Oct. 10, 2010
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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - Senior goalkeeper Jamie Balzarini (Holbrook, N.Y.) of the Marist women's soccer team tied the program single-season and career shutout records on Sunday afternoon, as the Red Foxes defeated the visiting Loyola Greyhounds 1-0 at Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field in a conference tilt. Balzarini made five saves in the match. With the win, Marist improved to 8-6, 4-0 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).
Balzarini tied the career shutout mark at 14 and the single-season record of seven. She made three key saves to keep the Greyhounds off the board in the match. In the 39th and 40th minutes, Balzarini made a pair of saves from close range, and in the second half she punched a Lina Staropli shot over the cross bar in the 76th minute.
After the team's played a scoreless first half, sophomore Jaclynn Sabia (Wayne, N.J.) got Marist on the board in the 59th minute. Freshman Samantha Panzner (Livingston, N.J.) played a ball through the Loyola backs on the ground. Sabia finished the play to the near post for her third marker of the season.
The Red Foxes outshot the Greyhounds 15-8, but Loyola (5-8-2, 1-3 MAAC) boasted one more shot on goal, a 5-4 advantage.
With the win, Marist defeated Loyola for just the second time in program history, and first time since the 2001 season.
Marist's four-match winning streak to open MAAC play is the longest since the 2001 season. During that season, the Red Foxes won eight conference matches in a row, en route to the regular season championship.
The Red Foxes will make their final road trip of the 2010 regular season next weekend. Marist will travel to Niagara for a MAAC match with the Purple Eagles on Friday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m.
