Box Score

BIDDEFORD, Maine -- Junior Taryn Flagg (Livermore Falls, Maine) scored two goals to break her own school single-season record, and the University of New England Nor'easters handed the Gordon College Fighting Scots their first conference loss of the season with a 6-1 victory in rainy conditions Thursday afternoon.

The Nor'easters snapped a three-game losing streak to improve to 5-7, 3-3 in The Commonwealth Coast Conference play.  Gordon now stands at 10-6 overall and 4-1 in league play.

UNE got off to a very strong start, taking a 3-0 lead in the opening 16:50.  Flagg, senior Nicole Mace (Readfield, Maine) and classmate Kim Anderson (Bowdoin, Maine) found the back of the cage to build the advantage.

The Nor'easters made it 4-0 with 3:15 left in the half on a goal by sophomore Michaela Franey (York, Maine).  UNE controlled play the entire frame, earning an 18-4 advantage in shots.

Junior Anne Cowles (Franconia, N.H.) put in her first goal of the season to give the hosts a 5-0 advantage midway through the second half, then the Scots got on the scoreboard two minutes later on a tally by senior Mollie Sweeney (South Hamilton, Mass.).

Flagg scored her record-breaking goal with 6:22 to play, and at that point the game was halted due to heavy rain.  The goal was Flagg's 13 of the season, breaking her previous mark set in 2006.

Sophomore Ayla Nelson (Auburn, Mass.) seven saves to register the win.  She faced eight shots in the second frame, as Gordon came alive and applied more offensive pressure.

First-year goalie Alicia L'Heureux (Dudley, Mass.) made nine stops for Gordon, which heads to New England College for a road game Saturday.

The Nor'easters will enjoy a five-day layoff before resuming play Wednesday with a home game versus Regis College.