FAIRFIELD, Connecticut – Amidst pouring rain on Wednesday evening, Marist dropped a 2-0 decision to Fairfield despite sophomore goalkeeper
Natalie Kelchner tying her career-best with 11 saves.
The Red Foxes slip to 3-3-1 in the MAAC and 6-8-1 overall. The Stags vault over Rider for second place in the conference at 5-1, while sporting a 8-4-2 record in 2019.
- Kelchner tallied her first save of the day when she dove to her right and turned aside an Ally Filipkowski shot in the third minute.
- In the 29th minute, Fairfield's Liz Dumas went inside the 18-yard box, and Kelchner saved her shot from the left corner.
- The Marist defense blocked consecutive shots from inside 20 yards with about 10 minutes until halftime.
- Nine minutes out of halftime, Stephanie Tsangaris turned on a shot at the top of the box and rocketed a shot in the upper-left corner to give Fairfield the 1-0 edge.
- Freshman forward Leah Barbieri slipped past the defense in the 61st minute for Marist's best offensive chance, but her left-footed kick curved wide left.
- In the 82nd minute, junior captain Nicole Sasso poked a one-timer towards the left post, but Fairfield's goalkeeper poked it away.
- Nicole Stryjek iced the game four minutes later.
- Marist outshot Fairfield 10-9 in the second half.
- Senior midfielder Taylor Mongno led the team with four shots.
- Seven Red Foxes played the full 90 minutes.
- Redshirt sophomore midfielder Kristen Prevosto and sophomore forward Victoria Colatosti also had two shots.
- Kelchner's effort tied her output against Army West Point on September 18.
- She is averaging a shade under seven goals per contest.
- Mongno's four shots are a career-high.
- This is the first time Marist has allowed multiple goals in five games.
- The decision snaps a four-game unbeaten streak for the Red Foxes against the Stags.
- Marist is idle for the weekend before two games next week.
- The Red Foxes' three-game road trip wraps up on Wednesday, October 23 at Saint Peter's, with kickoff slated for 3 p.m.
- Marist honors the Class of 2020 with Senior Day on Saturday, October 26 vs. Manhattan.