BUFFALO, New York- The Marist women's soccer team played in its fifth MAAC match of the season against Canisius, Wednesday afternoon. The Red Foxes surrendered two-straight penalty kick goals at the end of the first half, as the Red Foxes fell 3-0.

The Red Foxes moved to 2-7-1 overall on the 2024 campaign and 2-3 in MAAC play, while Canisius improved to 8-1-1 and 5-0 in MAAC play.

 

Quote From Coach Pacapelli

 "I thought our girls showed up ready to compete today in response to details that we have worked on from our previous two matches where we struggled. Canisius is no doubt top of the MAAC and had been the best team we have faced thus far in regards to their attack. It was unfortunate giving up two penalty kicks so quickly after minimizing their opportunities for most of the first half. We need to do a better job capitalizing on our opportunities against bigger opponents, but it was a step in the right driection coming off our last two games. We continue to talk about our process and the building blocks we are putting in place as we fight for points in the MAAC."
 

Summary

• The Red Foxes started the first half pushing the offensive pace with a shot on goal from Sofia Cassano. The shot came in the fourth minute of the match, but was saved by Canisius' goalkeeper.
• Cassano double-downed with a shot on goal in the 10^th minute of the match. Her second shot on goal put pressure on the Golden Griffins defense, but was saved again.
• In the 26^th minute of the match, Olivia Lindsay recorded the Red Foxes third shot on goal in the first half. Canisius' Jordan Spencer saved her third shot of the match off Lindsay's opportunity.
• In the 29^th minute, Canisius struck first in the match with a penalty-kick goal. Canisius followed in the 29^th minute with a second penalty-kick goal, which gave the Golden Griffins a 2-0 lead in the first half.
• The Red Foxes trailed at the end of the first half 2-0 against Canisius.
  • Canisius out-shot the Red Foxes 9-4 in the first half.
  • The Red Foxes earned 0 corners in the first half, as opposed to Canisius' five corner attempts.
  • All four Red Foxes shots in the first half were shots on goal.
• In the 60^th minute of the match, Canisius added to its lead with the first goal of the second half.
• The Red Foxes earned a corner-kick in the 61^st minute of the match, which created a scoring opportunity.
• The Red Foxes fell in their fifth conference match of the season 3-0 against Canisius.

  

Stats

• Sofia Cassano marked a career-high two shots on goal in the match.
• The Red Foxes and Golden Griffins evened their scoring opportunities with five shots on goal apiece.
• Canisius out-shot the Red Foxes 17-10 in the match.
• The Red Foxes earned three corner kicks in the match, while the Golden Griffins earned seven.

  

Up Next

• The Red Foxes return to Tenney for their Breast Cancer Awareness match against Merrimack.
• The match is slated for Oct. 5 with kickoff at 1 p.m.

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