BUZZARDS BAY, Mass -- The Buccaneers took on the Salem State Vikings on Saturday evening in Buzzards Bay. On senior night for Lindsy Durgin, Allie Dickinson, and Caleigh Tompkins, the Bucs came back from a one-goal deficit in the fourth quarter to win their season finale, 5-4.

The Basics

Final: Buccaneers 5, Vikings 4

Records: Maritime 4-10 (1-5)

               Salem 9-8 (1-5)

Between The Pipes

Maritime: Christiane Rech (W, 3-10): 4 GA | 5 SV | 9 SH | 60 Min

Salem: Nora Bradley (L, 9-7): 5 GA | 9 SV | 14 SH | 60 Min

Inside The Numbers

Maritime

• Lindsy Durgin scored a game-high three goals in the win. Allie Dickinson and Tessa Hinds scored one.
• Karah Deveau picked up a team-high five ground balls. 
• Durgin won a game-high three draw controls.
• Defensively, Caleigh Tompkins caused a game-high five turnovers. 
• In total, Maritime picked up 25 ground balls, converted 10 of 18 clearances, won six draw controls, and took 21 shots in the game.

Salem

• Siobhan Smith, Kaylee Rich, Laura Young, and Aislinn Bennett scored a goal. 
• Gracyn Smith had an assist in the loss.
• Bennett picked up a game-high seven ground balls.
• Jordan Turcotte, Savannah Scrodin, and Bennett all won two draw controls. 
• Defensively, Bennett caused three turnovers.
• In total, Salem picked up 24 ground balls, converted 11 of 27 clearances, won six draw controls, and took 14 shots in the game.

How It Happened

Salem scored the first two goals of the game at 10:48 and 10:14 of the first quarter to take a 2-0 lead. It took nearly 10 minutes, but the Buccaneers cut the deficit in half on a Hinds goal with 28 seconds left. The Vikings held their 2-1 lead into the second.

The Buccaneers scored two goals early in the third at 11:57 and 9:59 to tie the game and take the lead with goals from Durgin and Dickinson. 50 seconds later, Bennet scored for Salem, tying the game at 3-3. Neither team scored the rest of the first half, and the teams were tied at 3-3 at the break. 

In the third, both teams went scoreless behind great defensive and goalkeeping performances. The Bucs and Vikings remained tied at threes heading to the fourth.

The Vikings scored 36 seconds into the fourth quarter to go up 4-3. Durgin scored her second of the game at 13:08 to tie the game again at 4-4. Just over six minutes later, Durgin scored again to give the Buccaneers the lead. In the final seven minutes, Rech and the Bucs defense held strong and closed out the game, earning the win, 5-4, over the Vikings.