Men Suffer 2-1 Loss To Begin 2018

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine—The Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) men's soccer team was edged 2-1 by the Panthers from Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) in a non-conference match at Wainwright Recreational Complex on Saturday, Sept. 1.

Albany did all of its damage in the first half—Alex Bleau made the home team pay in the 19^th minute and Anes Bostandzic followed suit on a ball from Noah Keith minutes before the break.

Senior Jamal Durrani (Lebanon, Maine) scored his third career goal as a defender to make things interesting with plenty of time remaining at the 54:07 mark. However, SMCC squandered a penalty kick opportunity in the 81^st minute before landing only one more shot on goal before full time expired.

First-year goalkeeper Camden Labrecque (Saco, Maine) made eight saves in 10 attempts in his collegiate debut. The SeaWolves fired 17 shots, seven on goal.

In a post-game interview, Head Coach Brian Dougher stated, "Although it wasn't the result we were hoping for, there are successes to take away. We were able to create plenty of goal-scoring opportunities and absorb a relentless attack by a talented Albany squad. Looking forward to building on this performance."

View the photo gallery of the game HERE.

The result lands Albany 1-0-0 and SMCC 0-1-0 to begin their seasons.

The SeaWolves will take on the Bowdoin College Junior Varsity squad in an exhibition on Wednesday, Sept. 5. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. in Brunswick, Maine.

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