Bucs and Owls Share the Points in Conference Play

BUZZARDS BAY, Mass -- The Buccaneers took an early lead in their conference matchup with Westfield State on Friday night, one they could not hold on to. A late Westfield goal split the points between the teams in a 1-1 draw.

The Basics

Final: Buccaneers 1, Owls 1 

Records: Maritime 5-4-1 (3-1-1)

               Westfield 5-2-3 (1-1-2)

Between the Pipes

Maritime: Preston Joia (T, 4-3-1): 6 SOG | 1 GA | 5 SV | 90 Mins

Westfield: Luke Theroux (T, 1-2-1): 5 SOG | 1 GA | 4 SV | 90 Mins

Inside The Numbers

Maritime

• Brody Calvert scored the lone Buccaneer goal in the draw.
• In total, Maritime took 11 shots and three corners.

Westfield

• Carter Hebert scored the Owls goal in the draw.
• Ethan Margolis was credited with an assist on the goal.
• In total, Westfield took 20 shots and five corners.

How It Happened

Calvert scored right out of the gate for the Buccaneers. In the sixth minute, John Burke delivered a ball over the heads of the Westfield defenders. Calvert took the pas, dribbled past three Owls, and found the back of the net to give the Bucs a 1-0 advantage. Despite five more shots from the Buccaneers and six from the Owls in the first half, neither team scored again, and Maritime held a 1-0 lead at halftime. 

In the second half, it remained 1-0 Maritime, though the Owls found another gear and stayed on the attack much of the second forty-five minutes. Outshooting the Bucs 14-5 in the second half, Westfield finally found a way through in the 81st minute. On a loose ball that Margolis flicked past the final Maritime defender, Hebert was in the right place at the right time and put the ball past Joia to tie the game, 1-1. A physical final nine minutes, there was no more scoring, with each team claiming a point from the 1-1 draw. 

What's Next

The Buccaneers host UMass Dartmouth on Tuesday, October 7th, in non-conference play at 7 pm.