Thomas sinks Maine Maritime 1-0

MMA out of playoff hunt

Castine, Maine – The Thomas College Terriers shut out the Mariners from Maine Maritime 1-0 on Saturday in a conference match-up that would decide the playoff fate of both schools. With the loss, MMA falls short of their bid to make the upcoming NAC Playoffs and finishes their season at 4-10-1 overall and 1-6 in the NAC. The win improves the Terriers record to 7-11-0 and 3-4 in the NAC.

Thomas College scored the only goal, in what turned out to be a tough and physical match today at Ritchie Field. The goal came in the 16^th minute when Cory Underwood (West bath, ME) received a solid pass into the box from Tim Costa (Pelham, NH) and slipped it by MMA goalie Jeff Butland (Cumberland, ME) for the only goal of the match and the 1-0 victory. MMA had several chances to tie the score but couldn’t convert despite outshooting the Terriers 19 to 14 in the match.

Thomas College keeper Keegan Curtain (Durham, ME) recorded the shutout, making seven saves on 19 MMA shots. Jeff Butland (Cumberland, ME) took the loss for the Mariners giving up the only goal while making four saves on 14 Thomas shots.