BANGOR, Maine – The second-seeded University of
Maine at Farmington (10-5) field hockey team came up short in the 2015
North Atlantic Conference field hockey championship game with a 2-0 loss
at top-seeded Husson University on Saturday afternoon.
The championship match was scoreless throughout the first half. The
Beavers had their chances in the period with eight shots, including a
pair that resulted in defensive saves by the Eagles, and the team also
had three penalty corner opportunities.
In the final period, Taylor Shaw broke the scoreless tie for the Eagles with a goal in the 38th minute.
After the Eagles were presented with a penalty corner, Shaw lined a
shot into the back of the cage with the assist coming from Taylor
Lovely.
Shaw added her second goal of the game about six minutes later as the
Eagles used another penalty corner to their advantage. After Libby Kain
fired a shot on goal that was initially saved by UMF goalie Patty Smith (Gorham, Maine/Gorham), Shaw was right there to knock in the deflection.
UMF tried to claw back into the game in the final minutes with shots from seniors Rebecca Young (Plainfield, N.H./Kimball Union Academy) and Mara Balboni (Oakland, Main/Messalonskee), but both attempts missed wide.
Smith stopped 11 shots in net for the Beavers. Anne Marie Provencal saved seven shots for the Eagles to earn the win.
UMaine-Farmington closed the book on this season with 10 wins, which
is the most in the last five seasons, and advanced to the North Atlantic
Conference championship for the second straight season.
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