Salem, Mass. -- Kaylie Andrews (Kittery, ME) and Tayla Smedberg (Oxford,
ME) each scored two goals as the Huskies of Southern Maine dominated
the Vikings of Salem State 7-0 Tuesday on 'Think Pink' night at Alumni
Field. The Huskies improve to 7-8 and 6-3 in the Little East Conference
while the Vikings slide to 1-10 and 0-9 in the LEC.
Southern Maine's attack on offense allowed the Huskies to control the
clock as they possessed the ball for the majority of the first half.
Moving the ball well, the Huskies were able to score three goals in the
half on eight shots on net. At the 11:15 mark, Southern Maine tallied
their first goal of the contest when Kaylie Andrews (Kittery, ME) put
home a rebound that was shot by Kerigan Demers (Westbrook, ME). One
minute later, the Huskies added to their lead when Makayla Garvin
(Springvale, ME) rang the back of the net when she received a pass from
Jennifer Poulin (Winslow, ME) from the left side of the net for the easy
goal. Just before the end of the half Andrews added her second goal of
the game to give Southern Maine a 3-0 lead heading into halftime.
The Huskies continued to surge in the second half as they added a total
of four scores, including two goals in a row within a minute span from
Smedberg that gave Southern Maine a large lead at 4-0 with 25 minutes
remaining in the half. Lindsay Jackson (Readfield, MA) tacked on the
final Huskies' goal to make the score 7-0. Salem State had no answer
against the Huskies as they didn't get off one shot in the second half.
Southern Maine outshot the Vikings 15-2 for the game as Salem State
goaltender Carolyn Woodin (Arlington, MA) made six saves.
Huskies' goalie Elizabeth Amadei (Falmouth, ME) had an easy night in net as she only had to make one save in the shutout.
Salem State hits the field again on Saturday, Oct. 15 when they travel
to Fitchburg State to take on the Falcons at 6:00 p.m. The Huskies look
to improve their record on Oct 15. When they travel to Worcester State
to take on the Lancers at 11:00 a.m.
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