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The University of Maine women’s soccer team fell to 4-5-2 and 2-1 in America East conference play last Thursday after they suffered a tough loss, dropping the game 3-1 in a battle against the Boston University Terriers.
The Terriers took a 1-0 lead in the 31st minute of the game on a goal by BU’s Casey Brown. UMaine answered back in the final minute of the first half with a goal from Christine LaBelle. LaBelle took a cross from Laura Martel as Martel got the assist for the goal. As the first half ended, the Black Bears left with the momentum, but could not keep that momentum going into the second half.
The first half seemed to be an even match as both teams played with intensity, but in the second half, the Terriers outplayed the Black Bears. BU players Shannon Mullen and Stephanie Croghan scored on the Black Bears as Jasmine Phillips let the two goals slip past her in the second half. Unfortunately, the Black Bears were unable to answer. The Black Bears did outshoot the Terriers 11-10 in the game, but the Terriers’ goalkeeper, Christina Reuter, was able to stop the shots on goal and deny the Black Bears of any scoring in the second half.
The Black Bears will play Sunday, Oct. 14, when they travel to Connecticut to battle it out against the Hartford Hawks at 1 p.m. The Black Bears have five games remaining in the season and all of them are against teams in their conference. The next home game will fall on Oct. 21, next Sunday, as the Black Bears face the Binghamton Bearcats of New Hampshire. The Black Bears will try for their third-straight trip to the division championship game.
