Anderson's late-game heroics broke up a scoreless match lifting the Huskies to their first win of the season.  Southern Maine is now 1-0-1.  Westfield State drops its second game in as many chances to stand at 0-2.

After an evenly played first half, both teams returned to the pitch locked in a 0-0 battle.  The Huskies' pressured early, but were unable to capitalize.  Anderson had a chance on a corner in the 55th minute connecting on a service from sophomore Qutaiba Hassoon (Portland, Maine/Deering, but his header sailed high over the frame.  The Owls' also had opportunities of their own, including a solid strike from sophomore Connor Townsend (Wilmington, Mass.) in the 72nd minute, but Husky freshman goalkeeper Simon Hulbert (Bar Harbor, Maine/Mount Desert Island) was up to the task making the save.

Southern Maine continued to push forward and had a near-goal called off in the 78th minute for an offside infraction before Anderson delivered the win.  Following the offside call, USM won a ball in the middle of the field and freshman Jonathan Bobe (Portland, Maine)sped away down the right side getting in behind the Owl defense.  With Owls sophomore keeper Marc Patnaude (North Andover, Mass.) charging off of his line, Bobe sent a perfectly placed ball to a streaking Anderson for the goal and the Huskies' win.

Patnaude finished the game making three saves in the loss. Hulbert earned the shutout for USM making six saves, including four in the second half. 

Southern Maine hosts Bridgewater State on Saturday (4:00 p.m.) in the final game of the 2015 Husky Fall Classic.  Westfield State will face Coast Guard at 1:30 p.m.  Bridgewater State defeated Coast Guard 2-0 in the opening game of the classic.  BSU's Conor Murtagh had both goals.

–cac–