NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, New York – Behind goals from sophomores Michael Lorello and Samad Bounthong and freshman Allen Gavilanes, the Marist men's soccer team picked up a 3-1 win at the Niagara University Purple Eagles on Wednesday afternoon.

With the result, the Red Foxes improve to 7-7-0 (3-3-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference).

SUMMARY:
Marist got on the board first in the 30^th minute when a scrum just outside the box gave Gavilanes the ball and he found an open Lorello behind the defense who buried it into the far left corner for the 1-0 lead.

One minute into the second half, senior co-captain Kevin Kappock sent a throw in down the right sideline to a streaking Lorello whose cross found Bounthong in the box for the one timer goal. Just a few minutes later, a Red Fox free kick bounced around inside the box before Gavilanes collected it on the left side and rocketed a shot inside the near post for the 3-0 lead. Roughly 16 minutes later, the Purple Eagles we awarded a penalty after a Marist foul inside the box and Niagara found the back of the net to trim the deficit to 3-1. With the two goal lead, the Red Foxes ran down the clock and secured the 3-1 win.

KEY STATS:

• Marist outshot the Purple Eagles 14-8 and held the 9-5 advantage in shots on goal
• Both teams had 6 corner kicks apiece
• Niagara had 4 offside calls to the Red Foxes' 1

GAME NOTES:

• Lorello's goal in the 1^st half was his first goal this season and his goal and assist marks just the second such game in his career
• Gavilanes' goal and assist gives him a goal in back-to-back games, a goal and at least one assist in three games total and at least one point in 9 of 14 games so far this season
• Kappock's assist gives him points in back-to-back games

QUOTE:

"We took care of the business that we needed to take care of. I thought we were the better team and were probably a little unlucky to only be up a goal at the half. I thought the guys came out and put the game away early in the second half and then saw it out. It's a good result on the road, it's always tough to win on the road in the MAAC so I'm proud of the guys and we need to try and keep this thing going now." -- head coach Matt Viggiano. 

UP NEXT:

Next up, Marist will head to Hamden, CT for a MAAC matchup at the Quinnipiac Bobcats on Saturday at 2 p.m.