GORHAM, Maine – The Keene State College men's soccer team was unable to overcome an early deficit after allowing a goal in the 16th minute, as the Owls fell to the University of Southern Maine, 1-0.

Records

• Keene State: 6-3-2 (0-3-1 LEC)
• Southern Maine: 2-2-6 (1-0-2 LEC)

How it Happened


The Owls' attack tried to open the scoring only three minutes into the contest, but Jack DiGiovanni's shot was saved by the Huskies' goalkeeper, Gabe Wagner. Neither team recorded another shot on goal for the next 12 minutes until Jack Brady weaved through the Owls defense and sent a shot just inside the near right post to take a 1-0 lead for USM. The remainder of the opening half, the Owls got two more shots off, but they were both blocked by the Huskies and after USM's two shots went wide, both teams went into the half with USM ahead by one.
 
KSC attack opened the second half with four shots over the first 20 minutes of the second half, but Wagner made three more saves, combined with another blocked shot to not allow the Owls to not draw even with 25 minutes remaining. Wagner tallied another save in goal shortly after, but the Owls responded with a blocked shot on defense a few minutes later. USM was able to respond by doing the same by blocking a pair of shots from the Owls over a two-minute span as the clock started to count to under 10 minutes remaining. The rest of the way, the Owls attack was unable to get going as the Huskies held onto the 1-0 victory over KSC.
 
Inside the Box

• KSC falls to 21-6-1 in the all-time series between the two teams as the Owls have dropped three of the four most recent meetings between the two teams.
• KSC had the clear shot advantage on the day, as they outshot USM 13-7, including just 5-1 in shots on goal, with a slight 3-2 corner kick advantage.
• Wagner made five saves in the contest for the Huskies.
• KSC has only one point in LEC play through their four contests so far through the season.

Up Next


Keene State is back at home for their next contest as the Owls host ranked opponent Amherst College on Wednesday, October 8, at 6:00 PM.
Southern Maine returns to action on Tuesday, October 7, at 7:00 PM as the Huskies host Bowdoin College.