YARMOUTH, Maine — Sophomore Liam Mason recorded 13 saves as the Husson University men's soccer team fell 4-0 to Amherst College in a non-conference matchup Wednesday evening at Yarmouth High School.
The Eagles (5-7-2) held the Mammoths (6-3-4) to one goal in the opening half before Amherst added three goals after the break.
Mason stopped two attempts from Obed Opoku early in the first half before Amherst opened the scoring at 16:08. Finn Hoefer finished off an assist from Opoku to give the Mammoths a 1-0 advantage.
Mason kept Husson within one with saves on Edward Wilkey, Hoefer and Riley Priddy over the next 11 minutes.
Sophomore Jorge Mora generated an opportunity for the Eagles in the 31st minute, putting a shot on target that Amherst goalkeeper Spencer Kreitzer stopped. Freshman Vittorio Gaiani added an attempt that went high in the 41st minute as Husson entered halftime trailing 1-0.
The Eagles threatened early in the second half when freshman Santiago Jimenez forced Kreitzer into a save in the 49th minute. Sophomore Lorenzo Ceruti followed with an attempt that went wide less than a minute later.
Mason denied Leo Wilensky in the 51st minute before Wilkey extended Amherst's lead at 53:13 off another Opoku assist.
The Eagles' goalkeeper continued to turn away opportunities, stopping attempts from Hoefer and Jacob Dinzeo before denying Hoefer again in the 68th minute.
Wilkey scored his second goal at 72:50 off Opoku's third assist of the evening to make it 3-0. Freshman Ludovico Barosi also put an attempt on target in the 73rd minute, but Kreitzer made the stop.
Mason added four more saves over the next 13 minutes before Dylan Price converted a penalty kick at 86:19 for the final goal of the contest.
Mason played all 90 minutes and finished with eight saves in the second half. Mora, Jimenez and Barosi each put their lone attempt on target, while Gaiani and Ceruti also recorded a shot.
Amherst finished with a 28-5 advantage in shots, including a 17-3 margin in shots on goal, and held a 17-2 edge in corner kicks.
Husson will return to North Atlantic Conference play Saturday when it travels to the University of Maine at Presque Isle for a noon kickoff.
