BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania- The Marist men's soccer team played its final non-conference match in a battle against Lehigh, Tuesday night. The match was even for 85 minutes, until a late penalty kick goal from Lehigh dropped the Red Foxes 2-1.

Richard Morel broke the ice in the match with his third goal of the 2024 season in the 16^th minute of the match. Morel scored his third goal in the last four matches for the Red Foxes.
 

GOOOOOOOALLL!!

Richie with clean up duty! Red Foxes strike first! pic.twitter.com/esajCDK0j6

— Marist Men's Soccer (@MaristMensSoc) October 1, 2024

 
 The Red Foxes moved to 3-6 overall and remain 0-1 in MAAC play for the 2024 season.
 

Quote From Coach Viggiano

 

• "The guys were hard done tonight. They deserved something from the match. We played a very good road match, and can't lose faith in our ability to be a winning team. We will work harder and turn our focus to the conference. We have it all to play for now."

  

Summary

• Through the first 10 minutes of the match between the Red Foxes and Mountain Hawks was stale-mated at 0-0. A defensive battle with limited shots ensued throughout the beginning of the match.
  • Nicholas Sanchez recorded the Red Foxes shot through the first 10 minutes.
• Richard Morel continued his impressive season with the Red Foxes first goal of the match in the 16^th minute. The goal broke the scoring drought and put the Red Foxes up 1-0.
  • The goal marked Morel's third goal of the 2024 season, a team high.
• In the 22^nd minute of the match, Lehigh equaled the match at 1-1 with a goal from the Mountain Hawk's Beckett Wenger.
• The Red Foxes and Mountain Hawks played to a 1-1 draw to end the half with a defensive battle, after the two goals scored.
  • In the first half, the Red Foxes out-shot Lehigh 7-4, and out-shot the Mountain Hawks with shots on goal 2-1.
  • The Red Foxes earned two corners in the first half, while Lehigh recorded none.
• The Red Foxes and Mountain Hawks continued in the second half with a defense-heavy match. The two teams exchanged shots, but did not find the net.
• The draw was broken in the 85^th minute with a Lehigh penalty-kick goal. The goal put the Red Foxes down a goal with five minutes to play.
• The Red Foxes pushed the offensive pace in the final minutes of the match but fell short in their final non-conference match 2-1.

  

Stats

• The Red Foxes out-shot the Mountain Hawks 15-11 in the match. The Red Foxes also tallied more shots on goal, 4-2 over the Mountain Hawks.
• The Red Foxes continue to earn more corners than their opponents, earning three this match as opposed to Lehigh's two corners.
• Arion Ulaj recorded his second assist again, coming off another Morel goal.
• Caio Cavaletti recorded a career-high four shots in the match. Nicholas Sanchez and Richard Morel also tallied four shots in the match.

  

Up Next

• The Red Foxes return to Tenney Stadium to continue MAAC play against Canisius.
• The match is slated for Oct. 11 with kickoff at 5 p.m.

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