POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Though Marist registered 14 shots, Rider's Hailey Russell headed in a goal in the 84th minute to give Rider the 1-0 victory on Saturday evening at Tenney Stadium.
 
The Red Foxes drop to 1-2-1 in MAAC play and 4-7-1 overall. Rider stays undefeated at 3-0-1 in conference while improving to 6-2-3 in 2019.
 

THE SUMMARY

• Marist compiled seven corner kicks in the first 15:17 of the game.
• Redshirt sophomore midfielder Kristen Prevosto dumped a shot on net from the right of the box, and it redirected off the left post in the sixth minute.
• In the 20th minute, sophomore goalkeeper Natalie Kelchner earned her first save, collecting a header from Camryn Dees.
• Kelchner elevated to send away an eight-yard shot from Niamh Cashin with less than four minutes until halftime.
• As the clock ticked under 10 minutes in the second half, junior forward Jillian Colucci fed sophomore forward Victoria Colatosti. She shot the ball past the Rider netminder, but the Broncs' defense cleared the slow-roller inches before it crossed the end line.
• Rider's goal came four minutes later, when Nikki Arrington crossed it to Russell from the right corner. Russell flicked the header past Kelchner and into the left portion of the net.

 

THE STATS

• Both teams combined for 29 shots (11 on goal).
• Colatosti recorded a career-high seven shots, with four of them on goal.
• Prevosto, sophomore forward Kaylin Sperley, sophomore midfielder Abby Murphy, and freshman forward Brooke Cergol also added shots.
• Kelchner totaled five saves in net.
• Marist finished with 10 corner kicks.

 

THE NOTES

• The decision snaps the Red Foxes' five-game winning streak against Rider.
• In four of the last five games, Marist has shut out its opponent in the first half.
• This was the Red Foxes' seventh game of the year that was a one-goal decision. Four of their five MAAC contests were settled by one goal or less.
• This was Marist's Pink Out Game in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. The players wore pink ribbons, headbands, and socks, in addition to pink warmups.

 

THE NEXT ONE

• Marist wraps up its homestand on Wednesday, October 9 with Niagara
• Kickoff from Tenney Stadium is expected at 1 p.m.