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UMaine field hockey suffers season finale defeat to BU

Posted on Oct. 31, 2010, at 10:22 p.m.

John Poulin | The Maine Campus

Senior Mallory Anderson controls the ball against Hofstra University on Oct. 24. The Black Bears were defeated in overtime at Boston University on Saturday.

The University of Maine field hockey team dropped the season finale game to Boston University Saturday in overtime. 2-1. The loss brought the Black Bears to 13-5 and 2-3 in America East Conference play, while the Terriers improved to 10-7 and 3-2.

The result had playoff implications, with the Terriers gaining the three-seed in conference playoffs while the Black Bears and their superior record had to settle for the fourth seed.

Junior forward Kelly Newton added to her team-leading goal total, scoring her 18th of the season to give the Black Bears the 1-0 lead late in the first half. The goal also brought Newton’s point total on the season to 43, bringing her closer to the school record for points in a season.

The Black Bears commanded the majority of the game, but lost the lead with just 1:25 remaining. Forward Andrea Greene tipped the ball past junior goalie Brittany Fleck on the corner to tie it up at 1-1.

The Terriers found the cage for the win just 1:25 into overtime, as defender Jacinda McLeod scored off of the penalty corner.

The Black Bears next game is against top-seed University of New Hampshire Friday, Nov. 5 in Durham, N.H.

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