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Kristoff Manni Goal vs. MMA
Deja Driscoll Smith
2
Maine Maritime MAINE MA (0-1-1)
2
Southern Me. SOUTHERN (0-1-2)
Maine Maritime MAINE MA
(0-1-1)
2
Final
2
Southern Me. SOUTHERN
(0-1-2)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Maine Maritime MAINE MA 1 1 2
Southern Me. SOUTHERN 1 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Christina Cracolici, Director of Athletic Communications

Southern Maine Battles Maine Maritime to a 2-2 Draw

Kristoff Manni Scores Twice in Tie


GORHAM, Maine -  Junior Kristof Manni (Vandalia, Ohio/Vandalia Butler) scored twice to help lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 2-2 draw with the Maine Maritime Academy Mariners in a non-conference men's soccer game Wednesday night at Hannaford Field, 
 
The Records:
Maine Maritime Academy (0-1-1)
Southern Maine (0-1-2)
 
Today's game marked the 20th meeting between the University of Southern Maine and Maine Maritime Academy. Southern Maine leads the overall series 11-5-3. Maine Maritime had won the last two consecutively, defeating the Huskies 1-0 in 2022 and 2-1 in 2023.  
 
How It Happened:
  • Manni scored his first goal of the season and the first goal of his Southern Maine career to put the Huskies ahead 1-0 in the fifth minute.
  • Husky starting goalkeeper freshman Aldo Bryant (Fairhope, Ala./Bayside Academy) kept Southern Maine ahead for a majority of the first half with some solid play, including a diving save tipping a would-be goal over the cross bar in the 40th minute.  Conceding a corner kick to deny the goal, Maine Maritime equalized on the play as James Baur cleaned up a loose ball in the box in the 41st minute to send the game into the half at 1-1.
  • After a quiet start to the second half, Southern Maine retook the lead in the 57th minute as Manni secured the brace.  Hitting a one-time shot to the far post, Manni finished a well-placed assist from sophomore Jonah Naratil (Porter, Maine/Sacopee Valley).
  • USM led 2-1 late in the game, but the Mariners were able to come back and equalize in the 87th minute as Baur scored again for MMA.
 
The Goalkeepers:
MMA, Reagan Moynihan (0-1-1), 90:00, 2 GA, 6 Saves
SM, Aldo Bryant (0-1-2), 45:00, 1 GA, 2 Saves. Gabe Wagner, 45:00, 1 GA, 1 Save
 
Inside The Stats:
  • Southern Maine outshot MMA 15-9; however, the Mariners led in corner kicks 7-1. 
  • Manni is the first Husky to score a brace Will Smith '23. Smith scored twice in a 3-2 win versus UMass Dartmouth on September 23, 2023.
 
Up Next:
Southern Maine remains at home on Saturday, September 7 (12:00 pm) hosting University of New England, and Tuesday, September 10 (7:00 pm) against Colby College.  
 
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