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MSOC Huddle vs Ursinus (8.29.25)
Bill Wood
1
St. Mary's (MD) SMC (1-1-0, 0-0-0)
4
Winner Catholic CATHU (2-0-0, 0-0-0)
St. Mary's (MD) SMC
(1-1-0, 0-0-0)
1
Final
4
Catholic CATHU
(2-0-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Mary's (MD) SMC 0 1 1
Catholic CATHU 2 2 4

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Nairem Moran '99

SMCM Men’s Soccer Falls at Catholic

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland men's soccer team suffered its first loss of the 2025 campaign Tuesday night (Sept. 2). St. Mary's College (2-1) dropped a 4-1 decision to The Catholic University of America (2-0) in non-conference play.
 
How It Happened
  • Catholic landed on the scoreboard early as Holden Woodings found the back of the net at 4:14.
  • The host Cardinals doubled their advantage at 26:06 as Ben Zimmer finished off a feed from Christian Backich.
  • Sophomore midfielder Zach Blaum (Richmond, Va./Atlee) notched the Seahawks' first shot of the game at 40:03 which was blocked by the CUA defense. Sophomore forward William Marbray (Ellicott City, Md./Marriotts Ridge) fired off a shot at 41:25 but the attempt went missed left and Catholic headed into halftime with a 2-0 lead.
  • The Cardinals jumped to a 3-0 advantage at the start of the second half when Carson Shamoo found the low left side of the goal at 46:12.
  • Sophomore forward Nick Haney (Chesapeake Beach, Md./Northern) put SMCM on the scoreboard in the 63rd minute as Haney's corner kick from the right side of the goal bent in for a 3-1 game.
  • St. Mary's College played a man down for the final 14 minutes after senior defender Xavier Lewis (Severn, Md./Old Mill) received a red card.
  • Junior midfielder Bryce Webster (Saint Leonard, Md./Calvert) sent in a shot for the Seahawks at 79:26 but missed right.
  • Junior goalkeeper Zack Reed (Leonardtown, Md./Leonardtown) made back-to-back saves in 13 seconds before Backich tallied a goal of his own at 84:25.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Catholic outshot SMCM 16-5 for the game, including an 8-2 shot on goal margin.
  • The Cardinals doubled up St. Mary's College 6-3 in corner kicks.
  • The Seahawks registered 22 fouls, including three yellow cards and one red, while CUA picked up 17 fouls and two yellow cards.
 
St. Mary's College
  • Reed finished the game with four saves.
  • Tonight's matchup was the first between SMCM and Catholic since 2009.
 
Catholic
  • Backich paced the Cardinals with a goal and an assist while Owen Allegro made one stop.
 
Up Next for the Seahawks
  • Sept. 6 vs. Washington College (0-2-0) – St. Mary's City, Md. (JLR Stadium) – 3 pm
  • Sept. 7 vs. Lynchburg (1-0-1) – St. Mary's City, Md. (JLR Stadium) – 2 pm
 
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