BANGOR, Maine — Junior Tibo Desorme scored his first goal of the season as the Husson University men's soccer team fell 3-1 to Bowdoin College in non-conference action Wednesday evening at John P. Boucher Field.
Husson (4-5-2) generated the first opportunity of the match when sophomore Lucas Alabiso forced Bowdoin goalkeeper Oliver King into a save in the third minute.
The Polar Bears (6-1-4) opened the scoring at 3:05 when Donovan Sinicropi finished off an assist from Jack Banks. Patrick Brady followed just two minutes later, scoring off another Banks assist to give Bowdoin a 2-0 advantage in the first six minutes of action.
The Eagles worked to respond, with freshman Santiago Jimenez recording an attempt in the 14th minute before Husson earned its first corner kick. Junior Jamie Barr stopped a shot from Banks in the 18th minute to keep the deficit at two.
Sophomore Lorenzo Ceruti sent an attempt wide in the 23rd minute, while sophomore Cesar Soucre and junior Zain Uddin added shots late in the half. Husson entered the break trailing 2-0, with Bowdoin holding a narrow 6-5 advantage in shots.
Barr opened the second half with a save on Max Cook in the 48th minute. Desorme and Soucre each recorded attempts over the next six minutes as the Eagles searched for their first goal.
Bowdoin extended its lead at 62:34 when Alden Mehta scored off Banks' third assist of the evening. Barr then denied Lucas Nuernberg in the 65th minute before Husson broke through.
Desorme put the Eagles on the scoreboard at 68:38, finishing off an assist from Alejandro Castellanos to cut the deficit to 3-1.
Barr kept Husson within two with another save on Banks in the 73rd minute. Jimenez later tested King with a shot on target in the 82nd minute, but the Bowdoin goalkeeper made the stop.
Barr added saves on Masai Gordon and William Fowler in the closing minutes, finishing with six over 90 minutes, including five in the second half.
Desorme, Jimenez and Soucre shared the team lead with two shots apiece. Alabiso and Jimenez joined Desorme in recording attempts on target, while Castellanos contributed Husson's lone assist.
Bowdoin finished with an 18-9 advantage in shots, including a 9-3 margin in shots on goal, and held a 3-2 edge in corner kicks.
Husson will return to North Atlantic Conference play Saturday when it hosts Vermont State University Lyndon for Senior Day. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. at John P. Boucher Field.
