Bangor, ME – The Husson University men's soccer team opened their 2010 season with a 6-0 loss to the University of Maine at Fort Kent on Wednesday afternoon.  Andre Anderson (Sr., Manchester, Jamaica) led the Bengals with a hat trick and an assist. With the loss, Husson begins the young season 0-1, while UMFK improves their record to 2-0.

The Bengals recorded 37 shots, with 18 on goal, while the Eagles managed 10 in the match, with three on goal. The Bengals netted their first goal in the tenth minute of play when Jermaine West (Jr., New Baalbec, Jamaica) scored a header off a corner kick taken by Anderson., Anderson's hat trick featured goals scored just 29 seconds apart. West also contributed to the cause with two goals, and Amine El Moumen (Fy., Casablanca, Morocco) chipped in one goal.

The Eagles managed three shots on goal from Adam Loiacono (Jr., Cranston, RI), James Crockford (So., Watford, England) and Tyler Wentworth (So., Ellsworth, ME); however none of the shots found the back of the net. Miguel Dominguez, the Eagles' goalkeeper and captain of the team, played the first half of the game and made four saves on seven shots. In the second half, Mason Smith tended goal, making eight saves on 11 shots. David Girouard, goalkeeper for UMFK, saved all three shots he faced. 

The Husson University men's soccer team will play their next match at home on Saturday Sept. 11 against Rhode Island College. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:00 PM. The Eagles have five remaining non conference games before their first conference game versus Lyndon State.