POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - The Marist women's soccer team defeated Siena 2-0 on Wednesday evening. This win clinched a playoff birth and improved the Red Foxes' record to 8-7-1 and 6-2 in the MAAC.
- The Red Foxes came out aggressively in the first half. Jillian Colucci had a shot on goal at 16:23, followed by a Victoria Colatosti shot on goal at 18:36. Both were saved by Siena goalie Taylor Dorado.
- Marist goalie Abby Renaud was up to the task, matching Dorado with two saves in the first half. She saved a short shot at 14:00 and a long ball seconds before the half.
- The Red Foxes would get on the board at 83:32. Sophomore Katey Samarro dribbled, drove, and shot to the top left corner for the score.
- At 85:31, Marist would strike again. Junior Alexa Svensson took a free kick from the corner, and sophomore Nicole Sasso jumped up to head it into the net.
- Each team had 11 shots.
- Marist led in shots on goal 7-4.
- Nicole Sasso had three shots, which tied for the game's high.
- Goalkeeper Abby Renaud had four saves.
- In her first year as a head coach, Coach Leigh Howard has guided the team to improve their MAAC win record, and match their overall win total from 2017 with two games to go.
"I think tonight we put together a really strong performance from start to finish. There were moments through the course of the game where the ball was hard to find in transition, but we did a really good job of finding key moments in the attack and also being tight defensively" lauded Coach
Leigh Howard. "It's really a great feeling to know we've actually secured a spot in the MAAC championship. It means that the hard work we've been putting in these past few months has paid off and we will continue to take things step-by-step until we find out our seed come tournament time. I also think our bench really did a great job bringing the energy on the field and providing a spark when we needed it, too."
The Red Foxes will travel to Hamden, CT to take on Quinnipiac on Saturday, October 20th. Kickoff is set for 12 P.M.
