Box Score

WATERVILLE, ME - The Thomas men's soccer team collected a major conference win as they defeated Maine Maritime 3-1 on Saturday afternoon at Smith Field. Dakota Duplissie had two goals, Tre Ming had one, and Joakim Sternas recorded eight saves on nine shots faced in the victory. 

The Terriers (7-3-2, 4-1-1 NAC) got going quickly when Duplissie fired a shot off the crossbar, but followed his shot and put home the rebound just 2:23 into the match for the 1-0 lead.

Both teams traded shots for the remainder of the first half, as Thomas accumulated 10 total with four on goal, and Maine Maritime (7-6-1, 4-2-1) had 13 shots with six on goal.

Sternas made four saves in the first 20 minutes and made six overall for Thomas in the first half to keep the Mariners off the scoreboard.

In the second half, the Mariners were able to tie the score up at 1-1 on a tremendous diving header by Ike Doiron from Gabriel Warren.

The Terriers would waste no time responding, as Duplissie would net his second of the game, this time from Khamisi Lightbourne on a cross to put Thomas right on top, 2-1. Three minutes later, Ming dribbled past defenders to create separation and fired a shot by Mariner keeper Zachary Elwell to extend the Terrier lead to 3-1.

That lead would hold until the final buzzer, as Thomas collected its fourth North Atlantic Conference win on the season and remains one of only three teams in the NAC (Colby-Sawyer and New England College) with one conference loss.

Thomas made the most of its chances, scoring on half of their shots on goal. Maine Maritime held a 23-16 shot advantage, but Sternas denied them on eight of nine shots on goal.

The men's soccer team will have a quick turnaround, as they are back in action on Wednesday night, October 22 when they host the University of Maine at Farmington at 7pm.