FAIRFIELD, Conn. — The Marist University men's soccer team fell to first-place Fairfield, 1-0, in a tightly contested Metro matchup on Wednesday evening at Lessing Field.
"I liked our effort tonight," head coach Matt Viggiano '99 said. "Faifield is good but we'll definitely feel hard done by the result. It's a good barometer moving forward. If our guys lock in and focus on their jobs, the results will take care of themselves."
The Red Foxes drop to 4-3-4 overall and 2-2-1 in Metro play, while the Stags improve to 8-1-2 overall and 6-0-0 in conference play.
- Marist and Fairfield played to a scoreless first half, with junior goalkeeper Alex Murania making four saves to keep the Stags off the scoreboard.
- Fairfield broke the deadlock in the 71st minute when Pipeloore Olanrewaju scored off an assist from Cristiano Carlos.
- The Red Foxes looked to find an equalizer late, but Fairfield held on to secure the 1-0 victory.
- Murania recorded six saves in goal for the Red Foxes.
- Marist finished with eight shots, including one on target, while Fairfield tallied 15 shots and seven shots on goal.
- Junior defender Gijs Verheul recorded the lone shot on target for the Red Foxes.
- The Stags held a 2-1 edge in corner kicks.
- The Red Foxes return home to host Merrimack on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 2 p.m. for Senior Day and Alumni Appreciation Day at Tenney Stadium.
