MILTON, Mass – The Buccaneers took to the road for their third game of the 2021 season as they took on the Curry Colonels in non-conference action. Though the Bucs defense held strong for more than 89 minutes, the Colonels found the back of the bet in the 90^th minute to take the game, 1-0.

The Basics

Final Score: Curry 1, Maritime 0

Records: Maritime 0-3

               Curry 1-1-1

For The Bucs

• Maritime took eight shots in the game that came from seven different players. CJ Vincent led the way with two shots. Senior Shane MacNeil was the lone player to put a shot on net for the Bucs.
• Between the sticks, Mitch Hardy faced five shots from the Colonels. He turned away four while allowing the goal in the loss.
• Freshman Ethan Somers was one of three bookings in the game, picking up a yellow card in the 58^th minute.

For The Colonels

• The hosts netted a late goal, unassisted, from the leg of Ean McGonigle in the 90^th minute of play.
• Curry took 10 shots in the game, five on target. Four came from the peg of Richard Silva, two of which were on target. Eddie Medina took three shots, one of goal. McGonigle's goal was his lone shot of the contest.
• Goalkeeper Luke Robitaille saved the only shots he faced in the win.
• Two players were booked for Curry as Richard Savage picked up a yellow in the 64^th minute and Medina was shown yellow in the 84^th minute of play.

How It Happened

With 18 shots between the teams in total, six on target, both teams took their chances in the low-scoring affair in Milton on Wednesday afternoon. In the first half, the Bucs outshot the Colonels overall, 4-3, though Maritime was unable to put the ball on goal, Hardy did make a save on a Curry shot to keep them off the board in the first 45. It was a physical first half on both sides with seven total fouls, five from Curry, and two from the Bucs, a theme that would continue in to the second half of play after a scoreless first.

In the second half, the tempo picked up, so did the chances and so did the physicality. Curry outshot the Bucs in the second half, 7-4. Hardy made three saves with Robitaille making a save on the lone shot on goal from the Bucs. The foul total from the first half more than tripled with Curry committing 14 fouls, including the two yellows, Maritime committing nine, including the yellow to Somers. The physical defensive battle made it nearly impossible for either team to find the back of the net until the Colonels broke through with seconds remaining in regulation. McGonigle netted his first goal of 2021, sneaking a ball past Hardy to give him team a lead and ultimately the win in the waning moments of the midweek contest. The game ended 1-0 in favor of the hosts.

With the win, the Colonels pick up their first victory of the season to improve to 1-1-1 while the Bucs fall to 0-3.

What's Next?

The Buccaneers will be back home on Saturday, September 11^th to take on the SUNY Maritime Privateers at 2pm. Reminder that all vaccinated spectators are permitted on campus for home games. If you can't make it to Taylor's Point for the game you can follow along with the live stats and live stream at mmabucs.com.