CASTINE, Maine - Maine Maritime Academy women's soccer shutout Cazenovia College 2-0 on Saturday afternoon at Ritchie Field to win the 2021 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Championship.

How it Happened: Suzanne Wooldridge (Corona, Calif.) snuck a ball from teammate MacKenzie Carter (Ashland, Maine) into the bottom of the goal, beating Cazenovia's goalie Meghan McCarthy, to put the Mariners ahead 1-0 in the 17th minute. Carter added an insurance goal in the 38th minute to make it 2-0, when she beat a number of defenders and a charging McCarthy. The Mariners cruised to the shutout victory, their sixth of the season.

Inside the Numbers: The Mariners held a 12-3 advantage in shots and a 6-1 edge in corner kicks. Bess MacArthur (Castine, Maine) made two saves in net for the Mariners to earn the victory, while McCarthy ended the afternoon with five saves in the loss for Cazenovia.

Up Next: With the win the Mariners improve to 11-6 overall and capture their second conference championship in program history. As the NAC Champion, Maine Maritime receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament and will find out their opponent during the NCAA selection show on Monday, November 8.

NAC All-Tournament Team
Olivia Curry – SUNY Delhi
Alexa DuBois – SUNY Delhi
Shannon Dowd – Husson
Charlotte Messer – Husson
Jennicah Brown – Cazenovia
Alexa Andrews – Cazenovia
Jaylah Cossin – Cazenovia
Bess MacArthur – Maine Maritime
Margot Simeon – Maine Maritime
Lauren Wood – Maine Maritime
MacKenzie Carter – Maine Maritime – MVP