GORHAM, Maine - Sophomore Jaelyn Moulton (Stafford Springs, Conn.) gave the visiting western Connecticut State University Wolves a 1-0 lead at halftime with her goal with 5:02 left in the second quarter, but the University of Southern Maine Huskies scored twice in the second half to collect a 2-1 win in Little East Conference (LEC) field hockey action this afternoon at Hannaford Field.  WestConn falls to 6-9 overall and 1-4 in the LEC with its second one-goal, conference loss this week.  The Wolves will visit Ramapo next on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.  Senior Miah Ruiz (New Fairfield, Conn.) assisted on the WestConn goal and sophomore goalkeeper Jaden Kilmer (East Islip, N.Y.) finished with eight saves.

Neither team recorded a shot-on-goal in the first quarter.  Kilmer made consecutive saves on shots by Southern Maine's Bri Townsend early in the second quarter, and Ruiz sent the ball across the circle to Moulton who scored the Wolves goal moments later after a WestConn penalty corner.  Kilmer made three more stops to keep the Huskies off the board until the break.  Southern Maine kept up the offensive pressure in the third quarter, Kilmer made another save and sophomore Nora Tracy () added a defensive save for the Wolves before Maddie Niles knocked in the game-tying goal with 5:14 left in the third frame.

Senior forward Reagan Schoen (Newtown, Conn.) was stopped by Huskies goalie Eleanor Folsom 19 seconds into the final stanza, while Kilmer registered her eighth save early in the fourth quarter.  Townsend scored the clincher in transition with 8:40 left in the game.  WestConn earned two penalty corner in the final 2:30 but Schoen had a shot blocked by the Southern Maine defense and junior midfielder Alyssa Montalvo (Middlebury, Conn.) was denied on Folsom's third and final save with 1:11 on the clock.  Southern Maine outshot WestConn, 21-10, including, 8-0, in the third quarter.