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BIDDEFORD, Maine – Second-seeded University of New England recorded its 12th shutout of the season in a 3-0 victory over #7 Salve Regina in the 2021 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Women's Soccer Championship Quarterfinals on a rainy Saturday afternoon at UNE Blue Storm Stadium.
The Nor'easters (12-5-1) advance to the semifinal round for the third consecutive season and will host #6 Roger Williams on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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Tori Keyes started the scoring for UNE as she knocked in a rebound off a shot by
Morgan Diefenbach in the 6th minute
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UNE was able to put the game out of reach with two goals in the span of a minute early in the second half.
Erica Dimmick (CCC 2nd Team) headed in a corner kick off the foot of
Marie Hoehner in the 56th minute [
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Lizzie Frattaroli scored from close range to the far post just 60 seconds later.
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Sydney Gillingham (CCC 2nd Team) made two saves in the victory, earning her ninth clean sheet of the year -- the second-most in a single season in team history. Georgia Drake had nine saves for Salve Regina, which finishes the year at 6-12-1 overall.
Roger Williams advanced to Wednesday's semifinal by upsetting #3 Western New England, 2-1. The Hawks rallied to defeat the Nor'easters by a score of 3-1 in their matchup in Rhode Island earlier this year.