The University of Maine at Presque Isle fall sports teams began their season over the weekend, with the soccer squads and women’s volleyball team all in action in road contests.
Owl women split
BANGOR — The Maine-Presque Isle women’s soccer team split their games at the Husson University Classic this weekend.
Rivier University beat the Owls 5-1 in the Saturday opener. Sam Nadeau, a freshman from Madawaska, had her first career goal in the loss. Allison Lopez made 10 saves for UMPI.
On Sunday, UMPI rebounded with a 4-1 victory over Wheelock College. Despite peppering the goal with shots, the Owls were unable to get on the scoreboard until the 33rd minute when Nadeau ran onto the ball off a free kick by Mikaelah Tracy.
Wheelock tied the game on an Alison DeGloria goal two minutes into the second half, but UMPI then scored three unanswered goals — two by Nadeau and the other by Janae Libby, a freshman from Fort Fairfield. Libby also assisted on two of Nadeau’s goals.
UMPI next plays Maine Maritime Academy Friday at 5 p.m. as part of the Thomas College Classic in Waterville.
Men tie one, lose one
LYNDON CENTER, Vt. — In a back-and-forth contest at the Lyndon Athletics Field, Vermont Tech and University of Maine at Presque Isle men’s soccer teams played to a 3-3 double-overtime tie in the first round of the Lyndon Kick-Off Tournament Saturday afternoon.
Zach Veayo scored off a Joshua Allen assist to open the scoring for UMPI in the fourth minute of play. Dean Costello scored an unassisted goal and Seth Cote converted another Allen assist later in the contest.
On Sunday, UMPI was blanked by the host Lyndon State College squad, 2-0.
The Owls will next travel to St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick for a 6 p.m. game tonight.
Brown makes all-tourney
BANGOR — UMPI middle hitter Shannon Brown was named to the 2014 Husson Invitational All-Tournament team for her outstanding play during the four-match volleyball extravaganza this weekend.
The Owls faced the hosts in the first match Friday evening, losing 25-16, 25-10, 26-24. Katie Patenaude, a junior from Presque Isle, paced UMPI with three kills and Brown served two aces and had seven digs.
Saturday saw the UMPI squad lose to UM-Fort Kent in straight sets (25-11, 25-14, 25-10) and in the last match of round-robin play Unity clipped the Owls in three games (25-15, 25-17, 25-16). Unity was again the opponent in the consolation round, taking the match (25-15, 25-16, 25-20) and with that, third place for the tourney.
