BUZZARDS BAY, MA -- The Buccaneers welcomed Bridgewater State to Taylor's Point on monday for a MASCAC game with the Bears. The Bucs kept the game close early; the Bears pulled away to win 16-6.

The Basics

Final: Bears 16, Buccaneers 6

Records: Bridgewater (6-7, 2-2)

               Maritime (9-5, 2-2)

Between The Pipes

Bridgewater: Laura Giovaniello (W, 1-1): 6 GA | 60 Min | 7 Sv | 13 SH

Maritime: Laura Kleber (L, 1-1): 16 GA | 60 Min | 7 Sv | 23 SH

In the Field

Maritime

• Nora McLaughlin led the Bucs with three goals.
• Alyssa DiScipio scored twice in the loss.
• Lindsy Durgin rounded out the scoring.
• Durgin added two helpers. McLaughlin tallied an assist as well.
• Durgin picked up a game-high six ground balls.
• DiScipio led the Bucs with four draw controls.
• Cassie Llewellyn and Grace Calvert each recorded two caused turnovers.
• The Bucs picked up 30 ground balls, were successful on 17 of 25 clear attempts, won nine draw controls, scored on one of their two free-position shots and took a total of 19 shots in the game.

Bridgewater

• Nina Liquori and Katie O'Brien scored three goals each to lead the Bears.
• Mealnie McClay, Savannah Herrington, Erin McIntyre, and Lindsay Brown all scored twice.
• Kelsi Brennan and Delaney Langton both scored once.
• Four Bears recorded two assists each.
• Brennan and Langton picked up a team-high four ground balls.
• Katherine Wrona picked up five draw controls.
• Brennan recorded a game-high three caused turnovers.
• Bridgewater picked up 25 ground balls, cleared successfully 16 of 24 times, won 18 draw controls, scored on three of eight free-position attempts, and took 29 total shots.

How It Happened

Bridgewater opened the scoring at the 13:21 mark of the first quarter. McLaughlin tied the game for the Bucs at 7:43 on a pass from Durgin. At the six-minute mark, Bridgewater retook the lead when O'Brien scored to make it 2-1. Bridgewater went on to score three more, unanswered, in the final five minutes of the quarter, including two in the final minute, to close out the first with a 5-1 lead.

The bucs scored first in the second to make it 5-2. Durgin scored on a pass from McLaughlin. Bridgewater scored at 12:13 to pull back ahead by four. DiScipio netted a goal two minutes later to close the game to three again. The Bears scored two goals in the final 3:10 of the half, going to the break up 8-3.

In the third quarter, Bridgewater did all of the scoring, netting five goals to run their unanswered streak to seven goals and give them a 10-goal, 13-3 advantage at the end of three quarters.

Bridgewater opened the lead to 11 goals to start the fourth. Down 14-3, Maritime ended the eight-goal run by the Bears on a McLaughlin goal. The Bucs scored two more to make it 14-6. The Bears scored two more goals at 4:38 and 3:17 to put the game away, 16-6.

What's Next

The Buccaneers travel to Salem State on Saturday for a MASCAC game with the Vikings at 1pm.