BUZZARDS BAY, Mass -- The Bucs hosted Westfield State in their conference opener on Saturday in a rain soaked Clean Harbors Stadium. Maritime scored on a penalty kick from Ayla Santoro but lost the game to the Owls, 4-1.

The Basics

Final Score: Owls 4, Buccaneers 1

Records: Westfield (3-3-2, 1-0)

               Maritime (0-4-1, 0-1)

Between The Pipes

Westfield: Julia Robak (W, 2-3): 4 SOG | 1 GA | 3 SV | 90 Min

Maritime: Reagan Kerecz (L, 0-4-1): 14 SOG | 4 GA | 10 SV | 90 Min

Inside The Numbers

Maritime

• Ayla Santoro scored her first of the season on a penalty kick in the 48th minute.
• The Bucs took four shots on target, two from Santot and two from Brady Deschamps.
• In total, Maritime took four shots and had two corner kicks.

Westfield

• Tia Tollis scored twice in the win. Kyle Tomasetti and Erin White each scored once.
• Kiana Muratsuka picked up an assist in the game.
• In total, Westfield took 31 shots and had 12 corners in the match.

How It Happened

The buccaneer defense kept one of the best strikers in the MASCAC, Delaney Parker, at bay for the majority of the game on Saturday but her teammates picked up the slack. Tomasetti scored the first goal of the game in the sixth minute to make it 1-0. Then, in the 32ns minute, White scored to make it 2-0. Tollis scored her first of the game in the 37th minute and the Owls took a 3-0 lead into the break.

In the second half, the Buccaneers earned a penalty kick just three minutes into the half. Santoro was taken down in the box and proceeded to step up and bury her shot into the right side of the net to get the Bucs on the board. Maritime trailed 3-1 at that point. In the 60th minute, Tollis scored her second goal of the game in the 60th minute to finish off the scoring. Westfield earned the conference win, 4-1.

What's Next

The Bucs are in Western Mass next Sunday, September 29th against MCLA at 5pm in conference play.