POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - The Marist men's soccer team tied with UPenn 0-0 on Friday evening. The Red Foxes are now 1-3-2 on the season.

SUMMARY

The first half was all about defense. There were only six total shots, four for Marist and two for UPenn. There were only three shots on goal, two for Marist, one for UPenn.

Marist's best scoring opportunities came between 39:24 and 40:34. Alex Reis took three consecutive corner kicks, but the Red Foxes could not convert.

UPenn had their best scoring opportunity on a corner kick at 77:51. Marist defended it well and was able to force a second-attempt pass out of bounds.

Ryan Sinnott had a huge save at 85:18 to keep the game in a scoreless tie. The Red Foxes promptly drove up the field, but the drive ended with a high shot from Ernest Mitchell.

In the first overtime, Allen Gavilanes took a shot at 96:20 that was saved by UPenn goalie Scott Forbes. Marcus Ginman pounced on the rebound, but it was blocked by a UPenn defender.

In the second overtime, UPenn's Ben Stitz fired a shot at 108:49, but Sinnott layed out for the save.

KEY STATS

• Marist led in shots 21-7, shots on goal 7-5, and corner kicks 9-4.

• Four Red Foxes had three shots each: Samad Bounthong, Ernie Mitchell, Cameron Harr, and Aleandre Reis.

• Ryan Sinnott played all 110 minutes in goal and racked up five saves.

 

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"We're a little frustrated. We played extremely well, and had plenty of chances to score" remarked Coach Matt Viggiano. "They're a very good, organized defensive team. I don't even know how many shots got blocked tonight. We played good, but obviously we want to score. I'm happy that we were able to keep them off the sheet, but I think it was very one sided… you'd hope to find a way. Ryan has been solid ever since he took the goal, and he's been growing in confidence every day. He feels like he's locked down the job now, and he's been a leader back there with a great attitude. Moving forward, we're going to have to figure out a way to break teams down. The ingredients are there, and we're just going to have to find how to win games. We're looking for three points on Wednesday, and we're ready for the conference."
 

NEXT UP

Marist will travel to Jersey City, New Jersey to open MAAC play against St. Peter's on Wednesday, September 26th. Kickoff is set for 2 P.M.