NEW ROCHELLE, New York - Marist men's soccer (8-7, 5-3 MAAC) will travel to face MAAC #2 Iona (10-4-1, 5-2-1 MAAC) on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. in an important matchup for playoff seeding. The Red Foxes are coming off of a double-overtime win over Monmouth and have won five of their last six, while the Gaels are coming off of a double-overtime loss to Rider.
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- A live stream will be shown on the Iona College Athletics Facebook page.
- Live stats are available courtesy of icgaels.com.
- Fans can follow along on Twitter with @MaristMensSoc.
- Marist defeated Monmouth in double-overtime by a score of 1-0.
- Allen Gavilanes scored the lone goal of the game in the 102nd minute, assisted by Stefan Copetti and Skylar Conway.
- Goalkeeper Sam Ilin kept the Red Foxes in the game with a career-high 10 saves in the shutout.
- Iona has won two of their last three, but lost their most recent to Rider 2-1.
- Mauro Bravo leads the team with nine goals and five assists for 23 points, second in the MAAC.
- Lenworth Lopez (7G, 2A) and Esad Mackic (3G, 7A) have contributed 16 and 13 points respectively.
- Gabriel Cinanni and Giuliano Santucci have split time in the net, though Santucci has started the most recent games. He has stopped 71.7 percent of shots with 33 saves.
- Marist is 9-8-3 all-time against the Gaels, winning two of the last three.
- In 2018, the Red Foxes emerged victorious in Poughkeepsie by a score of 2-1.
- Beau Hornberger and Skylar Conway scored to lead Marist.
| Team |
MAAC Record |
Points |
| Saint Peter's |
8-1 |
24 |
| Iona |
5-2-1 |
16 |
| Quinnipiac |
5-2-1 |
16 |
| Marist |
5-3 |
15 |
| Rider |
4-3-2 |
14 |
| Manhattan |
4-4 |
12 |
| Fairfield |
3-3-2 |
11 |
| Niagara |
3-4-1 |
10 |
| Siena |
2-6 |
6 |
| Monmouth |
1-6-1 |
4 |
| Canisius |
1-7 |
3 |
The Red Foxes have yet to clinch a spot in the playoffs, but can still earn the #2 seed and earn a bye in the first round.
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Marist returns home for the regular season finale against Canisius on Wednesday, November 6 at 4 p.m.
