Men's Soccer Earns 1-1 Draw with Late Goal at Southern Maine

GORHAM, Maine –  EC sophomore forward Joey Soucy (Attleboro, Mass.) scored a late goal to lift the Emmanuel College men's soccer team in a 1-1 draw with host University of Southern Maine in a non-conference men’s soccer game Saturday at Hannaford Field.

Men's Soccer Earns 1-1 Draw with Late Goal at Southern Maine
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October 8, 2022

GORHAM, Maine –  EC sophomore forward Joey Soucy (Attleboro, Mass.) scored a late goal to lift the Emmanuel College men's soccer team in a 1-1 draw with host University of Southern Maine in a non-conference men's soccer game Saturday at Hannaford Field.

The Saints have gone unbeaten in their last four contests (2-0-2) while the Huskies are unbeaten in their last three games (1-0-2).  Both programs were facing each other for the first time in series history.  . 

The Records:

Emmanuel (4-4-4)

Southern Maine (3-4-4)

How It Happened:

·  In an evenly played game with few offensive opportunities, both teams went into the halftime break scoreless. 

·  Soucy had the Saints first good look of the second half, firing a shot on goal only to have senior co-captain Hayes Estrella (Kennebunk, Maine/thornton Academy) make a great grab.

·  USM freshman David Kita (Portland, Maine/Deering) broke through for the first goal of the game in the 72nd minute knocking in an assist from freshman Josiah Irish (Gorham, Maine) to put the Huskies up 1-0.  

·  Soucy salvaged the draw for the Saints in the 85th minute after getting sprung free just outside the box before taking a pair of touches and hitting the far post side of net for his sixth goal of the season.

The Goalkeepers:

EC, Maddox Pierce (0-0-1), 90:00, 1 GA, 4 Saves

SM, Hayes Estrella (3-4-4), 90:00, 1 GA, 4 Saves

Inside The Stats:

·  Soucy has now scored in three of the last four matches for Emmanuel.

·  USM had 10 shots to Emmanuel's nine in the contest; however, both teams were even at five shots on goal.

·  Southern Maine led in corners, 3-1

·  The start for Pierce in net was the first of his collegiate career.

Up Next:

Emmanuel is back on the pitch on Wednesday, October 12 playing host to University of Saint Joseph (CT) in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action at 7:00 PM. The Huskies return to Little East Conference action on Wednesday (7:00 PM) against Plymouth State University.

*Release courtesy of USM Sports Information Office