POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — The Marist University men's soccer team played to a 1-1 draw against Merrimack on Saturday afternoon at Tenney Stadium on Senior Day and Alumni Appreciation Day.
"Once they went down a man, we just got to find a way to score," head coach Matt Viggiano '99 said. "We gotta be a little hungrier. It's conference play, I tell the guys all the time, it's never going to be pretty. This league isn't that way...I think we can find another gear at home."
The draw moves the Red Foxes to 4-3-5 overall and 2-2-2 in Metro play, while Merrimack moves to 3-2-8 overall and 1-0-5 in conference play.
- Marist opened the scoring in the 23rd minute when graduate student Mani Diop found the back of the net off assists from junior Adriano Iannello and senior Chris Verheul.
- The Red Foxes carried their 1-0 lead into halftime, with junior goalkeeper Alex Murania making one save in the opening 45 minutes.
- Merrimack equalized in the 68th minute to even the score at 1-1.
- The Warriors were reduced to 10 men in the 71st minute following a red card, but Marist was unable to find a go-ahead goal as the teams finished level.
- Diop scored his second goal of the season, while Iannello recorded his first assist and Verheul added his first assist of the season.
- Murania made four saves in goal for the Red Foxes.
- Both teams finished with 10 shots. Marist put three shots on target, while Merrimack recorded four.
- The Red Foxes travel to Rider for a Metro Conference matchup on Saturday, Oct. 24. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.
