Box Score DARTMOUTH, Mass. – Two second half goals from Southern Maine junior Tayla Smedberg (Oxford, Maine) completed the comeback victory, as the Huskies were able to sneak past the Corsairs 2-1 in Little East Conference action Saturday afternoon.
The Basics
Score: Southern Maine 2, UMass Dartmouth 1
Records: Southern Maine (4-5) (3-2 LEC)| UMass Dartmouth (2-7-0) (1-4 LEC)
How it Happened
After 25 minutes of back-and-forth play, UMass Dartmouth would claim the first goal on the afternoon, when sophomore Mary Brown (Leicester, Mass.) collected the rebound off the goalie and put it in the back of the cage, giving Corsairs the early advantage.
The score would remain the same until 10 minutes into the second half, when Smedberg poked the ball though the UMass Dartmouth defense, beating goalkeeper Ariel St. Germaine (Wareham, Mass.) on her blind side.
Eleven minutes later, Smedberg struck again, receiving the long pass at the top of the circle from senior Michaela Demers (Manchester, N.H.) and found a hole in the Corsairs defense on the left side of the cage. Despite an offensive onslaught, the hosts weren't able to put up an equalizer before the final whistle.
Inside the Numbers
- In her second start, St. Germaine took the loss for the Corsairs, despite tallying a pair of saves in net.
- Senior Amanda Kasbohm (York, Maine) captured the win after making 11 saves for the Huskies.
- The Corsairs outshot Southern Maine 14-6, including 10 in the second half, and possessed a 7-3 advantage in penalty corners.
- Junior Erin Kish (Littleton, Mass.) led the way for UMass Dartmouth, registering four shots on the contest.
- Smedberg scored the first multi-goal game of her career, doing so on only three shots. Only three Huskies posted shots on the game.
Up Next
The Corsairs will look to stop a four-game slide as they continue LEC action on Wednesday, traveling to Framingham State for a 4 p.m. contest.
