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SBUM SBUM (3-4-2)
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Winner Marist MARM (4-4)
SBUM SBUM
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Final
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Marist MARM
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Marist MARM 0 3 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Honors Seniors with 3-1 Win

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's soccer team honored its seniors and wrapped up non-conference play with a 3-1 win over the St. Bonaventure Bonnies on Sunday afternoon at Tenney Stadium.

SUMMARY:

After a scoreless first half, the Red Foxes got on the board first in the 55th minute when junior co-captain Simon Lund Jorgensen carried the ball into the offensive zone and played a beautiful through ball to sophomore David Nkansah-Siriboe who found the back of the net for the 1-0 lead. The Bonnies answered back 53 seconds later when a ball deflected to an open player who hit a shot that found the bottom right corner. Fifteen minutes later, Marist regained the lead when senior Drew Sullivan intercepted a St. Bonaventure pass and found junior Abby Elsayed on the right side. Elsayed's cross found junior Bruce Jeter who barried the ball into the net for the 2-1 lead. Just over a minute later, the Red Foxes' extended their lead to 3-1 when Jeter found Elsayed who played the ball to freshman Allen Gavilanes who ripped a shot past the keeper for the game's final goal.

KEY STATS:
  • Marist outshot the Bonnies 26-8 & 15-4 in shots on goal
  • St. Bonaventure goalie Luke Iakobellis had 12 saves while Red Fox goalies Mark Rajovic and Tyler Utheim combined for 3
  • Marist had 9 corner kicks to the Bonnies' 2
  • The Red Foxes had 15 of their 19 field players who played register at least one shot & 12 register at least one shot on goal
GAME NOTES:
  • With his goal, Gavilanes now has at least one point in 3 consecutive games & 6 of 8 this season
  • Sullivan's assist on the second goal was his first career assist and first career point
  • Nkansah-Siriboe's goal gives him 3 goals in 2 home games this season
  • Elsayed's 2 assists were his first two assists and first 2 points in his Red Fox career
  • Jeter's goal & assist was his first game this season with a goal & assist and second of his career
QUOTE:

"It was a good team win. Obviously on Senior Day you'd like to honor the seniors with getting a win. With the weather we had to rotate bodies so a lot of players got good minutes so it was a good team win." – head coach Matt Viggiano.

UP NEXT:

Marist opens up Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play on Wednesday, when they host Saint Peter's at Tenney Stadium (7 p.m.).
 
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