Junior Meagan Riemer (Ellington, Conn./Ellington/Sacred Heart) scored the game’s lone goal at 75:15 to lift the top-seeded University of Hartford to a 1-0 win over No. 3 University of Maine in the America East Championship game on Saturday at Al Marzook Field in West Hartford, Conn. The Hawks earn their league-best sixth America East title, first since 2002, and have earned the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA College Cup and will await seeding and location, which will be announced on the NCAA selection show on Monday between 3-4 p.m. on ESPNEWS.
Neither team could get much going offensively until Riemer scored an unassisted goal on a ball that was volleyed out of mid-air into top-right corner. The Hawks made that goal stand up en route to the win and the title.
Hartford’s goalkeeper Liz Cook (Halifax, Nova Scotia/Halifax Grammar) recorded a shutout, while Maine’s Jasmine Phillips (Nepean, Ontario/Merivale) made one save in net.
The Hawks improves to 10-8-2 overall, while Maine closes out 2006 14-4-2 overall.
Riemer was named the championship’s most outstanding player. Below is a complete list of the All-Championship team.
All-Championship Team
Meagan Riemer - Hartford (Most Outstanding Performer)
Liz Cook - Hartford
Crystal Morris - Hartford
Kellie Leyland - Hartford
Jasmine Phillips - Maine
Marie-Andree Canuel - Maine
Laura Harper - Maine
Erica Lee - Boston University
Stephanie Dreyer - Boston University
Hillary Mefferd - New Hampshire
Lia Barros - New Hampshire
Laura Carollo - Vermont
Tricia Reed - Binghamton
2006 America East Women’s Soccer Championship
First Round at Hartford’s Al Marzook Field (West Hartford, Conn.)
Friday, October 27
Game 1: No. 5 New Hampshire 0, vs. No. 4 Binghamton 0 (New Hampshire advances, 4-2, PKs)
Game 2: No. 3 Maine 2, vs. No. 6 Vermont 0
Semifinals at Hartford’s Al Marzook Field (West Hartford, Conn.)
Sunday, October 29
Game 3: No. 3 Maine 0, vs. No. 2 Boston University 0 (Maine advances, 2-0, PKs)
Game 4: at No. 1 Hartford 2, No. 5 New Hampshire 1
Championship Game at Hartford’s Al Marzook Field (West Hartford, Conn.)
Saturday, November 4
Game 5: at No. 1 Hartford 1, No. 3 Maine 0