Women’s Soccer Falls to Maine, 2-1, in Regular Season Finale

Thursday, October 30

Orono, Maine

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

4-5-7, 2-2-4

Maine

4-7-3, 3-3-2

New Hampshire

Maine

Elaina Grenz

Photo by: Katie Peverada

Women’s Soccer Falls to Maine, 2-1, in Regular Season Finale

10/30/2025 10:12:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Wildcats to play at Maine in AE First Round

ORONO, Maine. – Senior Abbi Maier (Cincinnati, Ohio) scored for the Wildcats, but the University of New Hampshire women's soccer team fell to Maine, 2-1, in the regular season finale on Thursday night at New Balance Soccer Complex in the Border Battle Presented by Buffalo Wild Wings.

With this result the Wildcats will be the No. 5 seed in the America East Championship and will play at No. 4 seed Maine in the First Round on Sunday, Nov. 2 at noon on ESPN+.

The 'Cats fall to 4-5-7 (2-2-4 AE), while the Black Bears improve to 4-7-3 (3-3-2 AE).

Score: Maine 2, New Hampshire 1
Records: UNH (4-5-7, 2-2-4 AE); Maine (4-7-3, 3-3-2 AE)
Location: Orono, Miane (New Balance Soccer Complex)
Date: Thursday, October 30, 2025
Attendance: 257

BOXSCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Wildcats took the first shot on goal of the contest when Maier stole the ball and fired a shot from 20 yards out that was saved by Elena Barenberg in the sixth minute.
The Black Bears went up 1-0 in the 34th minute (33:17), when a pass by Meghan Bernetti deflected off a Wildcat and went to the back of the net.
Senior Elaina Grenz (River Edge, N.J.) earned a strong scoring opportunity in the 59th minute when she sent a shot from 15 yards out to the left post, but Barenberg was able to knock it out of bounds.
Junior Sonja Zeepvat (Mendham, N.J.) made a spectacular diving save in the 61st minute off a shot by Julie Lossius.
Luise Reinwald gave the Black Bears a 2-0 advantage in the 65th minute (64:13) when she scored from six yards out.
Maier then cut the deficit to 2-1 in the 74th minute (73:47) when she blasted a penalty kick to the left side of the net for her team-leading sixth goal of the season and her fourth goal on a penalty kick.