).
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UP NEXT
• Maine will kick off America East play when it hosts UAlbany at 12 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20 at the New Balance Soccer Complex.
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