FREDERICK, Md. – The Hood College men's soccer team battled back to erase a first-half deficit, but visiting Widener kept the pedal to the floor to eventually produce a 2-1 win over the Blazers in the MAC Commonwealth contest Saturday afternoon at Thomas Athletic Field.
Inside the Box Score
Lucas Godfroy (Adamstown, Md./Urbana) scored his first goal of the season. He managed four shots, two on goal.
Aidan Wright (Ijamsville, Md./Oakdale) notched his third assist of the season.
Adam Labows (Leonardtown, Md./Leonardtown) made five saves on the afternoon.
How it Happened
Hood generated an early attacking spark earning three corner kicks in the opening 15 minutes and creating chances through Godfroy and Pinkel. Godfroy's shot in the 22nd minute forced a save from the Widener goalkeeper that would foreshadow his later success.
The Pride broke through in the 28th minute when Max Hartke found the back of the net at the 27-minute mark, giving Widener a 1-0 advantage.
Coming out of halftime, Hood immediately pressed forward. Pinkel tested the Widener keeper in the 48th minute, and Godfroy continued to threaten the Pride defense. The persistence paid off in the 58th minute when
Aidan Wright (Ijamsville, Md./Oakdale) delivered a pass to Godfroy, who finished the opportunity at 57:39 to level the match at 1-1.
The deadlock was short-lived, however. Inside of 10 minutes later after Hood's equalizer, Widener regained the lead when Allieu Kamara scored at 67:17, putting the visitors back on top 2-1.
The Blazers continued to push for another equalizer down the stretch. Hood earned additional corner kicks and generated late pressure, including a shot on goal from Wright in the 89th minute that was turned away. A final corner kick with less than a minute remaining gave the Blazers one last opportunity, but Widener held on.
For the Opponent
Max Hartke had a goal out of his two shots on goal.
Tristan Willey made three saves.
Analysis
Widener outshot Hood 7-6 and forced four Hood saves in the first half, but tied the Blazers in shots and saves in the second.
Notes
Hood moves to 5-8-1 overall and 1-3-1 in MAC Commonwealth play.
Widener improves to 9-4-1 overall and 3-2-0 in conference action.
Up Next
The squad continues conference play with a matchup against Stevenson on Wednesday, October 21 with a start time of 7 p.m. at Thomas Athletic Field.
