Women’s Soccer Ties Maine, Thursday

ORONO, MAINE. – The Merrimack College women's soccer earned its first tie of the season against the University of Maine. Hallie Shiers was the lone Warrior with a goal in the contest. The goal was her first of the season. Ella Cormier had three shots, all of which were on goal. Merrimack goalkeeper Lily Morgan had six saves in the tie.  

The Basics
Score: Merrimack 1 Maine 1
Records: Merrimack (1-1-1) | Maine (1-0-1)
Location: Orono, Maine 

Rapid Recap

• About 10 minutes into the first half, Morgan made her first save, about ten minutes later she made her second. Shiers had the first shot of the Warriors in the half with 15 minutes left in the stanza. Her shot was saved by the Black Bear goalkeeper. Ashlee Purcell launched a shot in the 37^th minute just wide, cementing the half tie score at 0-0.
• Just over a minute into the second half, Shiers broke through and found the back of the net for her first goal of the season. Morgan made a save in the 48^th minute to keep the Merrimack lead at one. Cormier and Molly Murnane had shots on back-to-back possessions, both saved by the Maine goalkeeper. Maine scored in the 52^nd minute to equal the score at one. A header by Rebecca Harty was saved by the Black Bear goalkeeper in the 57^th minute. Julia Ostermann ripped a shot towards net in the 64^th minute, which was saved by the Maine goalkeeper. In the 89^th minute of play Vanessa Wainwright had a shot it the post, which would have put Merrimack up one. Instead the game stayed tied at one.

Top Performers // Notes

• The tie with Maine is the first of the season for Merrimack.
• The Warriors had nine shots on goal, compared to the Black Bears who just had six. 

Up Next
Merrimack heads back home for a matchup with California Baptist on Sunday afternoon. Game time is set for 12 p.m.