Huskies defeat Mounties 3-0 for second straight win
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Saint Mary's (2-2-0, 3-2-0) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Mount Allison (1-3-0, 1-4-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SACKVILLE, N.B. – Saint Mary's forwards Sean Freeman and Colby Mercer each scored, and goalkeeper Ryan Davis stopped four shots for the clean sheet, as the Huskies won their second straight game, defeating the Mount Allison Mounties 3-0 on Sunday afternoon in Sackville, NB.
Coming off a gritty 2-0 win over the UPEI Panthers on Saturday, Saint Mary's looked to continue their winning ways on the road. Huskies forward Sean Freeman (Halifax, NS) opened the scoring in ninth minute. Defender Yousef Fatal (Halifax, NS) thumped a ball into Mounties territory, with forward Colby Mercer (Beaverbank, NS) rising up to head the ball back to Freeman, who unleashed a hard volley past the Mounties keeper to give the visitors a 1-0 lead.
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Sean Freeman opens the scoring in the 9th minute! A nice assist from Colby Mercer, and Freeman buries his first of the campaign to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead. pic.twitter.com/T00CW1m5bC
The Mounties pressed for an equalizer, but Huskies goalkeeper Ryan Davis (Lake Loon, NS) was in control, denying a shot from Mount Allison forward Damon Gordon. The Huskies nearly doubled their lead in the first half, but midfielder Scott Firth (Windsor Junction, NS) fired a shot off the goal post, and Freeman just missed on the rebound, as Saint Mary's took a 1-0 lead into halftime.
The Huskies lead would double in the 56th minute, as a Woody Bain corner kick bounced dangerously in the box and ricocheted off of a Mounties defender into the net for an own goal.
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A Woody Bain corner kick ends up in the back of the Mounties net! Goes down as an own goal but the Huskies lead 2-0 in the 56th minute! pic.twitter.com/g4Szxw9kij
Saint Mary's would add to their lead in the 77th minute. After a flurry of action in front of the Huskies goal, a blocked shot was cleared away by substitute forward Tonye Ogon (Bayelsa, Nigeria) finding Sean Freeman in stride up the right wing. Freeman was tripped up in the box by a Mounties defender, with the referee awarding a penalty kick. Former Mounties forward Colby Mercer stepped to the spot and calmly buried it, scoring for the second straight game to push the lead to 3-0.
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Sean Freeman gets hauled down in the box and Colby Mercer capitalizes with a penalty kick goal against his former team! His second goal of the season gives the Huskies a 3-0 lead in the 77th minute! pic.twitter.com/tkFAe2khGs
Davis remained solid in the second half, stopping shots from Mounties midfielders Liam Clark-Black (Dartmouth, NS) and Jack Bennett (Falmouth, NS), as the Huskies held on for the 3-0 win.
Huskies defender Woody Bain was named Player of the Game, with outstanding play on both ends of the pitch.
The Huskies second straight win improves their record to 2-2-0 on the season. They'll be back on the road next weekend, taking on the Moncton Aigles Bleus (2-0-2) on Saturday at 6:15 p.m., and UNB REDS (1-2-1) on Sunday at 5:15 p.m.
The Mounties loss drops their record to 1-3-0. They'll hit the road next weekend to take on the STFX X-Men (1-0-1) on Saturday at 7:15 p.m., and Cape Breton Capers (2-0-2) on Sunday at 6:15 p.m.
Recap by Allan April / Saint Mary's Huskies Athletics
