BIDDEFORD, ME — Men’s soccer traveled to Maine on Tuesday to take on the University of New England in non-conference play. The Bucs fell behind by a goal in the first half and the Nor’Easters extended that lead by three early in the first half. The Buccaneers rescued a goal but could not come back in the 4-1 loss.
The Basics
Final: Nor’Easters 4, Buccaneers 1
Records: U. of New England (4-4-2)
Maritime (2-7)
Between The Pipes
U. of New England: Ollie Hammond (W, 1-0): 3 SOG | 1 GA | 2 SV | 90 Min
Maritime: Kaden Winter (L, 0-1): 2 SOG | 1 GA | 1 SV | 45 Min
Payton Neale: 3 SOG | 3 GA | 0 SV | 45 Min
Inside The Numbers
Maritime
- Harry Cooley scored the lone goal for the Buccaneers, his first of the season in the 60th minute.
- Freshman Liam Wren was credited with an assist on the Maritime goal.
- In total, Maritime took 7 shots, three on target, and had one corner kick in the loss.
U. of New England
- Harlan Lundgren, Patrick Powell, Sam Higgins, and Haukur Karlsson were the goal scorers for the Nor’Easters.
- Matthew Dewhurst tallied two assists and Lundgren and Jack Thurmond each had one.
- In total, UNE took 13 shots, five on target, and had three corner kicks in the win.
How It Happened
After a quiet first 35 minutes in Biddeford, the Nor’Easters opened the scoring in the 36th minute on a Higgins goal from a Penalty kick. The 1-0 UNE scoreline held until the half.
In the second half, six minutes in, the floodgates opened for the Nor’Easters as they scored three goals in three minutes against the Bucs. The first came in the 51st minute from Karlsson, the second in the 52nd minute from Lundgren, and the third in the 53rd minute from Powell. In the 53th minute, UNE led the Bucs 4-0. Maritime struck back in the 60th minute on Cooley’s first goal of the season from Wren who recorded his first collegiate point with the assist, and the Buccaneers trailed 4-1. The Nor’Easters held on to the three goal lead with Kalrsson’s goal proving to be the game winner.
What’s Next
Maritime is on the road for their next match in Salem, MA against Salem State on Saturday at 12pm.
