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BIDDEFORD, Maine -- Nicole Matarozzo collected a pass with her back to the goal and curled around a defender to shoot into the left side of the cage with 6:16 remaining, sending the University of New England on its way to a 3-2 win over Massachusetts Institute of Technology in a field hockey contest Saturday afternoon (Sep. 12) at the Big Blue Turf.

The Nor'easters move to 3-1 on the year with the decision, while the Engineers drop back to 3-2.
 
Coming out of a tie at the half, MIT struck just 51 seconds into the 2nd period, when a long hit into the circle was touched and Bailey Tregoning was there to tap in the lose ball.

UNE turned play back the other direction and answered with the equalizer (2-2) in the 44th minute, as Vonde Saunders put back a rebound in front.

Quality chances went both ways down the stretch prior to Matarozzo's winner in the 64th minute. Kersey Boulay gathered possession in the midfield and carried it all the way into the circle before setting up the goal.

Big Blue managed to negate any attacking threats by the Engineers in the closing moments to secure the result.

For UNE, which finished with a 29-13 advantage in shots, Holly Smith logged seven saves. Her counterpart from MIT, Evie Kyritsis, was in position to make 16 stops.

The Nor'easters held a 14-3 edge in shots during the 1st half, and got on the board early (4:07) when a long rebound came out to Brooke Marshall and she guided a shot through a crowd into the net.

The Engineers leveled things in the 25th minute, as Tregoning inserted a penalty corner directly to Emily Penn on the right portion of the circle for a blast into the left side. For Penn, it was her ninth marker of the season.

UNE opens up Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action on Wednesday (6 p.m.) with a home match against Roger Williams University.

MIT is off for a week before traveling to Springfield College to begin New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play.