NORTH ADAMS, Mass -- Men's soccer traveled to Western Mass on Friday for an evening conference showdown with MCLA. The Bucs fell behind early but were able to pick up the pieces in the second half completing the comeback and winning 2-1.

The Basics

Final: Maritime 2, MCLA 1

Records: Maritime 2-7 (2-1 MASCAC)

            MCLA 2-5-1 (2-2 MASCAC)

For The Bucs

• Shane MacNeil (Braintree, MA) scored the gamewinner for the Bucs in the 86th minute and recorded an assist on the first goal. 
• McNeil Somers (Boston, MA) scored his second goal of the season in the 78th minutes.
• CJ Vincent (Carver, MA) picked up his first assist of the season on the MacNeil goal.
• Senior keeper John Murphy (Braintree, MA) made four saves on five shots to pick up the win.
• The Buccaneers took 21 shots in the game, six on target.

For The Trailblazers

• Cola Bean scored the lone goal for the hosts in the sixth minute.
• Junior Florent had the assist on the goal. 
• Sam Edge made four saves on six shots and allowed two goals in goal.

How It Happened

MCLA opened the scoring early, getting on the board in the board in the sixth minute on a Bean header from Florent to take a 1-0 lead. The Buccaneers were relentless, taking nine shots in the first half, none of which got by Edge. The Trailblazers defended well and took their 1-0 advantage in to the break.

In the second half, MCLA sat back and played defense, only taking three shots in the second 45. The Buccaneers however took 12 shots in the second half. For the first 30 minutes of the second half, Maritime could not break through. Staying on their front foot and attacking hard, their hardwork paid off. On a ball from Shane MacNeil across the face of goal, the ball landed on the foot of McNeil Somers who buried it in the back of the net to tie the game in the 78th minute. Looking overtime in the eye, the Buccaneers decided to make the long trip home after playing just the regulation 90 minutes. In the 86th minute, MacNeil, crashing the net, received the ball from an outstanding cross from Vincent and fired the ball in to the left side of the net to give the Bucs the lead and eventually the win, 2-1. 

Whats Next

The Buccaneers begin a run of four straight home games next week as they host UMass Dartmouth at 7pm on Tuesday, October 5th.