POUGHKEEPSIE, New York- The Marist men's soccer team returned home for a three-game stretch, Tuesday night. The Red Foxes dropped the first game of the home stand to non-conference opponent Navy 1-0.

 

Quote From Coach Viggiano

• "Disappointed we didn't at minimum come out with a point, as I think the guys clearly deserved it. It happens in our game, but we can take the lesson from this game and apply it to conference play. If we clean up our defensive set pieces and be bit more clinical in front of the goal, we will be fine."
• "We are looking forward to playing for points the rest of the way."

  

Summary

• The Red Foxes started strong early, recording two shots in the first 12 minutes of the match.
  • Navy countered with two shots of their own in the 15^th minute and 19^th minute.
• In the 31^st minute of the match, Navy took a 1-0 lead over the Red Foxes.
  • Andrew Schug scored the Midshipmen goal on a header in the box.
• The Red Foxes countered late in the first half with shots from Jared Juleau and Adam Rustami.
  • In the 37^th minute, Juleau hit the right crossbar, which nearly evened the score for the Red Foxes.
• The Red Foxes trailed 1-0 at halftime.
• The Red Foxes continued to push the pace in the second half with two shots in the early minutes.
  • Nicholas Sanchez tallied a shot for the Red Foxes in the 50^th minute.
• In the late minutes of the match, The Red Foxes tried to even the score with shots in the 78^th and 80^th minute. Both shots missed the net, and the Midshipmen had a goal kick opportunity.
• The Red Foxes fell 1-0.

  

Statistics

• The Red Foxes tallied 17 shots in the match with four shots on goal.
  • Jared Juleau led the Red Foxes with two shots on goal.
• Goalkeeper Luca Bulfon stopped two shots, allowing one goal in the match.
• The Red Foxes and Midshipmen combined for four yellow cards in the match.

  

Up Next

• The Red Foxes continue their home stand against MAAC opponent Niagara.
• The match is slated for Sept. 23 with kickoff at 7 p.m.