HILLSIDE, New Jersey – The Marist women's soccer team dropped a non-conference match to the New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2-0, Wednesday afternoon. The loss moves the Red Foxes to 2-2 overall while the win for the Highlanders improves their season mark to 1-3.

SUMMARY
An up-and-down game with 39 shots towards goal for both teams saw the Highlanders emerge victorious as they capitalized on their chances. The Red Foxes led in shots 21-18 but NJIT finished with the 13-7 advantage in shots on goal. The Highlanders would take the lead in the 28^th minute after early play favored Marist. NJIT would then add a quick goal in the second half and hold on for victory from there.

TURNING POINTS

• After Marist held a 5-0 early advantage in shots, it was NJIT that struck first with a goal from outside the box in the 28^th minute.
• The Red Foxes were close to knotting it right back up before a ball was saved on the goal line in the 38^th minute by NJIT's Emily Heckman.
• A diving stop from Ashley Houghton with just two minutes to go in the first half would keep the Red Foxes deficit at one.
• An early penalty kick as the result of a hand ball just three minutes into the second half would give the Highlanders the cushion they needed to secure the win.

STAT OF THE GAME
Marist's Ashley Houghton made eight saves in net for the Red Foxes in 54 minutes of action. The Red Foxes' usual starter Makala Foley played the final 36 minutes and tallied 3 saves in the high shot affair.

UP NEXT
The Red Foxes will have a quick turnaround as they head home and get ready for a Friday evening match against the University of Delaware. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. as the Red Foxes look to earn their third non-conference win of the season.