POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — The Marist University men's soccer team opened its 2026 season with a 2-2 draw against Stony Brook in a non-conference matchup on a rainy Thursday night at Tenney Stadium.
"Effort was there tonight and there were moments to learn from," said head coach
Matt Viggiano '99. "Stony brook is a good team and will be a force in the CAA. I was disappointed we let down the last 10 minutes of the first half and it cost us. Looking forward to Sunday and hosting Air Force."
The draw moves both teams to 0-0-1 to start the season.
- The Red Foxes jumped out to a two-goal lead in the opening 30 minutes. Graduate student Mani Diop opened the scoring in the ninth minute, finishing a flick-on from sophomore Ronan Hogg to give Marist an early 1-0 advantage.
- Marist doubled its lead in the 28th minute when sophomore Miles Douglas found the back of the net following a corner kick from junior Evan Marques.
- Stony Brook responded late in the opening half, scoring twice in a five-minute span to level the match at halftime. Lars Fahre cut the deficit to one in the 39th minute before Elliot Burgueno scored in the 44th minute to make it 2-2 heading into the break.
- Neither team was able to find the decisive goal in the second half. Junior goalkeeper Alex Murania made three saves after halftime to keep the Seawolves off the scoreboard.
- Each team finished the night with 10 shots, while the Seawolves held a 7-4 advantage in shots on target.
- Marist earned 11 corner kicks compared to four for Stony Brook.
- Murania recorded five saves in the match.
- Diop led the Red Foxes with five shots, including two on target and one goal.
- Douglas recorded one shot and one goal in 90 minutes of action.
- Hogg and Marques each added an assist.
- Marist returns to action Sunday, Aug. 23, when it hosts Air Force at Tenney Stadium.
- Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
