QUINCY, Mass -- The Buccaneers traveled to Quincy, Ma Tuesday evening to take on Eastern Nazarene in a midweek non-conference game. Looking to bounce back after a weekend loss the Bucs scored twice to take the W back to Buzzards Bay, 2-0.

The Basics

Final: Maritime 2, Eastern Nazarene 0

Records: Maritime 2-3-1 (0-1-1 MASCAC)

              Eastern Nazarene 2-6

For The Bucs

• Senior Captain Shannon Elwood (Kingston, MA) scored her first goal of 2021 in the 16th minute. The goal proved to be the gamewinner. Ally Reddish (Canton, MA) netted her first career goal in the 56th minute.
• Captain Julia Quindley (Plymouth, MA) and Kylie Maher (Halifax, MA) each recorded an assist
• Captain Julia Podchaiski (Wallingford, CT) led both teams with four shots, three on target. 
• Recording her third cleansheet of the season and her career, Lindsy Durgin (Rochester, MA) made seven saves in the win.

For The Lions

• Kayla Dorn tied Podchaiski with a game-high four shots, three on target. 
• In goal, Sophia Fevola made seven saves on nine shots and allowed the two Maritime goals. 

How It Happened

The Buccaneers were on the attack from the opening whistle. Not only did they take 15 shots in the game, nine of which were on target, they were caught offsides six time in the game as they continuously got behind the Lios back line. In the 16th minute, the Bucs took advantage of an Eastern NAaz give away and brough the ball upfield. The run of play finished with a pass from Maher that Elwood buried in the back of the net to give the Academy a 1-0 lead. Durgin and the Bucs defended their slim lead from a barrage of shots up until the halftime whistle. 

Maritime did not let up in the second half, outshooting the Lions 9-6. In the 56th minute on one of those nine shots, Reddish provided an insurance policy in the form of her first career goal on a throughball from Quindley from the back line. The Buccaneers controlled the game for much of the second half, threatening on multiple occasions, including in the final minute. Ultimately, Maritime carried their 2-0 advantage to the final whistle and headed back to Buzzards Bay with the W in hand. 

What's Next

The Buccaneers will host MCLA on Saturday in conference action as the feature game of Maritime Homecoming Weekend. Kickoff is set for 1pm. All vaccinated spectators are welcome inside Clean Harbors Stadium for the event and all of the Homecoming festivities. As always, if you cannot attend the game, live stats and stream will be available on mmabucs.com