BUZZARDS BAY, Mass -- Maritime hosted Worcester State on Friday night at Clean Harbors Stadium to open Homecoming Weekend at the Academy. The Buccaneers gave the plans plenty to cheer for, beating the Lancers 2-0 to remain undefeated in conference play and take sole possession of first place in the conference, giving Worcester their first conference loss of the season.

The Basics

Final: Buccaneers 2, Lancers 0

Records: Maritime 5-1-1 (3-0)

               Worcester 2-5 (2-1)

Between The Pipes

Maritime: Preston Joia (W, 4-1): 2 SOG | 0 GA | 2 SV | 90 Mins

Worcester: Tobias Schneider (L, 2-5): 7 SOG | 2 GA | 5 SV | 90 Mins

Inside The Numbers

Maritime

• Brody Calvert scored his seventh goal of the season in the 27th minute to put the Buccaneers up for good. PJ Cullivan added an insurance goal in the 52nd minute, his second of the campaign.
• Harry Cooley and Michael Kennedy each had an assist in the win.
• In total, Maritime took 20 shots and five corner kicks.

Worcester

• SJ Aquino had the only shots on target for the Lancers in the loss.
• In total, Worcester took 17 shots and eight corners.

How It Happened

A chippy game between the MASCAC foes, the score remained scoreless through 25 minutes of play. Then, in the 27th minute, Calvert and Cooley executed a perfect give-and-go with Cooley lobbing a pass over the Lancer defense, which Calvert beat, and after a short dribble in the box, he beat Schneider to give the Buccaneers a 1-0 lead. Maritime led by the same score at the break.

In the second half, just under seven minutes into the period, Cullivan scored the Bucs second of the game on a tight-angle shot from the left side of the goal, and he buried it in the bottom right corner on a pass from Kennedy. Despite being outshot and giving away seven corners to the Lancers, the Buccaneers held their 2-0 advantage for the remainder of the game and opened Homecoming Weekend with a victory.

What's Next

The Bucs are at Salve Regina for a non-conference clash with the Seahawks on Tuesday, September 23rd at 7 pm in Rhode Island.