A September to Remember

A September to Remember

With the first month of the 2009-2010 UNE sports season in the rear-view mirror, here is one person's take on the Top 5 stories and memorable moments from September (in reverse order).

5. Jess Partlow wins the Blazers Invitational - Despite missing a large portion of the cross country team's pre-season due to illness, Partlow broke her own course record at the event hosted by Elms College, shaving six seconds off last year's time to win the event by posting 19:42.

4. Milestone victories - Both the women's and men's soccer teams collected their first-ever wins over a pair of opponents. Sophomore Maggie Mahoney's goal with less than a minute to play gave the women a win over Colby -- the Nor'easters first win over the Mules in 12 meetings. Eleven days later in front of a large Homecoming crowd, the men defeated Endicott 1-0 when Owen Evans punched home a goal in the 53rd minute. Before that match, the Nor'easters were 0-9-1 in the all-time series with the Gulls.

3. Sister Act - A case of one sister trying to out-do the other? Women's soccer players Kristin and Monica Meza provided the women's soccer team with consecutive overtime victories. Monica gave the Nor'easters an epic win over perennial TCCC power Endicottt with a golden goal 7:40 into overtime. Then, just three days later, the elder sibling gave UNE a hard-fought 3-2 extra-session victory at Salve Regina.

2. One for the record books - Senior field hockey player Taryn Flagg added another chapter to her storied career by breaking the program's all-time mark for goals scored, assists and total points. All three marks were previously held by '08 graduate Lisa Baillargeon.

1. Turning heads - Picked to finish 11th in the TCCC pre-season poll, the men's soccer team recorded a 7-2 overall record and 4-1 conference mark during September. The Nor'easters strung together a six-game winning streak and are off to their best start in more than 20 years.