NEWPORT, R.I. – The Buccaneers traveled to Salve Regina on Tuesday evening to take on the Seahawks in non-conference action. The Bucs took a lead early on a Michael Carey (Plympton, MA) goal, the first of his career but could not hold one, losing 4-1 

The Basics

Final: Salve Regina 4, Maritime 1

Records: Salve Regina 4-3-1 (1-0 CCC)

               Maritime 1-6 (1-0 MASCAC)

For the Bucs

• Carey scored his first career goal for the Bucs in the 10^th minute.
• Jake McInerney (Hanover, MA) picked up his first career assist on the Carey goal.
• Maritime took five shots in the game, four of which were on target.
• Starting kepper John Murphy (Braintree, MA) made five saves on nine shots while allowing the four Salve goals. Mitch Hardy (Pepperell, MA) took over in the 65^th minute and made two saves on two shots.

For The Seahawks

• Four different players scored for the Seahawks, Rich Ventura, Zeke Menendez, Sam Winiarski, and  Alessandro Oggiano.
• Three assists were credited to James Davies, Evan Arpin, and Oggiano.
• Salve Regina took 19 shots, 11 on target.
• Goalkeeper Nathan Reid picked up the win with three saves on four shots, allowing the lone goal.

How It Happened

In the 10^th minute, the Buccaneers grabbed a 1-0 lead on Carey's goal from McInerney. The lead lasted just five minutes as Winiarski scored off of a rebound in the 15^th minute to tie the game at 1-1. The Seahawks fired off 10 more shots in the half but were unable to find the goal. The Bucs were able to get off one other shots, also unable to find the back of the net and the game went to the half time break knotted at 1-1.

In the second half, the Seahawks spared no time breaking the tie scoring their second goal, from Ventura, in the 46^th minute of the game. Stingy Salve defense kept the Bucs at bay and the host offense was able to extend their lead to two goals in the 58^th minute on Menendez's goal on a ball through the middle of the field. Then, three minutes later, in the 61^st minute, Salve added their fourth and final goal on Oggiano's strike from Arpin to make the score 4-1. In the final 29 minutes of play, the Bucs couldn't close the gap and the Swahawks took their 4-1 advantage to the final whistle earning the win over Maritime.

What's Next

The Buccaneers host MASCAC foe Salem State at Clean Harbors Stadium on Friday evening at 7pm. Live stats and stream will be available at mmabucs.com