GORHAM, Maine - University of Southern Maine (4-2-0) defeated Husson University (1-3-0), 3-2, in a non-conference women's soccer contest at Hannaford Field on Tuesday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Ciera Berthiaume put the Huskies up 1-0 with her fourth goal of the year, scored at the 9:46 mark before Alli Carey netted her first of the season with a nice pass from Bri Saulter nine minutes later knotting the contest at one apiece.

The game remained a 1-1 stalemate until the 47th minute when Adela Kalilwa scored an unassisted goal to make it a 2-1 game. Husson once again tallied the equalizer this time off Alexa Thayer's first career colligate goal at the 65:41 mark.

Kalilwa struck again, potting the game-winner off an Alex Alain pass in the 81st minute and the Huskies held off the Eagle attack in the final minutes for the 3-2 victory.

THE KEEPERS:

HU goalie Shie Smith made four stops in a losing effort while USM's keeper Kayla Gorman recorded two saves in the victory.

LEADERS - HUSSON:

• Carey registered a goal off a team-high two shots.
• Thayer notched a goal off a team-high two shots.
• Saulter added one assist.
• Mackenzie St. Pierre and Arianna Mckinnon each recorded a shot.

LEADERS - SOUTHERN MAINE:

• Kalilwa scored on both of her shots on the evening.
• Berthiaume recorded two shots with a goal.
• Allian took a game-high seven shots and added a helper.

TEAM STATS:

USM held the advantages in shots (17-6), shots on goal (7-4) and corner kicks (5-4).

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

With the loss, Husson falls to 5-10 in the history of the series with the University of Southern Maine, a team that the Eagles had not faced since the 2015 campaign prior to today's meeting.

UP NEXT:

The Eagles will trek home and host the Beavers of the University of Maine at Farmington on Saturday in a North Atlantic Conference contest at John P. Boucher Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.