AUGUSTA, Maine – NHTI Men's Soccer scored twice in less than two minutes during the second half Thursday afternoon, but the Lynx fell 7-2 to the University of Maine at Augusta in Yankee Small College Conference action at the Capital Area Sports Complex.
The loss moves NHTI to 0-3 overall and 0-2 in YSCC play, while UMaine Augusta improves to 1-3-1 overall and 1-1-1 in conference action, moving to four points in the YSCC standings.
The Moose broke through late in the opening half, scoring in the 40th minute before adding another goal with 18 seconds remaining before halftime to take a 2-0 advantage into the break.
UMaine Augusta extended the lead early in the second half with goals at 46:09 and 51:33, but NHTI responded with its strongest stretch of the afternoon.
Jacob Hanson (Pembroke, N.H.) put the Lynx on the board in the 56th minute, finishing off an assist from Geovanni Lopez (Manchester, N.H.) for Hanson's first goal of the season. Just 1:41 later, Lopez converted a penalty kick for his first goal of the year, cutting the deficit to 4-2.
Lopez finished the afternoon with three points on a goal and an assist, while Hanson led NHTI with five shots, including three on goal. Lopez recorded three shots with two on frame. Goalkeeper Daniel Sherkanowski (Bristol, N.H.) made five saves. Sherkanowski has played the full 270:00 in net for the Lynx this season.
UMaine Augusta answered 39 seconds after Lopez's penalty kick to restore a three-goal advantage before adding two more goals later in the half for the 7-2 final. Robin Malherbe led the Moose with four goals, while Daniel Tewogbade scored twice.
NHTI finished with 11 shots, including six on goal, while Maine-Augusta recorded 25 shots. The Lynx generated nine of their 11 attempts after halftime.
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The Lynx remain on the road Saturday, Sept. 26, traveling to Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences for a 3 p.m. YSCC matchup. NHTI then visits Vermont State University Randolph on Wednesday, Sept. 30, before returning to Concord for its first home weekend of the season.
NHTI opens its home slate against Word of Life on Saturday, Oct. 3, at 12:30 p.m. as part of Homecoming Weekend before hosting Paul Smith's College Sunday at 12:30 p.m.
All matches are available to watch live on YSCCSportsNetwork.com.
