NEWBURGH, NY – On Tuesday night, the Maritime College men's soccer team began its Skyline Conference schedule by visiting Mount St. Mary.  For the second straight game, goalkeeper Augusto Lebron (Valley Stream, NY) faced a flurry of late shots.  For the second straight game, he didn't let one past, as the Privateers (3-1-2, 0-0-1 Skyline) and Knights (0-5-2, 0-0-2 Skyline) played to a 0-0 draw at Kaplan Field.

Maritime played down a man for the final 10 minutes after Chris Vazquez (Woodhaven, NY) picked up his second yellow card of the contest (the first was later rescinded).  The Knights earned a corner kick in the 85^th minute and fired a pair of shots that went wide.  Lebron then stopped two late Mount St. Mary attempts to preserve the 0-0 score.

Lebron (3-1-2) faced 15 shots and was credited with a season-high seven saves.  The shutout was the second of his career, and his first since a 1-0 victory over Cobleskill on Sept. 3, 2022.  Mount St. Mary goalkeeper Caesar Martinez (0-5-2) also notched his first shutout of the year, making one save.

After Lebron registered two saves in the first 15 minutes, Maritime had its best scoring chance in the 22^nd minute.  Justin Song's (Syosset, NY) shot was saved, though, and his second attempt went high.  The Privateers had only one other shot in the game, but came away with a point thanks to the play of their goalkeeper and their solid defensive performance.

Up next for Maritime is a 1 p.m. matchup with St. Joseph's LI (3-4-0, 0-2-0 Skyline) at Reinhart Field on Saturday.  It will be the first of two straight home games for the Privateers.