act_WSOC_Saige Bingman
Steve McLaughlin
1
Hartford HARTFORD (8-3-4, 3-2-3 AE)
1
Maine MAINE (3-6-4, 1-5-2 AE)
Hartford HARTFORD
(8-3-4, 3-2-3 AE)
1
Final
1
Maine MAINE
(3-6-4, 1-5-2 AE)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 F
Hartford HARTFORD 0 1 0 0 1
Maine MAINE 1 0 0 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Hartford Sports Information

Hawks Play Black Bears to 1-1 Draw in Final Road Game

ORONO, Maine — The Hartford women's soccer team battled Maine to a 1-1 double-overtime draw on Mahaney Diamond in America East action on Sunday. The Hawks (8-3-4 overall), who extend their unbeaten streak to three, head into their final regular-season game with a 3-2-3 record in conference play.
 
Maine (3-6-4) moves to 1-5-2 in the league.
 
HARTFORD 1, MAINE 1 (2ot)
The Black Bears got on the board first, scoring early in the 17th minute. Intercepting a pass near midfield, Emma Donovan fed a streaking Abby Kraemer with a downfield pass through the middle of the field. Donovan gathered herself, and fired a shot to the upper right part of the net to give Maine the advantage. The Black Bears almost doubled their lead to 2-0 in the first stanza, but were called offsides. 
 
Maine, which held a 10-3 edge in shots with the wind at its back in the first half, saw the field tilt in favor of Hartford after intermission. Outshooting the Black Bears, 9-5, in that stretch, the Hawks broke through in the 67th minute. With the wind gusting in her favor, graduate student Saige Bingman struck from nearly 30 yards out and buried a shot into the back of the net to tie up the contest at 1-1.
 
Neither team would score in the two overtime periods. Fifth-year senior Maia Perez, who turned away several scoring opportunities from the Black Bears, came away with a crucial save in the 92nd minute on a point-blank shot from Donovan. She combined for four saves during the two extra periods to preserve the draw and send Hartford home with one point in America East action.
 
INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES
  • Bingman's goal was her second in a Hartford uniform
  • Maine finished with a 19-15 advantage in shots 
  • The Hawks held the edge in corner kicks, earning five to the Black Bears' three
  • Unbeaten in the past eight meetings with a 5-0-3 record, the Hawks move to 22-7-7 all-time against the Black Bears
  • Perez registered nine saves to Kara Kutzinkski's eight
  • With one game remaining, Hartford is currently sixth in the America East standings with 12 points
  • With a one-point advantage over UAlbany (11 points), the Hawks are one point behind UMass Lowell, New Hampshire and NJIT, who are engaged in a three-way tie for third
 
NEXT ON TAP
  • The Hawks conclude their 2021 regular season at home on Thursday, Oct. 28, when they welcome the NJIT Highlanders to Al-Marzook Field
  • The meeting will be the teams' first as conference mates, with NJIT joining the America East for the 2019-20 academic year
  • Prior to the 5 p.m. kickoff, Hartford will celebrate its graduating class in a Senior Night Ceremony
For more information on the Hartford women's soccer team, stay with HartfordHawks.com for updates and follow the team on social media (Twitter | Instagram).
 
 
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