POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Marist fought hard, but could not stave off the Broncs' offense and was defeated 0-2 on Saturday night.
- Rider started off strong with three corner kicks in a row at around 7', but could no convert
- Samad Bounthong had a close free kick attempt in the ninth minute, but the goalkeeper Pablo Gatinois made a quick save
- Marist proceeded to have more good attempts by Gavilanes and Ginman but did not find the net
- The Broncs found an opportunity in the 36th minute and scored off of a well-placed free kick
- Rider scored again in the 51st minute off of a tricky one-touch
- In the 52nd minute, Allen Gavilanes got a penalty kick but Gatinois once again made an impressive save
- Marist turned up the offense in the last third and finished with nine shots in the second half to Rider's seven
- Marist and Rider were equal at shots with 13, and the Red Foxes led in shots-on-goal 7-6
- Samad Bounthong had five shots with two on goal
- Ryan Sinnott made four saves for the game
- "Obviously disappointed in the result. We had numerous chances in the first half, and we honestly should have put them away there." remarked Coach Matt Viggiano. "We had poor defending on two pretty straight-forward set pieces that we gave open goals to that we honestly haven't done all year. In the second half there was a bunch of gamesmanship that made it, in some ways, an unwatchable game of soccer. It happens in this conference, and we have to learn to adjust to it and be better… If you look at the first half, there was a good 20-30 minute block where we had them on the ropes and we were outplaying them. We had two golden opportunities to score. We can take a positive from that, but I think we need to show a little more grit and savvy-ness against smart opponents like that… We have talented players, and we need to score. When you get into conference play, you have to be gritty and make the most of your chances."
The Red Foxes will host Iona on Wednesday, October 3 at 7 p.m. for another MAAC matchup.
