Men's Soccer Shutdown by Southern Maine
Portland, ME --- Southern Maine downed Worcester State this afternoon 1-0 in non conference men's soccer action. Sophomore Evan Wilga led the effort as he stopped two of the three shots he saw on goal.
Southern Maine 1, Worcester State 0
Gorham, ME -- Senior Peter McHugh (Scarborough, ME) headed home
the only goal in the 49th minute to give the University of Southern
Maine a 1-0 victory over Worcester State College in a
non-conference men's soccer match Saturday afternoon at the USM
Soccer Field.
The win was the second straight for the Huskies and levels their
overall record at 2-2-0. The Lancers dropped their fourth decision
in five outings.
After a scoreless first half, the Huskies were awarded a free kick
outside the 18-yard box along the left wing side. Junior Nick
Johnson (South Portland, ME) served the ball across the box where
McHugh got his head to it for a 10-yard shot back across goal. The
goal was the first of the season for McHugh.
Junior goalkeeper David Kreps (Agawam, Mass./Wilbraham &
Monson) preserved the lead over the final 41 minutes for his first
shutout of the season. Kreps had four saves in the match.
Sophomore Evan Wilga (Dudley, MA) finished the
match making two saves for Worcester State.
The Lancers best scoring opportunity came in the opening half on
a free kick. Senior Miguel Vidal's (North Grafton,
MA) bending drive around the Huskies defensive wall from 25 yards
out was saved by Kreps.
The Huskies had a 12-6 advantage in shots, and both sides had two
corner kicks, in the physical match that had 45 fouls called and
seven yellow cards issued.
Southern Maine travels to Brunswick, Maine, on Wednesday (4:00 PM)
to play at Bowdoin College. Worcester State will host Trinity
College under the lights on Wednesday (7:00 PM).
The game on Wednesday against the Bantams will be webcast on http://www.mascac.tv.
Release Courtesy of Southern Maine Sports Information