BUZZARDS BAY, Mass -- The Buccaneers and Bears met in conference play and on Senior Night for the Bucs on Friday night on Taylor's Point 

The Basics

Final: Bears 2, Buccaneers 1

Records: Bridgewater (7-4-2, 5-0)

              Maritime (2-10, 1-4)

Between The Pipes

Bridgewater: Lukas Ekmanis (W, 6-3-1): 4 SOG | 1 GA | 3 SV | 90 Min

Maritime: Preston Joia (L, 2-8): 5 SOG | 2 GA | 3 SV | 90 Min

Inside the Numbers

Maritime

• Brody Calvert scored his fifth goal of the season in the 51st minute.
• Kevin Ginnetty was awarded an assist on Calvert's goal.
• In total, Maritime took 10 shots and had three corner kicks.

Bridgewater

• Gavin Norton scored the first half goal for the Bears in the 12th minute.
• Nicholas Ribeiro scored the second goal for Bridgewater in the 55th minute.
• Dominek Borden had two assists in the win.
• In total, Bridgewater took 15 shots and had three corner kicks.

How It Happened

The Bears struck first and early with Norton's goal in the 12th minute. With a total of seven shots between the teams in the first half, Bridgewater kept their 1-0 lead until the break.

In the second half, The Buccaneers struck back thanks to a great pass over the top from Ginnetty to Calvert that he dribbled past a defender and put the ball over the keeper into the net for his fifth goal of the season and tied the game at 1-1. It didn't take long after Calvert's goal for the Bears to retake the lead with Ribeiro scoring in the 55th minute to give the visitors a 2-1 lead. An exciting final 34 minutes with a combined 18 shots in the second half, neither team could find the net again. Maritime had their chances but fell by the 2-1 final to the undefeated in conference Bears.

What's Next

Maritime is on the road for their final three matches of the season beginning with Framingham State on Saturday, October 26th at 11am.