CASTINE, Maine – The Maine Maritime Academy men's soccer team erupted for four first-half goals and cruised to a 5-2 victory over Lesley University in North Atlantic Conference men's soccer action Saturday afternoon at Ritchie Field.
The Mariners improved to 5-6-3 overall and 5-1 in NAC play with the conference victory.
Maine Maritime wasted little time taking control, opening the scoring just 3:05 into the match when sophomore
Carson Luedtke finished a setup from senior
Hunter Crea. The Mariners doubled their advantage in the 17th minute as Crea found the back of the net off an assist from sophomore
Piercen Fisher.
The offensive barrage continued six minutes later.
Piercen Fisher scored in the 23rd minute on a feed from freshman
Garrett Loyd, and just 40 seconds later Loyd added a goal of his own to give Maine Maritime a commanding 4-0 lead heading into halftime.
Lesley cut into the deficit early in the second half, but the Mariners quickly responded. Fisher netted his second goal of the match at the 60:01 mark off another assist from Crea, restoring a four-goal cushion at 5-1.
Fisher led the Mariners with two goals and one assist for five points, while Crea contributed a goal and two assists. Loyd added a goal and an assist, and Luedtke chipped in a goal. Together, the quartet accounted for all five Maine Maritime goals and four assists.
The Mariners were efficient offensively, scoring five goals on 12 shots and placing nine attempts on target. Fisher paced the team with three shots, all on goal, while Crea added two shots and two on target.
In goal, senior
Reagan Moynihan earned the win after making two saves over the opening 68:41. Freshman
Dylan Hawkins closed out the contest and recorded two saves over the final 21:19 to help secure the victory.
Maine Maritime held a 12-12 advantage in shots on goal and generated six corner kicks while controlling the match from the opening whistle.
The Mariners return to action on the road against Husson University on Wednesday when kickoff scheduled for 5 p.m.
