Casucci's OT Goal Completes Border Battle Comeback Win at Maine, 4-3

Friday, October 9

Orono, Maine

3 PM

University of New Hampshire

(3-6, 2-0)

Maine

(5-6, 1-1)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
New Hampshire	0	0	2	1	1	4
Maine	1	1	1	0	0	3

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Julianna Casucci in action vs. Vermont (Oct. 2, 2026)

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Casucci's OT Goal Completes Border Battle Comeback Win at Maine, 4-3

10/9/2026 7:33:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

ORONO, Maine – Freshman Julianna Casucci (Uxbridge, Mass.) scored 13:45 into overtime to lift the University of New Hampshire field hockey team to Friday afternoon's 4-3 victory against the University of Maine at the UMaine Field Hockey Complex.

Three freshmen combined to score all four Wildcat goals. Delilah Talbot (London, England) scored her first career goal and Sophie Godwin (London, England) rallied UNH from a 3-1 deficit by scoring her first two career goals in a span of six minutes.

Junior goalkeeper Kerigan Ross (Baltimore, Md.) was credited with the win but not with a save.

Maine was led offensively by Martha Barratt (two goals, one assist), Eloise Penty (1g, 2a) and Saylor Kuefler (2a). Annabel Halkes made 11 saves, including three in overtime.

UNH remains unbeaten in America East at 2-0 and moves to 3-6 overall. Maine is 5-6 overall, 1-1 AE.

UP NEXT

UNH returns to action Oct. 11 (2pm) against the University of New Haven in a game supporting awareness and fundraising for Morgan's Message.

FIRST QUARTER

UNH recorded a 5-1 shot advantage in the opening 15 minutes but the Black Bears took a 1-0 lead into the second quarter.
In the 11^th minute, the Wildcats generated the first corner of the game that yielded back-to-back shots by Abigail Johnson (Oxford, Pa.) and another by Emily Coughlin (Marshfield, Mass.) – all of which had to be stopped by Halkes.
Maine converted its first corner and shot into a goal by Barratt at 13:58.

SECOND QUARTER

The home team earned its second corner at 25:31 and it produced Penty's goal at 25:41 to give the Black Bears a 2-0 advantage.

THIRD QUARTER

UNH pressured early in the third quarter, which led to a corner and goal. Johnson struck a bouncing ball from the top-right of the circle and Talbot, position in the middle, batted the ball out of the air into the right side of the cage to trim the deficit to 2-1 at 33:44.
Maine earned consecutive corners in the 40^th minute and reestablished a two-goal lead, 3-1, on Barratt's second goal of the game at 39:59
UNH penetrated along the left endline but loss possession. Godwin corralled the loose, however, and flicked a shot inside the far post to once again lift the 'Cats within a goal, 3-2, at 42:18.

FOURTH QUARTER

New Hampshire outshot Maine 4-0 and scored the only goal in the fourth quarter to force overtime.
Ward's shot on a short corner was stopped by Halkes' kick save, but the ball went high into the air toward the right post, where Godwin struck the shoulder-high ball into the open cage to pull UNH into a 3-3 tie at 48:21
The Wildcats earned a corner with 2:24 on the clock, and this time Johnson's shot from the top-right was turned aside by Halkes to preserve the tie.

OVERTIME

UNH also recorded a 4-0 shot advantage in the extra session.
Halkes was busy early, as she had to deny Godwin in both the 64^th and 66^th minutes, as well as Addison MacNeil (Brentwood, N.H.) in the 66^th minute
The Wildcats earned the first corner of OT in the 74^th minute. MacNeil made the short insert to Ward, who sent a rolling pass into the middle of the circle, where Casucci extended her stick to redirect the ball into the upper-right corner of the cage to end the game, 4-3, at 73:45.

UNH NOTEBOOK

Godwin and Casucci are tied for second on the team with two goals.
Godwin is the second Wildcat to score multiple goals in a game this season; the first was MacNeil against Central Michigan.
MacNeil leads UNH in both assists (two) and points (eight).
Four goals marked a season high for the Wildcats.
UNH recorded an 18-4 shot advantage that included 15-3 on goal
Ross entered the weekend ranked No. 4 in the nation in saves per game (9.57).

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