BUZZARDS BAY, Mass -- Maritime women's soccer hosted Fitchburg State in MASCAC play on Friday evening at Clean Harbors Stadium. The Bucs took a 1-0 lead in the first half but had their hopes of beating Fitchburg for the first time in program history dashed in the second half by a late goal. The teams each earned a point in the conference standing with a 1-1 draw. 

The Basics

Final: Buccaneers 1, Falcons 1

Records: Maritime (2-6-2, 1-2-1)

               Fitchburg State (2-7-3, 1-2-1)

Inside The Numbers

Maritime

• Freshman forward Shannon Brecher scored her first career goal in the first half to put the Buccaneers up 1-0 at the half.
• Goalkeeper Reagan Kerecz was outstanding between the pipes making 11 saves and allowing one goal.
• In total, Maritime took seven shots, three on target, and had two corner kicks in the match.

Fitchburg State

• Delia Fitzgerald scored the late goal for the Falcons in the draw.
• Charlotte Meixsell was credited with an assist on the goal.
• Goalkeeper Skyla Vaudo made two saves and allowed a goal in the match.
• In total, the Falcons took 18 shots, 12 on target, and had five corners in the game.

How It Happened

It was a chippy match between the Bucs and Falcons from the first whistle on Friday night under the lights at Clean Harbors Stadium. Both defenses squandered multiple chances keeping the match scoreless for the first 30 minutes. In the 31st minute, the Buccaneers put a ball in front of the net and after it bounced around a bit Breacher lofted the ball over the keeper and into the net for her first career goal that put the Buccaneers up 1-0. Maritime kept their one-goal advantage into the halftime break.

In the second half, Fitchburg took over, keeping the ball in their attacking third for the majority of the second 45 minutes. Kerecz and the Bucs defense held strong defending a barrage of Falcons shots until the 72nd minute. That's when Fitzgerald found a way to get the ball into the net off of a corner kick that was headed by Meixsell and then to Fitzgerald's foot and into the net to tie the game at 1-1. Both teams pushed hard offensively in the final 18 minutes to try and take the full three points from the match and in the end they each took one point inthe conference standings in a 1-1 draw. This is the third time in Maritime women's soccer history that the Bucs have drawn against Fitchburg.

What's Next

Maritime will play their next match on Monday, October 9th against Anna Maria on the road in non-conference play with kickoff set for 5pm.