Sept. 5, 2010
Box Score
DAVIDSON, N.C. - The Marist men's soccer team suffered its second consecutive defeat on Sunday, a 3-1 loss to Appalachian State, during the 2010 Davidson adidas Classic. Junior Lucas Szabo (Bethesda, Md.) scored his second goal this week in the loss. For the weekend, Szabo and Krystian Witkowski (Rochester, N.Y.) were named to the Davidson adidas Class All-Tournament Team.
With Marist trailing 1-0, Szabo pulled the Red Foxes to a 1-1 tie in the 81st minute. He took a feed from senior Joe Touloumis (Cranford, N.J.) in the six-yard box and Szabo finished the play. Szabo has scored a goal for the Marist (1-2) in two out of the first three matches this season.
Appalachian State (1-0-1) responded with two goals over the final 7:24 of regulation to secure the 3-1 victory. Chad Dalton notched what proved to be the game-winner in the 82nd minute after he received a pass from Ethan Durland and took a shot from 10 yards out that went past Marist goalkeeper Joe Pilla (Watertown, Conn.) to give the Mountaineers a 2-1 advantage.
"The team fought hard this weekend," Head Coach Matt Viggiano said after Sunday's match. "It's a tough haul playing three games in five days and we will be better in the long run for this experience."
The Mountaineers added an insurance goal in the final minute of play to arrive at the final score.
For the match, Pilla made four saves for the Red Foxes, while Appalachian State goalkeeper Collin Taylor stopped three shots taken by the Marist strikers. The Mountaineers held a 6-5 edge in corner kicks.
Marist will continue its four-match road trip when it travels to Garden City, N.Y., for a non-conference match with Adelphi on Thursday, Sept. 9. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m.
