POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist women's soccer team will welcome the Fairfield Stags to Poughkeepsie for their first game of MAAC play this weekend. The match is set to start at 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 18th.
 

HOW TO FOLLOW

• The match will stream on ESPN3.
• Live statistics will be available on GoRedFoxes.com
• Follow @MaristWSoccer on both Twitter and Instagram for live updates.

last time out

• Marist and Maine went the distance without finding a winner, playing to a 1-1 draw in Orono, Maine on September 12th.
• Amanda Calderelli netted a goal in the 65th minute to erase a 1-0 deficit.
• Goalkeeper Natalie Kelchner posted a season-best nine saves, increasing her save percentage to .852.
• Five Red Foxes played the full 110 minutes: Kelchner, Deanna Lomino, Samantha Sturno, Riley Abate, and Britt Van Lenten.

non-conference review

• The Red Foxes posted a 1-2-1 record in four non-conference matches in 2021.
• Marist captured its first win in its lone home game so far, a 2-1 triumph over Fordham on September 2nd.
• Caldarelli, Abate, and Brooke Cergol have scored Marist's goals to this point.
• The Red Fox defense has surrendered just one goal in each game so far, leading to a sub-1.00 goals-against average.

return of the maac

• Since 2015, Marist is 28-17-6 in MAAC play.
• In that stretch, 17-5-3 at home.
• From 2015-19, the last five full seasons, the Red Foxes have maintained a plus-.500 record against conference foes.
• Marist last won its MAAC opener in 2018, a 2-1 victory over Iona.

defend the den

• Marist and Kelchner pace the MAAC with their .852 save percentage, which is also top-50 in the country.
• Their 5.75 saves per game, four goals allowed, and .947 GAA are second in the MAAC as well, as of September 16th.

scouting fairfield

• Fairfield comes to town with a 4-2-2 overall record on the year, most recently defeating Dartmouth in a 1-0 game.
• On the road, the Stags are below .500 with a 1-2-1 record.
• Goalkeeper Gena Pike has been named MAAC Defensive Player of the Week twice this season.
• Fairfield was selected fourth in the MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll, four spots above Marist.

series history

• The last match between the Red Foxes and Stags came in 2019, where Fairfield defended their home field by defeating Marist 2-0.
• In the last ten years, Marist is 6-3-1 against the Stags.
• In the last five matches, Marist holds a 3-1-1 record.
• Fairfield hasn't defeated the Red Foxes at Tenney Stadium since 2014.