CASTINE, Maine -- Nicholas George's hat trick propelled Maine Maritime to a 6-2 win over Lyndon State in a North Atlantic Conference men's soccer match Sunday. The win, the third straight for Mariners, improved MMA to 4-1-1 NAC, 6-4-1 overall, while the Hornets remained winless at 0-5-1, 0-10-1.

George received a nice feed from Jay Madison in the 13th minute to give the Mariners an early 1-0 lead. More than 25 minutes passed until another score when Lueth Lueth deposited a pass from Eric Nelson to even the game at 1-0 in the 33rd minute.

Jonathan Reeks gave the Mariners a 2-1 lead in the 50th minute with an unassisted score. Madison and George hooked up again in the 60th minute to put Maine Maritime ahead 3-1.

Eric Nelson's corner kick found the head of Ben Estes to keep the Hornets within one, 3-2, in the 67th minute. 

Gabe Warren fired a corner kick that found the top of Bryan Soucy's head to give the Mariners a two goal lead, 4-2. George and Reeks, on assists from Henry Hersy and Warren, scored the final two goals of the games in the 73rd and 87th minutes.

Maine Maritime outshot Lyndon 20-7 and held a 4-2 advantage in corner kicks.

Jesse Perkins stopped two shots in goal to pick up the win for the Mariners, while Jason Marks (4 saves) took the loss for the Hornets.

Maine Maritime returns to action Saturday, 3:30 p.m., hosting Colby-Sawyer in a North Atlantic Conference match.

Lyndon State........  1  1 -  2

Maine Maritime......  1  5 -  6

 SCORING SUMMARY:

  1.  13:47 MMA Nicholas George (Jay Madison)

  2.  33:00 LSC Lueth Lueth (Eric Nelson)

  3.  50:14 MMA Jonathan Reeks (unassisted)

  4.  60:09 MMA Nicholas George (Jay Madison)

  5.  67:36 LSC Ben Estes (Eric Nelson)

  6.  72:14 MMA Bryan Soucy (Gabriel Warren)

  7.  73:41 MMA Nicholas George (Henry Hersey) 

  8.  87:23 MMA Jonathan Reeks (Gabriel Warren) 

 Shots: Lyndon State 7, Maine Maritime 20

 Saves: Lyndon State 5 (Jason Pelkey 1; Jason Marks 4), Maine Maritime

 2 (Jesse Perkins 2)