Box Score

LYNDONVILLE, Maine - The University of Maine at Farmington women's soccer team tallied three goals in just thirteen minutes in the first half and would hold off Northern Vermont-Johnson in route to a 3-1 win on Saturday afternoon. 

After a scoreless 26 minutes, sophomore forward Grace Mahmood (Oxford, Conn.) cracked the scoreboard for the third time this season. Mahmood made the Hornets pay for being unable to clear the ball in the box as  rifled a shot into the back of the net to give the Beavers a lead.

Junior midfielder Sydney Belanger (Wells, Maine) scored the first goal of her collegiate career and doubled the Beaver lead just three minutes later. Belanger would score from about 30 yards out off an assist from Emily Boyle (Orleans, Mass.).

Junior midfielder Audrey Fletcher (Monmouth, Maine) would finish off the scoring for the Beavers in the 40th minute. Off from a throw-in in the attacking half of the field, freshman defender Hannah Wilbur (Farmington, Maine) threw the ball over Fletcher and her defenders head, allowing Fletcher to run onto it. She beat her defender and raced along the endline before beating Lyndon goalkeeper Karly Cordwell (Milan, N.H.). The goal from Fletcher was her fifth on the season.

The Hornets would get a goal back in the 43rd minute when Riann Fortin (Derby, Verm.) converted a penalty kick. 

The Beavers would have a few chances in the second half but were unable to add to their lead. 

Freshman goalkeeper Paige Gonya (Sabattus, Maine) tallied one save in the win. Cordwell would make twelve saves for the Hornets in the defeat.

The Beavers held advantages in shots (27-6) and shots on goal (15-2), while the Hornets held a 4-2 advantage in corner kicks.

The Beavers improve to 4-5-1 with a 3-1-1 record in NAC play on the season.

UP NEXT

The Beavers will return to Leib Field on Wednesday afternoon to take on Fisher College at 3:30 PM.