Staff Reports

WATERVILLE — The Thomas College men’s soccer team captured its fourth North Atlantic Conference championship in six seasons with a 5-4 victory in a shootout over Castleton State on Saturday at Smith Field.

After the two teams played to a 2-2 draw in regulation, the Terriers won it in the seventh round of penalty kicks when London Steede-Jackson beat reigning NAC Defensive Player of the Year Amir Pasic for the game-winning goal. A save from Thomas back-up goaltender Jonathan Dutka on Sawyer Shane moments earlier set up the win.

Castleton had a chance to get the win after taking a 3-2 lead after three rounds, but a miss from Solo Felekeni and goal by Lukas Bohman extended the match,

The two teams played to a 1-1 draw at the half but Thomas took control in the 71st minute when Tre Ming converted a penalty kick after Steede-Jackson drew a foul in the box. The Spartans knotted the match with 2:39 remaining, though, when Cameron Rossi-Crete scored past a diving Joakim Sternas.

Sternas — Thomas’ starting goalkeeper — was injured on the play, but remained in the game until the start of overtime when he gave way to Dutka.

The win gives Thomas (13-4-1) an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Tournament. The Terriers will find out their seeding and opponent Monday.

FIELD HOCKEY

HUSSON 2, UMF 0: Taylor Shaw’s two goals help propel Husson to its second consecutive NAC championship with a win at Winkin Sports Complex.

In the first half, Husson (8-9) and UMF (10-5) had numerous scoring chances but the game remained scoreless going into intermission.

Shaw, a Nokomis grad, gave the Eagles the lead in the 39th minute when she found the back of the cage off a nice pass from Taylor Lovely, another Nokomis graduate. The Eagles extend their lead to two goals seven minutes later when Libby Kain’s shot attempt defected off keeper Patty Smith right to the stick of Olivia Plaisted who passed it over to Shaw for a tip in for her second of the game.

Smith registered eleven saves in the lost. Skowhegan graduate Anne Marie Provencal made seven saves to pick up her second shut out and her third win on the season. Husson has not allowed a goal to UMaine-Farmington in the last four matchups.

MAINE 2, STANFORD 1 OT: Danielle Aviana broke away from the defense and was able to flick the ball over the goalie to give the Black Bears the America East overtime win in Albany, N.Y. Maine will play in the conference final Sunday for the first time since 2006. Katie Bingle added the other goal for Maine. Emma Cochran stopped four shots in the second half and overtime. The championship game will be televised at noon on ESPN3.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

UMA 90, BUNKER HILL 59: Five players scored in double figures to spark the Moose to the win in Concord, N.H.

Darby Toth led the way with 22 points for UMA (1-0). Morgan Card added 18 while Carmen Bragg (16), Richmond graduate Jamie Plummer (13) and Caitlin LaFountain (10) were also in double figures. Plummer added 12 rebounds.

Chuckearah Johnson scored 19 points for lead Bunker Hill (0-1).

MEN’S BASKETBALL

MASS BAY CC 93, UMA 67: Kameron Jimenez-Fox scored 20 points and hauled in 12 rebounds to lead Mass Bay Community College (2-0) to a win in Concord, N.H.

Lawrence graduate Keith Chesley led the Moose (0-2) with 19 points while Brandon Rogers added 18 and Erskine graduate Caleb McGuire 15. Chesley also had 12 rebounds while Rogers had 11.