BOX SCORE
CASTINE, Maine – October 8, 2011 - Maine Maritime Academy posted a 2-0 win over Colby-Sawyer College in North Atlantic Conference men's soccer on Saturday.
The Mariners (6-3-1, 3-2 NAC) posted their second-straight shutout and sixth of the season. The Chargers fall to 3-8-1 overall and 1-3-1 in the NAC.
Colby-Sawyer provided an early favor for their hosts. Gabriel Warren (Edgecomb, Maine) served up a free kick that went into the Colby-Sawyer goal off of a Charger defender late in the 22nd minute.
Abdullah Alkhayyat (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) provided the insurance marker in the 79th minute, collecting a long pass from Romayn Richards (Machias, Maine) from the right flank. Alkhayyat got beyond the defense leaving him one-on-one with Colby-Saywer keeper,
Will Berry (Berlin, Vt.). Alkhayyat worked to his left with Berry sprawling to the turf to roll in the second goal of the game.
Berry recorded one save in the contest. His counterpart, William Trace Lacour (Cahrlottesville, Va.), denied three shots for his sixth win of the year.
The Mariners doubled up Colby-Sawyer in the shots department, 16-8, and owned a 6-2 advantage in corner kicks.
Maine Maritime returns to action next Saturday at Green Mountain for more NAC play. The Chargers face Plymouth State on Wednesday in non-league play.
---Release Courtesy of MMA Sports Info