BANGOR, Maine – The Maine Maritime Academy men's soccer team dropped a North Atlantic Conference road match to Husson University, 4-0, Wednesday afternoon at John P. Boucher Field.
The loss moved the Mariners to 5-7-3 overall and 5-2-0 in NAC play, while Husson improved to 7-7-2 overall and 6-1-0 in conference action.
Maine Maritime battled through a scoreless first 42 minutes before Husson broke through on a goal by Miguel Diaz Alvarez off an assist from Lucas Alabiso in the 43rd minute.
The Eagles extended their lead shortly after halftime when Jorge Mora scored in the 49th minute, again with Alabiso providing the assist. Alabiso added a goal of his own in the 57th minute off a setup from Mora before Cruz Coffin capped the scoring in the 87th minute.
Despite the final score, senior goalkeeper
Reagan Moynihan turned in a strong effort for the Mariners, making seven saves while facing 19 shots. Husson held a 19-7 advantage in shots and an 11-3 edge in shots on goal.
Maine Maritime generated several quality opportunities in the opening half. Senior
Hunter Crea, junior
Garrison Fisher, and sophomore
Connor Butler each put shots on target.
The Mariners earned three corner kicks and held Husson scoreless for much of the opening half before Diaz Alvarez's goal gave the Eagles a 1-0 halftime advantage.
Maine Maritime finished with seven total shots, including shots on goal from Butler, Crea and Fisher.
The Mariners return to action on Saturday in the North Atlantic Conference quarterfinals with opponent and time to be announced on Thursday.
