Men's Soccer Opens 2015 Season with Seven Goal Shutout at UNE

Andrew Jones had an assist and two goals in Bowdoin's 7-0 season opener

Biddeford, Maine - The Bowdoin men's soccer team opened the 2015 season with a seven goal performance at the University of New England on Tuesday night.

The Polar Bears (1-0) scored a pair of goals in the first half of play and added five in the second frame to shutout the Nor'Easters (1-2) in Tuesday's non-conference matchup.

How It Happened

• Connor Keefe scored the first goal of the game just 4:04 into the contest, heading the ball past UNE goalie Elijah Leverett off a feed from Andrew Jones in the right corner.
• Jones added two goals of his own, coming at 17:31 and 52:22, accounting for the Polar Bears second and fourth goals of the game. Jones' first goal came off a feed from Matt Dias Costa in the center while the second was a one-timer from Dias Costa and Austin Downing.
• Moctar Niang scored his first collegiate goal at 49:42 as he headed in a corner kick from the left side.
• Hunter Miller had a pair of assists for Bowdoin, feeding the ball to Niang for the team's third goal of the game, and again feeding Cedric Charlier at 65:10 off a UNE turnover.
• Riley Bubb scored with 7:05 remaining after collecting a rebound and tucking a shot inside the right post.
• Nick DiStefano closed out the night's scoring with a successful penalty kick with less than three minutes to play.
• Bowdoin outshot UNE 20-4 with a 9-3 edge in corner kicks.
• Leverett made four saves for the Nor'Easters with Stevie Van Siclen making one stop for Bowdoin.

Up Next

• Bowdoin travels to Amherst for a Saturday rematch of last year's NESCAC Championship game.  Bowdoin secured the 2014 NESCAC title after holding Amherst scoreless through regulation and double overtime, while edging out their hosts 5-4 in a PK shootout. Saturday's game is set to begin at 2:30 p.m.
• UNE hosts Endicott on September 9 with a 3:30 p.m. start in the Nor'Easters conference opener.

Scoring Summary:

1st - 4:04 - Connor Keefe (Bowdoin)

1st - 17:31 - Andrew Jones (Bowdoin)

1st - 49:42 - Moctar Niang (Bowdoin)

1st - 52:22 - Andrew Jones (Bowdoin)

1st - 65:10 - Cedric Charlier (Bowdoin)

1st - 82:55 - Riley Bubb (Bowdoin)

1st - 87:42 - Nick DiStefano (Bowdoin) 

 

Game Leaders:

Bowdoin

G: Andrew Jones - 2

A: 2 Players (#4, #5 - 2)

Sh: Connor Keefe - 4

Sv: Stevie Van Siclen - 1

U. of New England

G: N/A

A: N/A

Sh: 4 Players (#7, #8, #9, #27 - 1)

Sv: Elijah Leverett - 4 

 

Team Stats:

B = Bowdoin UNE = University of New England

 

20 (11)

4 (1)

Saves

B 1

UNE 4

Fouls

B 9

UNE 7

Corner Kicks

B 9

UNE 3

Offsides

B 5

UNE 3