GORHAM, Maine - Liam Myers headed in his first goal of 2025 in the fourth minute and it was enough for the Bowdoin College Polar Bears to earn a 1-0 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a non-conference men's soccer game Tuesday night at Hannaford Field.
Sophomore goalkeeper
Gabe Wagner (Freeport, Maine) put on a show for the Huskies making 11 saves and several critical clearances during the contest.
The Records:
Bowdoin College (6-2-2)
Southern Maine (2-3-6)
Tonight's game marked the 44
th meeting between the University of Southern Maine and Bowdoin College. Bowdoin leads the overall series 37-4-3. The Huskies last defeated the Polar Bears on September 17, 2008, 3-1, at home. USM fell to the Polar Bears, 7-0, in Brunswick in 2024.
How It Happened:
- Pressuring early, Bowdoin earned the first of its 11 corner kicks in the game 2:59 into the contest. Taking the service Tyler Huck lofted a well-placed ball to the far post side of the box and Myers headed in the goal for a 1-0 lead with just 3:20 gone in the game.
- Bowdoin continued to threaten for a second goal in the opening half, but Wagner and the Huskies' defense were able to keep the Polar Bears off the scoresheet. Wagner made back-to-back saves in the 15th minute, and finished the first half with five of his 11 saves.
- Wagner continued to play outstanding in net for the Huskies in the second half, punching away several crosses and making six more saves to finish with his season-high 11.
- The Huskies registered their first shot and first shot on goal in the final seconds of the game as freshman Peter Thelander (Bristol, Maine/Lincoln Academy) subbed on and laced a near-post shot in the 90th minute forcing Bowdoin's Oliver King to dive to his right and make a save to prevent the equalizer.
The Goalkeepers:
BC: Oliver King (3-0), 90:00, 0 GA, 1 Save
SM:
Gabe Wagner (1-3-5), 1 GA, 11 saves
Inside The Stats:
- Bowdoin outshot the Huskies 18-1 (nine in each half). The Polar Bears also had an 11-0 lead in corner kicks.
Up Next:
Southern Maine is at WestConn on Saturday (12:00 pm) in Little East Conference action and then returns home to host nationally-ranked Bates College on Tuesday (7:00 pm). The Huskies return to conference action on Saturday, October 18 (1:00 pm) hosting VTSU-Castleton.
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