SCORE: UAlbany 3, Maine 1
 
LOCATION: Alumni Turf - Albany, N.Y.
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 7-3, 3-0 AE | Maine 4-6, 2-2 AE
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes hit hard at the beginning of the contest to gain an early lead in a 3-1 victory over Maine, Friday afternoon.
 
COACH PHIL SYKES: "I am very happy with the team effort today. Maine is always such a tough opponent. We've battled them quite a bit in the last several years and I don't think we've beat them in a couple of years so this win was good. I loved our team mentality and our unity today. I am very pleased with the overall effort."
 
KEY STATS

• Senior Charlotte Triggs and junior Alison Smisdom each totaled one goal and one assist.
• Freshman Axelle Werbrouck added her second goal of the season.
• Junior Floor de Ruiter notched a defensive save in the fourth quarter.
• As a team, the Great Danes outshot Maine, 17-5, with a 12-4 advantage in shots on goal.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Great Danes hit the ground running with the first shot just two minutes into the game.
• Just after the first penalty corner finished, Charlotte Triggs sent the ball to Alison Smisdom at the top of the circle.
• With 11:24 on the clock, Smisdom pushed the ball past the goalie for the first Great Dane goal.
• After five minutes of midfield play in the second quarter, Axelle Werbrouck tallied the second goal.
• With a powerful pass from Smisdom, Werbrouck tipped the ball to change its direction and send it across the goal line.
• UAlbany extended its lead with a third, and final, goal. Triggs sent the ball into the opposite corner with 3:13 on the third-quarter clock.
• The Black Bears got the final say with a goal in the fourth quarter.

 
NEXT: The Great Danes will take Sunday off before hosting two games next weekend - UC Davis (Oct. 6) and Stanford (Oct. 8).
 
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