Box Score CASTINE, Maine – Jonathan Reeks (Bedford, N.H) scored five goals against the University of Maine at Presque Isle to give the Mariners the 5-0 victory Tuesday afternoon, at Ritchie Field.
Reeks accomplished something that has not been done in 7,283 days for Maine Maritime Academy, and now joins the record books tied for second all-time in most goals scored in a game.
The Mariners pressured the Owl net heavily in the first half, forcing Maine-Presque Isle keeper Caleb Bragg-Grady to nearly stand on his head. With a little under 14 minutes remaining in the first half Reeks shot a ball that was deflected and somehow stopped by Bragg-Grady who was upside down tangled on the ground with Mariner Kyle Haslam (Lamoine, Maine).
Mariners struck first when Reeks scored his first goal of the game in the 44th minute of the first half when he snuck the ball to the bottom left hand corner of Bragg-Grady, after a play up from teammate Bryan Soucy (Windham, Maine). The Mariners took their 1-0 lead into the half.
Reeks found the back of the net again in the 62nd minute, when he beat Bragg-Grady for a score, and again just seven minutes later set the mark 3-0 Maine Maritime.
In the 79th minute Reeks struck twice, giving the Mariners the 5-0 lead and eventual victory.
Marshall Spear (Rockport, Maine) stopped all two shots he faced earning the victory in net, while Bragg-Grady grabbed 14 saves, allowing 3 goals in the loss. Sharing time in net for the Owls was Matt Manter who stopped two shots while allowing two goals.
The Mariners (2-4) will open up North Atlantic Conference play this Saturday when they will host New England College at 1:00 PM.
