By Kyra Tolley Staff Writer The Rams lost to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buccaneers 3-0 in a conference home game Oct. 26. Their overall record dropped to 1-12-2 and their conference record to 1-5. Mass. Maritime started the first half with control of the play. Passes over the top of the Rams’ defense created repeated scoring opportunities for the Buccaneers. The 10th minute brought Framingham’s first shot of the game by sophomore Jack Holt. Mass. Maritime’s defense successfully blocked Holt’s shot, but would have to face an onslaught of goal attempts in the following three minutes. Sophomore Brian Penney provided the Rams with their first shot on goal of the game, but it was saved by goalkeeper Preston Joia. Five seconds later, freshman Yuji DaSilva attempted a shot that the Buccaneers blocked, which was followed shortly by another attempt from Penney, whose shot was saved by Joia. The Buccaneers conceded a free kick in the 16th minute that gave the Rams a significant offensive opportunity. Junior Gustav Hemmingsen stepped up to take the shot, but Mass. Maritime blocked the possibility of a goal before it could reach their keeper. Sixteen seconds after the shot, Framingham attempted a corner kick. Senior Bryce Borletto-McCray’s forceful header off the end of the pass curled over the top of the crossbar, barely missing the net. The Buccaneers built forward momentum for the rest of the first half. They attacked the Rams with a slew of corner kicks that resulted in several scoring opportunities, shots that were just wide, and nearly on-target headers. Mass. Maritime’s offensive charge lasted for 12 unrelenting minutes before their first goal came as a result of a well-placed corner kick in the 43rd minute. In the remaining 2 minutes of play in the first half, there was a wide shot by Framingham’s Holt and more action for goalkeeper Mikey Walker, who saved a shot on goal from the Buccaneers just before halftime. Mass. Maritime came out strong to begin the second half. The Buccaneers had four corner kicks and two wide shots before scoring their second goal in the 50th minute. From then on, momentum favored the Buccaneers. While the Rams created some offensive opportunities, they were stifled by offside rulings three times in the 7 minutes following Mass. Maritime’s second goal. In the midst of the Buccaneers’ drive on offense, Borletto-McCray set his sights on scoring, but his shot was saved by Joia. In the 60th minute, Holt saw an opportunity to put a header on net, but Joia got a hand on it and stopped Holt from putting the Rams on the board. Sixty-seven minutes into the game, Penney took a shot from a difficult angle that hit the crossbar before exiting the field of play. With 18 minutes left in the game, the Buccaneers crossed the ball in from the right wing. The ball landed in the box and was kicked in for a third Mass. Maritime goal. Both Framingham and Mass. Maritime had several shots on net for the remainder of the game, but neither team was able to sink a shot. Head Coach Adam Gabbard said, “It’s difficult, but the positive is that we now see that we can control our attitude. We control our effort. We control our energy.” Borletto-McCray said, “We had really good chances, but we just couldn’t finish them.” He said the game was tough, but “these guys will always fight back - we work hard. “We just have to pick up each other and be better for each other, but at the end of the day, we beat ourselves,” he added. The Rams lost 1-0 in a non-conference matchup with Springfield College Oct. 29, which brought their overall record to 1-13-2. Framingham men’s soccer plays their final game of the regular season against Fitchburg State University Nov. 2.