BUZZARDS BAY, Mass -- The Buccaneers played host to non-conference opponent UMass Dartmouth on Saturday afternoon. The Corsairs scored an early goal and held a 1-0 lead for over 35 minutes before Matilda Laux scored her first career goal to tie the game at 1-1. The Corsairs went on to score two more times and take the match by a 3-1 final.

The Basics

Final: Corsairs 3, Buccaneers 1

Records: UMass Dartmouth (2-3-1)

               Maritime (0-2-1)

Between The Pipes

UMass Dartmouth: Emma Juelis (W, 1-0): 3 SOG | 1 GA | 2 SV | 45 Min

                               Tori Russo: 1 SOG | 0 GA | 1 SV | 45 Min

Maritime: Reagan Kerecz (L, 0-2-1): 15 SOG | 3 GA | 12 SV | 90 Min

Inside The Numbers

Maritime

• Laux scored her first career goal in the 53rd minute.
• Ayal Santoro recorded her first assist of the season on Laux's goal. 
• In total, Maritime took five shots in the game and did not have a corner kick.

UMass Dartmouth

• Kaitlyn Nguyen, Molly Sheehan, and Lilly Jaeger each scored a goal for the Corsairs in the win.
• Nguyen was also credited with an assist.
• In total, UMD took 24 shots in the match and had seven corner kicks.

How It Happened

The Corsairs opened the scoring 16 minutes in on Nguyen's goal to make it 1-0. The Bucs kept the Corsairs from scoring again in the first half and Maritime was unable to find the back of the net as well, leaving the game at 1-0 UMD at the end of the first half.

In the second half, just over seven minutes in, Santoro delivered a beautiful ball into the box where Laux was crashing the net. Diving feet first she connected with the ball and buried it in the right corner to tie the game at 1-1 in the 53rd minute. The tie lasted five minutes as the Corsairs scored in the 58th minute off the foot of Jaeger giving her team a 2-1 advantage. The Bucs remained on the attack but were unable to tie the game once again. In the 77th minute, UMD added an insurance goal with Sheehan scoring from Nguyen. The Corsairs held on to the 3-1 advantage and headed back to the South Coast with a 3-1 victory over Maritime.

What's Next

The Bucs are back home for their next game on Wednesday when they will face Rhode Island College at 7pm.