PLYMOUTH, N.H. - The Colby-Sawyer men's soccer team would drop their first game of the season in a hard fought battle against the Playmouth St. Panthers on Saturday afternoon. 

Rapid Recap: 

• The Chargers would come out looking to strike early as Matheus Saragosa (Sao Paulo, Brazil) would rip a shot in just the 3rd minute that missed the goal from the right. The Panthers would come right back down, taking a shot of their own in the 4th minute that missed over the top of the goal. Both teams would hold their lines for the next eight minutes as neither team was able to get a shot off. The Panthers would go on to add a lot of pressure starting in the 21st minute, ripping 5 shots in the span of four minutes. Starting goalkeeper Evan Whalen (Barrington, N.H.) would save three of those shots with two of them being stopped by the defensive line. The Chargers would end the first half with a shot to break the 0-0 tie, as they took 4 corner kicks in five minutes. The half would end in both teams tied at 0.
• The Panthers would start the half adding pressure with a couple shots on net that goalkeeper Yener Bartolon (West Palm Beach, Fla.) would save. The Chargers had a couple shots from Kaden Lewis (Lunenburg, Mass.) and Damian Moreno (Columbia) that were stopped by the Panthers. The 0-0 tie would break in the 80th minute as the Panthers Nick Ferro would score the go ahead goal, assisted by Luke McLaughlin. Griffin Gamache would add some insurance for the Panthers in the 85th minute to make it 2-0. 

Inside the Numbers: 

•     The Chargers would split the goalkeeper responsibilities in net with both Whalen and Bartolon playing a half each. Whalen would tally 5 saves, while Bartolon would save 3 shots. The Chargers had 4 shots come from Moreno, landing 2 on net. 

Up Next:
The Chargers will return to action on September 5th as they travel to Castleton, Vt. to take on Vermont State University - Castleon with a 4pm kickoff.