FITCHBURG, Mass – The Buccaneers took on Fitchburg State on the road on Saturday afternoon in the first game of MASCAC play for both team. Three first half goals for the Bucs saw them through to a 3-2 victory, picking up three points in the conference standings.

The Basics

Final: Maritime 3, Fitchburg 2

Records: Maritime 1-5 (1-0 MASCAC)

                Fitchburg 0-4 (0-1 MASCAC)

For the Bucs

• Junior Rob Rutkai (Annapolis, MD) and freshman Ryan Soughou (Bel Air, MD) scored their first Buccaneer goals in the game. Junior McNeill Somers (Boston, MA) also scored for the Bucs.
• Senior Shane MacNeil (Braintree, MA), Samuel Chase (Harwichport, MA) and Soughou each recorded an assist.
• The Buccaneers were credited with 16 shots, 14 of which were on target in the game. McNeill Somers led the way with three and three. Rutkai, Soughou, Quinn Kelly (West Roxbury, MA) and senior Michael Carey (Plympton, MA) each had two shots and two shots on goal.
• Keep John Murphy (Braintree, MA) made four saves on six shots to preserve the win.
• Maritime took six corners in the game, three in each half.

For The Falcons

• Raphael Coelho and Joshua Wietecha were the goal scorers for Fitchburg.
• Joshua Atemkeng and Francesco Campione were credited with assists.
• Fitchburg took 10 shots, six on goal, in the game.
• Goalkeeper Sebastian Jaramillo picked up the loss allowing all three goals and making four saves. Collin Robson came in in relief for the hosts and made six saves.
• The Falcons mustered one corner in the first half.

How it Happened

The Buccaneers scored first and often in their conference opener. While it took some time to find the net, Somers scored the first Buccaneer goal from MacNeil in the 28^th minute. The guests would then go on to score two more goals in under 10 minutes. Rutkai netted his goal from Vincetn in the 33^rd minute and less than two minutes later Soughou scored his from Chase in the 35^th minute. The shutout only lasted for six minutes as the Falcons broke through in the 41^st minute on Wietecha's strike. The teams went to the break with the Bucs leading, 3-1.

In the second half, the Buccaneers took six shots on goal and were unable to get a shot past Robson. In the 53^rd minute Coelho gave Fitchburg life as he cut the deficit to one on a goal, assisted by Campione. At 3-2 the Buccaneer defense and Murphy between the sticks held strong not allowing the Falcons to tie the game. The Buccaneers left Fitchburg with their first win of the season and a conference victory to boot.

What's Next

The Buccaneers will play a non-conference match on the road on Tuesday, September 21^st against Salve Regina at 7pm.