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                                  SOUTHERN MAINE BLANKS CORSAIRS, 1-0

NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA-Diana Thibaudeau’s 10-yard shot with less than 13 minutes remaining was the only goal of the match Sunday afternoon, giving Southern Maine a 1-0 Little East Conference victory over the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s women’s soccer team at wind-swept Cressy Field.

Julia Cyr intercepted a failed clearing attempt near the edge of the penalty box and sent a pass to Thibaudeau. Her low shot beat freshman goalkeeper Shawna Howell (Uxbridge, MA/Uxbridge HS) at the 77:14 mark.

The game was a marked contrast in halves. In the first half, playing with a strong north wind at their back, the Corsairs out shot USM, 18-4, and had the edge in chances. In the second half, playing with the wind, the Huskies had a 19-7 edge in shots.

“We dominated play in the first half, and they dominated play for a good part of the time in the second half,” said UMass Dartmouth Assistant Coach Sarah Bourque.

UMD out shot Southern Maine, 25-23. Howell made 12 saves for the Corsairs, while Mindy Morneault made 14 saves for the Huskies.

UMass Dartmouth fell to 4-10 and 1-4 in Little East play with the defeat, while Southern Maine improved to 9-3-1 and 4-0 with the victory. The Corsairs will return to action when they host Keene State next Saturday afternoon.

SOUTHERN MAINE 1, UMASS DARTMOUTH 0

SOUTHERN MAINE                          0          1-1

UMASS DARTMOUTH                     0          0-0

1,USM, Diana Thibaudeau (Julia Cyr) 77:14

SHOTS: USM 23, UMD 25.
SAVES: Mindy Morneault, USM, 14, Shawna Howell, UMD, 12.
CORNER KICKS: USM 2, UMD 5.
FOULS: USM 8, UMD 5.
OFFSIDE: USM 1, UMD 1.

UMASS DARTMOUTH SOCCER