POUGHEKEEPSIE, New York- The Marist men's soccer team fell on senior day to Rider, Saturday night. The Red Foxes fell 2-1 in the match against the Broncs, dropping to 6-6-3 overall on the 2023 season.
 

Quote From Coach Viggiano

• "Obviously disappointed at the result tonight. Once again the margins are fine and we didn't make the most of key moments in the game. We'll regroup and get ready for the playoffs."  

 

Summary

• In the fifth minute of the match, the Red Foxes took a 1-0 lead over Rider.
  • Adam Rustami netted his first goal of the season for the Red Foxes on a break-away goal.
• In the ninth minute of the match, Rider equalized the match at 1-1 with a goal.
• In the 43^rd minute of the match, Rider took the lead over the Red Foxes 2-1 with a goal into the back right of the net.
• The Red Foxes trailed 2-1 at the end of the first half.
  • The Red Foxes tallied two shots on goal in the first half and the Broncs five on goal.
• Rider started the second half with multiple shots on goal, but the Red Foxes defense limited the scoring.
• The Red Foxes freshman, Kyle Evans, had a scoring opportunity in the late minutes of the match on a bicycle kick. The Rider goalkeeper saved the opportunity.
• The Red Foxes earned a corner kick in the 85^th minute of the match. Evan Vilaboy created a scoring opportunity for the Red Foxes. The Red Foxes would earn two more corner kicks late in the match, but the opportunities were stopped by the Broncs defense.
• The Red Foxes fell 2-1 against Rider on senior day.

  

Statistics

• The Red Foxes tallied nine shots in the match and three on goal.
• Adam Rustami scored his first career goal for the Red Foxes.
• Luca Bulfon recorded five saves in the match against Rider.
• Rider tallied 15 shots in the match and seven shots on goal.

  

Up Next

• The Red Foxes finish the regular season against Siena in an away match.
• The match is slated for Nov. 1 with kickoff at 3 p.m.