Sunday, September 27
Orono, Maine
12:00 PM
University of Maine
vs
UMass Lowell
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Maine will host UMass Lowell at 12 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 27.
ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine women's soccer team will continue America East play this weekend when it hosts UMass Lowell this on Sunday, Sept. 27 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+.
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Game 10 | Maine vs UMass Lowell
Sunday, Sept. 27 | 12 p.m. | ESPN+
Orono, Maine | New Balance Soccer Complex
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ABOUT MAINE
• Maine brings an overall record of 4-3-2 and a conference mark of 1-0-0 into Sunday's America East contest.
• The Black Bears opened up America East play with a 2-0 home win against UAlbany … Emma Nicholson and Isabella Meadows scored for Maine while Elena Barenberg made five saves for the shutout.
• Meadows now has a team-leading four goals on the year.
• Six Black Bears have at least one goal, including Meadows, Luise Reinwald (2) and Aja Turner (2) with multiple goals.
• Meanwhile, five Black Bears also have assists ... Victoria Dungey has three and Hannah Wehmeyer, Abbey Thornton, and Sandrine Brault with two each.
• Elena Barenberg has made 36 saves for Maine in posting a .818 save percentage, 0.89 goals against average and three shutouts.
• The Black Bears are unbeaten in the last five games, allowing one goal or less in each of those contests … it's the first time allowing one goal or less in five consecutive games since an eight-game stretch to open the 2023 season.
• Meadows has scored in three consecutive contests, marking the first three-game goal-scoring streak for Maine since Abby Kraemer in 2023 (Sept. 10-Sept. 24).
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ABOUT UMASS LOWELL
• The River Hawks enter Sunday's contest at 3-4-2 overall and 0-0-1 in America East play after battling Binghamton to a 1-1 tie on the road this past weekend.
• UMass Lowell is riding a three-game unbeaten streak … the River Hawks have two common non-conference opponents with Maine with both squads playing to a 1-1 tie at Providence and then UMass Lowell earned a 5-2 win over while Maine fell, 2-1.
• Nina Hertz-Saebbo has an America-East leading five goals on the season and has added one assist for 11 points … Nora Belin has one goal and five assists for seven points while recording a team-leading 15 shots … Marisssa Sage has chipped in three goals while Luka Marceau has two.
• Three goalkeepers have seen time for the River Hawks but Rachel Welch leads the way with 540 minutes played … Welch has a 1.67 goals against average and .796 save percentage while posting one shutout.
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SERIES HISTORY vs UMASS LOWELL
• Maine is 9-4-2 in the all-time series with UMass Lowell.
• Last season, the teams battled to a 2-2 tie in Lowell … Maine battled back twice in the game on the first career goal of Grace Johnson and a strike from Jordane Pinette.
• Current Black Bears Abbey Thornton (1-0-2), Grace Johnson (1-0-2), Victoria Dungey (0-1-1) and Meghan Bernetti (0-1-1) have all registered a point against the River Hawks.
• The Black Bears won the first-ever meeting back in 2013, 3-1.
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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 travel to Vermont next weekend to face the Catamounts at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4.
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Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. and the game will stream live on ESPN+.
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Game 10 | Maine vs UMass Lowell
Sunday, Sept. 27 | 12 p.m. | ESPN+
Orono, Maine | New Balance Soccer Complex
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ABOUT MAINE
• Maine brings an overall record of 4-3-2 and a conference mark of 1-0-0 into Sunday's America East contest.
• The Black Bears opened up America East play with a 2-0 home win against UAlbany … Emma Nicholson and Isabella Meadows scored for Maine while Elena Barenberg made five saves for the shutout.
• Meadows now has a team-leading four goals on the year.
• Six Black Bears have at least one goal, including Meadows, Luise Reinwald (2) and Aja Turner (2) with multiple goals.
• Meanwhile, five Black Bears also have assists ... Victoria Dungey has three and Hannah Wehmeyer, Abbey Thornton, and Sandrine Brault with two each.
• Elena Barenberg has made 36 saves for Maine in posting a .818 save percentage, 0.89 goals against average and three shutouts.
• The Black Bears are unbeaten in the last five games, allowing one goal or less in each of those contests … it's the first time allowing one goal or less in five consecutive games since an eight-game stretch to open the 2023 season.
• Meadows has scored in three consecutive contests, marking the first three-game goal-scoring streak for Maine since Abby Kraemer in 2023 (Sept. 10-Sept. 24).
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ABOUT UMASS LOWELL
• The River Hawks enter Sunday's contest at 3-4-2 overall and 0-0-1 in America East play after battling Binghamton to a 1-1 tie on the road this past weekend.
• UMass Lowell is riding a three-game unbeaten streak … the River Hawks have two common non-conference opponents with Maine with both squads playing to a 1-1 tie at Providence and then UMass Lowell earned a 5-2 win over while Maine fell, 2-1.
• Nina Hertz-Saebbo has an America-East leading five goals on the season and has added one assist for 11 points … Nora Belin has one goal and five assists for seven points while recording a team-leading 15 shots … Marisssa Sage has chipped in three goals while Luka Marceau has two.
• Three goalkeepers have seen time for the River Hawks but Rachel Welch leads the way with 540 minutes played … Welch has a 1.67 goals against average and .796 save percentage while posting one shutout.
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SERIES HISTORY vs UMASS LOWELL
• Maine is 9-4-2 in the all-time series with UMass Lowell.
• Last season, the teams battled to a 2-2 tie in Lowell … Maine battled back twice in the game on the first career goal of Grace Johnson and a strike from Jordane Pinette.
• Current Black Bears Abbey Thornton (1-0-2), Grace Johnson (1-0-2), Victoria Dungey (0-1-1) and Meghan Bernetti (0-1-1) have all registered a point against the River Hawks.
• The Black Bears won the first-ever meeting back in 2013, 3-1.
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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 travel to Vermont next weekend to face the Catamounts at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4.
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