POUGHKEEPSIE, New York- The Marist men's soccer team fell to Manhattan 3-2 in the final match of the three-game home stand, Saturday night. The Red Foxes fell short of a comeback, scoring two goals in the late minutes of the second half.

The Red Foxes fell to 3-4-2 on the 2023 season and 1-1-1 in MAAC play. Manhattan improved to 3-4-2 on the season, and 3-0 in MAAC play.

 

Quote From Coach Viggiano

• "Game of moments tonight. We had multiple opportunities to find the result. Credit to Manhattan for taking theirs. We need to regroup and go find points on the road next weekend. I know the guys will keep working to improve and the adversity we are facing right now will help us in the end."

 

Summary

• The Red Foxes started out the early minutes of the first half strong, with multiple scoring opportunities by Skyler Cunha. Cunha hit the post in the seventh minute of the match for the Red Foxes.
• In the 35^th minute of the match, Manhattan took a 1-0 lead off a goal by Gunnar Studenhofft.
• The Red Foxes trailed at the half 1-0 against Manhattan.
• The Red Foxes and Jaspers equaled shots in the first half with 10 apiece.
• Manhattan took a 3-0 lead in the 56^th minute of the match. Studenhofft completed the natural hat trick with goals in the 56^th minute, with the two goals being nine seconds apart.
• In the 61^st minute of the match, the Red Foxes cut into the Jaspers lead 3-1.
  • Richard Morel scored an impressive goal in the box.
  • Adam Rustami assisted Morel on the goal for the Red Foxes.
• The match would be kept scoreless until the 82^nd minute of the match.
• Skyler Cunha scored the Red Foxes second goal of the night on a penalty kick, which cut the Manhattan lead to 3-2.
• The Red Foxes fell 3-2 to Manhattan at Tenney Stadium.

 

Statistics

• The Red Foxes scored two goals on 22 shots in the match.
  • The Red Foxes tallied six shots on goal in the match.
• Skyler Cunha scored his second goal of the season against Manhattan.
• Richard Morel scored his second goal of the season for the Red Foxes.
• Manhattan tallied 16 shots in the match, with five shots on goal.
  • Manhattan's Gunnar Studenhofft scored three goals for the Jaspers in the match.

 

Up Next

• The Red Foxes compete on the road against Mount St. Mary's
• The match is slated for Oct. 7 with kickoff at 7 p.m.