Men’s Soccer Can’t Hold Off Mass Maritime, Draw 3-3

North Adams, Mass.— The MCLA Men's Soccer team had three different goal scorers and twice held two-goal leads but couldn't hold off a gritty Mass Maritime squad led by Brody Calvert who scored twice in the second half to secure a 3-3 draw for the visitors.

THE BASICS:

• Date: Friday, September 22, 2023
• Score: MCLA 3, Mass Maritime 3
• Records: MCLA 2-3-1 (MASCAC 0-1-1) | MCLA Mass. Maritime Academy 1-4-2 (MASCAC 0-1-1)

HIGHLIGHTS

• MCLA's Reynaldo Castro broke a scoreless tie in the 21^st minute with a free kick laser from the edge of the box that found the top left corner of the net.
• Traizen Griffith made it 2-0 MCLA in the 40^th minute with his first career goal.
• Mass Maritime's Luke Twomley put the Bucs on the board just before the half to cut the deficit to 2-1.
• Jacob Malburg sent in Ethan Smith in all alone for his first career goal in the 57^th minute to increase the Trailblazer lead to 3-1.
• Brody Calvert scored in the 58^th and 71^st minutes to tie the game at 3-3.
• It appeared late that an MCLA header might give the Trailblazers the win, but it was waived off.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Mass Maritime outshot MCLA 24-11 (12-3 in the second half).
• Mass Maritime had a 6-2 advantage in corner kicks.
• Buccaneer goalkeeper Kayden Winter (T, 1-3-2) made 2 saves while Trailblazer keeper Ryan Taylor (T, 1-3-1) made 6 stops.

UP NEXT:

MCLA is back in action on Tuesday hosting VTSU Lyndon at 6pm for a non-conference matchup with the Hornets at Shewcraft Field.