POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - The Marist men's soccer team defeated Manhattan 2-1 on Saturday evening at Tenney Stadium. This win is Marist's fourth in a row and improves Red Foxes' record to 6-4-2 overall and 5-1 in MAAC matchups.

SUMMARY

• The Jaspers quickly found the net at the 7:44 to jump in front 1-0. Forward Brandon Joseph-Buadi took the first shot that Marist goalie Ryan Sinnott was able to block. However, the ball ricocheted to the feet of Angee Komano, who rifled it into the net.
• Both teams displayed excellent defense for the rest of the  first half. There were only eight total shots, five for Manhattan and three for Marist.
• Skylar Conway got the Red Foxes on the board at 57:45. Samad Bounthong's pass was deflected by a defender and ended up right at Conway's feet. He booted it to the bottom left corner for the score.
• Samad Bounthong gave Marist the 2-1 lead at 77:33. Skylar Conway placed a perfect ball that caught Bounthong in stride, and Bounthong shot it to the bottom left corner. Marist would never look back.

KEY STATS

• Manhattan led in shots 15-9 and shots on goal 7-4.

• Marist goalie Ryan Sinnott had six saves.

• There were 26 total fouls in this very physical game. Manhattan had 14, while Marist had 12.

• Samad Bounthong led with three shots.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"Any time you get three points, it's good. I'm happy for the guys, and we played well tonight. No doubt about it" lauded Coach Matt Viggiano. "We're 5-1 through our first six, and we have four left. You're looking at a playoff spot, and the goal is to have a bye, to have a home game. The fate's in our hands now. We're 5-1, and now you can start to talk about goals you had at the beginning of the year. Like we said in preseason, we're going to take it one day at a time. We have a tough trip up to Bufflao to play the preseason favorites, and we'll see how we do. Then we get a much-needed bye, and then we play Fairfield and Quinnipiac, and we finish up at home with Niagara. The guys are riding high like they should be, and I'm happy for them."
 

UP NEXT

The Red Foxes will take a road trip to Buffalo, NY to take on Canisius on Wednesday, October 17th. Kickoff is set for 4 P.M.