POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - Marist men's soccer (8-8, 5-4 MAAC) is set to close the regular season against Canisius (2-14, 1-8 MAAC) on Wednesday at 4 p.m. With a win, the Red Foxes will secure the fourth seed in the MAACÂ playoffs and host the quarterfinal round.
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- Live stats and live stream will be provided courtesy of GoRedFoxes.com.
- Fans can follow along with updates on the @MaristMensSoc Twitter account as well.
- Marist suffered a loss to MAAC #2 Iona by a score of 2-1.
- Despite going down a man on the field, the Red Foxes scored in the 59th minute courtesy of Allen Gavilanes.
- Joao Avila picked up the assist, while reigning MAACÂ Defensive Player of the Week Samuel Ilin made two saves in the goal.
- Canisius picked up their most recent win over Niagara on October 9, but have lost six straight since then.
- Troy Brady leads the team in points with 12, having recorded five goals and two assists.
- Tom Crosbie and Fabio D'Errico have split time in the net, with the latter playing the latest game against Monmouth. D'Errico has a save percentage of 68.4 with 54 stops.
- The Red Foxes are 11-6-2 all-time against the Golden Griffins.
- The teams most recently tied 1-1 in Buffalo in 2018.
- Beau Hornberger scored Marist's goal in the 89th minute off of a corner kick from Gavilanes.
- Marist won the numbers battle, leading in shots 17-8 and shots on goal 7-4.
- Gavilanes is the top scorer for Marist with five goals and five assists for 15 points. In the conference, he ranks eighth in points, 10th in goals and sixth in assists.
- Huib Achterkamp has tallied six goals for the Red Foxes. He stands at seventh in the MAAC in that category, while ranking second in the nation in penalty kick goals with five.
- Freshman Stefan Copetti has been a strong contributor for Marist with his three goals and five assists. He's been named MAAC Rookie of the Week twice this season.
- Ilin has played every minute of every game in the goal for Marist, and ranks fourth in the conference in saves (63) and shutouts (two) and sixth in save percentage (71.6).
| School |
MAAC |
Points |
Overall |
| Saint Peter's |
9-1 |
27 |
12-5 |
| Iona |
6-2-1 |
19 |
11-4-1 |
| Quinnipiac |
6-2-1 |
19 |
8-5-3 |
| Marist |
5-4 |
15 |
8-8 |
| Manhattan |
5-4 |
15 |
6-9 |
| Rider |
4-3-2 |
14 |
7-6-2 |
| Fairfield |
3-4-2 |
11 |
5-7-4 |
| Niagara |
3-5-1 |
10 |
5-11-1 |
| Monmouth |
2-6-1 |
7 |
2-12-2 |
| Siena |
2-7 |
6 |
5-12 |
| Canisius |
1-8 |
3 |
2-14 |
- The Red Foxes have clinched a postseason berth, and have the potential to play a numbers of teams in the quarterfinal round based on Wednesday's results.Â
- With a win, Marist will play either Manhattan or Rider.
- With a loss or a tie, the Red Foxes can play any of the qualifying teams except for Saint Peter's.
The MAACÂ Quartefinals will take place on Sunday. The #3 seed will host the #6 seed, while the #4 seed hosts the #5 seed. The top seeds have a bye into the semifinal round.
