JERSEY CITY, New Jersey - Having advanced to the MAAC Semifinals, Marist men's soccer now is set to face top-seeded Saint Peter's on Thursday, November 14 at 1 p.m. The Red Foxes defeated Manhattan in the MAAC Quarterfinals, while the Peacocks earned a bye and now play their first game of the playoffs.
 

HOW TO FOLLOW

• Tickets are on sale at https://maac.ticketleap.com/.
• The game will air on ESPN+, and is available to fans who have an ESPN+ subscription.
• Live stats will be provided via SaintPetersPeacocks.com.
• @MaristMensSoc on Twitter will also feature live updates.

SEASON RECAP

• Marist went 9-8 overall in the regular season, earning non-conference victories over Gonzaga, Saint Joseph's and Hofstra.
• The Red Foxes went 6-4 in the conference, and 6-2 in the final eight games.
• Marist defeated Manhattan in the Quarterfinals by a score of 2-1 with goals by Allen Gavilanes and Justin Jaime.
• With the win, the Red Foxes finished the season with an 8-2 home record, their best mark in over two decades.

RED FOX LEADERS

• All-MAAC First Team selection Gavilanes leads the pack with seven goals and six assists for 20 total points. With his assist against the Jaspers, he became the Marist all-time assists leader in the Division I era.
• All-Rookie honoree Stefan Copetti has played exceptionally well in his first collegiate season, racking up four goals and six assists for 14 total points.
• Second-Teamer Huib Achterkamp has contributed six goals while holding down the back line on defense. He has gone 5-for-5 on penalty kicks, and ranks second in the nation in that category.
• MAAC Goalkeeper of the Year Samuel Ilin boasts a save percentage of 72.0 with 67 stops on the year.

PLAYOFF HISTORY

• Marist is in the MAAC Semifinals for the second-consecutive season, having earned the third seed in the 2018.
• That year, they defeated sixth-seeded Saint Peter's in the quarterfinals by a score of 1-0.
• The Red Foxes are aiming to appear in the MAAC Championship game for the first time since 2005, when they last won the title.

BACK WITH A VENGEANCE

• Saint Peter's handed Marist a heartbreaking loss in overtime on October 23 by a score of 3-2.
• The Peacocks took a 2-0 lead in the 67th minute, but Huib Achterkamp scored twice in the 72nd and 78th minutes to tie up the score.
• In the first overtime period, Dominic Laws broke free off the Red Fox defense and scored the golden goal, stealing the victory in Poughkeepsie.

SCOUTING SAINT PETER'S

• The Peacocks' roster features seven All-MAAC selections, including Offensive Player of the Year Dominic Laws. The junior recorded 11 goals and seven assists this season.
• First-Team selection Jordan Jowers is another of the top players in the conference, having tallied seven goals and six assists.
• Goalkeeper Herman Wulff was named to the All-Rookie team, and has a save percentage of 77.3 with 51 stops.

PLAYOFF BRACKET

• The winner of this game will move on to face the winner of #2 Quinnipiac and #3 Iona in the MAAC Championship finals.
• The highest remaining seed will host the game on Sunday, November 17.