Box Score CASTINE, Maine – Maine Maritime netted a pair of scores in each half to shutout University of Maine-Farmington 4-0 in the North Atlantic Conference men's soccer quarterfinal Sunday. The Beavers ended their season at 4-13-1, while the Mariners won their eighth-straight match and improved to 11-4-2.
Maine Maritime will host Colby-Sawyer, a 2-1 winner over New England College, in Wednesday's semifinals at a time to be determined.
The Mariners went on the board early in the game when Kyle Haslam drilled a shot from 25 yards away that found the back of the net in the seventh minute. It was Haslam's first score of the season.
Maine Maritime took a 2-0 lead in the 15th minute off an own goal by Farmington. The Mariners sent a ball towards the goal, drawing out the keeper, before the ball bounced off a few players and eventually went in the goal off the foot of a Beavers defender.
The Mariners outshout Farmington 16-2 in the first half and held a 6-0 advantage on corner kicks.
Jonathan Reeks quickly made it 3-0 when he redirected a Bryan Soucy kick in the 45th minute. Soucy sent a shot from the left side and Reeks tapped the ball into the net for his ninth goal of the season. The Mariners netted their last shot when Nicholas George sent a penalty kick to the right side of the goal for his 12th goal of the season.
Maine Maritime's defense was solid throughout the contest by limiting the Beavers to five shots, three on goal, and zero corner kicks. Jesse Perkins stopped three shots in goal for the Mariners to pick up the win, while Derek Reily stopped 11 shots for Farmington.
Me.-Farmington...... 0 0 - 0
Maine Maritime...... 2 2 - 4
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 7:37 MMA Kyle Haslam (unassisted) - went around defender, shot straight into goal
2. 15:24 MMA OWN GOAL (unassisted) - shot missed played own goal
3. 45:27 MMA Jonathan Reeks (Bryan Soucy) - sweet. 4 redirected 16 pass
4. 68:04 MMA Nicholas George Penalty kick
Shots: Me.-Farmington 5, Maine Maritime 32
Saves: Me.-Farmington 11 (Derek Reilly 11), Maine Maritime 3 (Jesse
Perkins 3)
