POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – After conceding an early goal to St. Thomas, Marist women's soccer was unable to recover and came up short at home,1-0, Thursday evening inside Tenney Stadium.
Freshman goalkeeper Samantha Graf made her collegiate debut and tallied six saves in the contest.
With the loss, Marist fell to 0-3-1 in the early campaign, while St. Thomas improved to 1-2-1 to begin its season.
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I thought she was fantastic. St. Thomas scored a great goal, I don't think anyone could have saved it. Sam was fantastic, to step on the field as a freshman with our starting keeper being hurt takes alot. She was confident, the girls were confident in her and she was just a leader back there for us. She did everything we could've asked for in a keeper in their first game.Â
- Nicole Pacapelli on freshman goalkeeper Samantha Graf
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- St. Thomas struck first in the third minute after Lexi Huber's initial shot attempt was blocked, but she scored on the rebound to give the Tommies an early 1-0 lead
- The Tommies outshot Marist 11-5 in the first half
- Both sides were even on corners in the first half, generating three chances apiece
- Marist held St. Thomas scoreless in the second half but was unable to come up with the equalizer
- Samantha Graf made six saves against the Tommies in her collegiate debut
- St. Thomas outshot Marist 15-8
- Marist generated five corners, compared to nine for St. Thomas
- Julia Loncar, Olivia Lindsay, and Anna Maggi led Marist with one shot on goal apieceÂ
- The Red Foxes will be back in action on Sunday, Sep. 1, when Marist plays host to Navy
- The match is set to start at 1 PM on ESPN+ from Tenney Stadium
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