Plymouth, NH- The Plymouth State Men’s soccer team lost a tough match at Bridgewater State, when they were shutout 3-0 Sunday evening. The loss drops PSU’s record to 0-2 while Bridgewater received their first win of the season, putting their mark at 1-2.D
It was a tale of two halves for the Panthers as they came out strong in the first, out shooting Bridgewater 5-3. PSU’s Petro Masumbuko (Manchester, NH) nearly scored on a header shot at the 9 minute mark but it was quickly saved by the opposing goalie Matt Bagley (Braintree, Ma), who recorded four key saves on the day.
The second half of the game trended towards that of Bridgewater. In a 14 minute span the Bears posted three goals to take a strong hold on the Panther’s squad. Bridgewater’s Colin Neri (Upton, Ma) was the first to strike after receiving a long pass from Camilo Mora (Houston, Tx) and hitting the back of the net on PSU’s Danny Marsh (Framingham, Conn). Josh Goehring (Haverhill, Ma) and Steve McAvoy (Walpole, Ma) each found the back of the net to help put Bridgewater State up 3-0, which would stand throughout the rest of the contest.
Bridgewater’s Senior Goalie Matt Bagley collected his fifth career shutout with the win while saving four shots on goal. PSU’s Senior Christian Bua (Gilford, NH) was the only Panther to shoot the ball multiple times on net.
Plymouth State ends its three game road trip on Wednesday evening when it takes on Salem State (0-2) at 6 pm. Bridgewater looks to keep winning in a 7 pm home matchup against MIT (3-1).