Nov. 3, 2002
Box Score
Poughkeepsie, NY - The Marist College men's soccer team rolled to a 3-1 victory over Canisius on Sunday afternoon at North Field. The Red Foxes clinched a spot in the MAAC Tournament with the win, and finished with a perfect 4-0 record at home in conference play. Marist improves to 7-8-1, and 6-2 in the MAAC.
Marist struck early when Joseph Crespo (Bolton, CT) took a pass from Bruno Machado (Danbury, CT), dribbled it past the goalkeeper, and put the ball in the back of the net for a 1-0 lead. Crespo would score again in the 27th minute, taking a feed from Tomislav Rogic (Boonton, NJ), and placing the ball in the left corner of the net for a 2-0 advantage.
The Golden Griffins (4-12, 2-5) countered with a goal of their own in the 35th minute as Kevin Silakowski scored on a header off a free kick by Chris Robey.
Matt Flaherty (Fishkill, NY) finished the scoring for the Red Foxes on a penalty kick after being fouled by Canisius player Anthony Palmeiro while attacking the net.
Marist College celebrated Senior Day prior to the game, honoring the senior class of 2003.
The Red Foxes return to action on Saturday, November 9th, when they travel to Loudonville, NY to face Siena at 1:00 p.m. in their regular season finale.
