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University of Maine senior striker Laura Martel broke a pair of scoreless America East Conference soccer matches on the road midway through the second half to lead the Black Bears to 1-0 and 2-0 wins in games this Sunday.
UMaine improved to 6-5-2 overall and 3-2-1 in conference play with two regular season contests remaining.
Martel moved into double digits in goals with 10 on the season. She leads the team with 21 points.
In Thursday’s game at the University of Hartford, Martel scored unassisted in the 74th minute. UMaine freshman goalkeeper Meagan Price-Leibenzeder made two saves on 10 shots.
Sunday at the University of New Hampshire, Martel was assisted by freshman midfielder Maddie Hill at 73:21. Senior striker Verionique Fleury added her second goal of the season in the 89th minute to seal the victory.
Price-Leibenzeder made three saves to record her fifth career shutout. She carries a 1.06 goals against average and has started all 13 games for the Black Bears.
UMaine outshot UNH 11-7 with six shots on goal to UNH’s three.
The Black Bears will play their final regular season home game at Alumni Field on Thursday at 3 p.m. against America East’s top team in the Stony Brook University Seawolves. Stony Brook lost its first conference game on Sunday to the University at Albany, who UMaine will visit to close out the regular season.
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