PAXTON, Mass. -- JT Yager (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) scored the lone goal for Mount Ida and Riley Ford (Guilderland, N.Y.) earned his first shutout as Mount Ida defeated Anna Maria 1-0 on Saturday afternoon for their first Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men's soccer win of the year.
Yager scored his first goal of the year in the 34th minute for the Mustangs, who win their second straight game and improve to 3-2-1 (1-0-1 GNAC).
The visitors capitalized on an Anna Maria foul right in front of the net as Yager fired a free kick past AMCAT netminder Elliot Kuzma (East Haven, Conn.).
The AMCATS saw multiple opportunities in the Mustang's defensive end including a penalty kick in the 74th minute of play. The kick was taken by AMCAT defender Derrick Casey and went high over the crossbar, leaving the Mustangs with the 1-0 lead.
The battle started early in the game with a lot of action in the midfield as both teams fought to break into the defensive end. Anna Maria held a slight edge in total shots with 14 while Mount Ida trailed by just one with 13.
The Mustangs finished with a total of six corner kicks to the AMCATS three. The physical contest saw 27 total fouls called with just one yellow card handed out to the AMCATS.
Between the pipes, Kuzma made five saves in the loss.
Mount Ida goes out of conference again when they travel to Emerson next Wednesday for a 6:00 pm game in Boston.
With the loss the AMCATS drop to 0-3-1 overall and 0-2 in conference play.
Anna Maria returns to action on Wednesday, September 23 as they travel to Springfield College for a non-conference matchup starting at 7:00 p.m.