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Freshmen Shine in Shutout of Wildcats in Ocean State

Freshmen Shine in Shutout of Wildcats in Ocean State

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Men's Soccer played their final non-conference game of the 2025 season on Monday evening in Providence against Johnson and Wales. The Bucs got a glimpse in to the future in the game with two freshman scoring the goals and their freshman goalkeeper keeping a clean sheet against a tough Wildcats team.

 

The Basics

Final: Buccaneers 3, Wildcats 0

Records: Maritime 9-4-2

               Johnson and Wales 7-4-4

 

Between The Pipes

Maritime: Tyler George (W, 2-1): 5 SOG | 0 GA | 5 SV | 90 Mins

Johnson and Wales: Kaihler Galvin (L, 0-1): 10 SOG | 3 GA | 7 SV | 90 Mins

 

Inside The Numbers

Maritime

  • Nicholas Dias scored two goals in the game for the Bucs, including the game-winner on a penalty in the 14th minute. 
  • Fellow freshman Alex Connell scored his first collegiate goal in the win.
  • Freshman defender Patrick Moore Jr. recorded an assist in the win.
  • In total, Maritime took 16 shots and two corner kicks.

Johnson and Wales

  • Ryan Othman took two shots on target in the loss. Three other Wildcats recorded shots on goal in the game.
  • In total, JWU took 18 shots and five corner kicks.

 

How It Happened

Between the two teams with well-sbove .500 records, the Buccaneers dominated the scoresheet in Monday's match. Dias scored the first goal of the game in the 14th minute on a penalty kick. It's Dias' second penalty goal of the season. Maritime kept their 1-0 lead until the halftime whistle.

In the second hald, Dias made it 2-0 in the 56th minute with his fourth goal of the season, second of the game. 11 minutes later, Connell netted his first-career goal off a pass from Moore to give the Buccaneers a commanding 3-0 lead. The Bucs saw out the rest of the match, keeping a clean sheet, and notched their ninth victory of the season.

 

What's Next

The Buccaneers are back home on Friday evening to take on Framingham State in conference play at 7pm.