University at Albany Great Danes

SCORE: Maine 3, UAlbany 1

LOCATION: UMaine Field Hockey Complex - Orono, Maine

RECORDS: UAlbany 3-5, 0-1 America East | Maine 5-5, 1-0 America East

SHORT STORY: Despite a fourth-quarter goal, the Great Danes fell to Maine in their conference opener, Friday evening.

KEY STATS

• Freshman Quinty Reumer scored the lone UAlbany goal.
• Sophomore Jette Kurz and senior Mara Küskes each assisted.
• Reumer and sophomore Lillian Willis led the team with two shots on goal each.
• The Great Danes held a 9-4 advantage in penalty corners.

• The Black Bears struck first with a penalty corner goal in the seventh minute of action.
• Maine extended their lead five minutes into the second quarter off a penalty stroke.
• The Great Danes took control of the ball shortly after and earned three consecutive penalty corners but were unable to take advantage, despite a shot on goal from Jette Kurz.
• UAlbany held a slight advantage, 3-1, in shots but Maine's lone shot ended in the net for a 3-0 Black Bear lead.
• Quinty Reumer put the Great Danes on the board during a penalty corner. Taking a direct shot, Kurz (stickstop) and Mara Küskes (insert) both assisted.
• Despite another UAlbany corner and two shots in the final minute, the Black Bears took the 3-1 win.