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| Freshman Simon Hulbert made 12 saves in the loss to Thomas. |
WATERVILLE, Maine – Sophomore Willie Clemons (Paget,
Bermuda/Warwick Academy) had a goal and four assists to lead the Thomas
College Terriers to a 6-1 win over the University of Southern Maine
Wednesday evening at Smith Field.
With the win, Thomas earns its first victory of the season to improve to 1-2. The Huskies, suffering their second straight loss, drops to 1-2-1.
After a scoreless 24 minutes, the Terriers broke through in the 25th minute for the first of their two first-half goals. Thomas freshman Josh Emard (Lebanon, Maine/Noble) knocked in a goal on an assist from Clemons before Clemons scored a goal of his own in the 39th minute for a 2-0 Terrier lead at the break.
Southern Maine rallied to cut its deficit to one goal in the 65th minute when Husky freshman Randolph Merced scored the first goal of his intercollegiate career off of an assist from classmate Christopher Pepin. The 2-1 score was short-lived however as senior Tre Ming (Devonshire, Bermuda/South Kent) answered for the Terriers less than a minute later on the second of Clemons' four assists in the game to regain a two-goal advantage.
With a 3-1 lead in hand, Thomas tacked on three more goals late in the second half. Freshman Adam LaBrie (Yarmouth, Maine) scored a pair of goals in the 82nd and 90th minute, while Emard added his second goal of the game in 86th minute. Clemons assisted on the final two goals to finish with six points in the game.
Thomas junior goalkeeper Joakim Sternas (Stockholm, Sweden/Bromma Gymnasium) earned the win making eight saves. Southern Maine freshman Simon Hulbert (Bar Harbor, Maine/Mount Desert Island) turned back 12 Terrier shots in the loss.
Southern Maine remains on the road and will compete at the Husson University Eagles Challenge Friday and Saturday. The Huskies will face the host Eagles on Friday (7:30 p.m.). Thomas travels to St. Joseph's College on Thursday, September 17 (4:00 p.m.).
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