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The Purple Eagles men's soccer team (1-14-3, 0-8-1 MAAC) concludes its season at home against MAAC foe Fairfield on senior day. Before the game, a ceremony will be held to honor the five seniors on the team, Andrew Ferguson, Kevin Garcia, Tim Magnusson, Ryan Myers, and Zachary Newton.

The outcome of this game will dictate whether these two schools meet again on November 5^th in the opening round of the MAAC Championships in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

Last Time Out

• Niagara lost a tightly contested match against Marist 1-0.
• Goalkeeper Joel Gerberich made his first start in over a month and finished with two saves.
• Midfielder Omar Cruz recorded NU's lone shot on target.
• Niagara held the Red Foxes to limited opportunities throughout the match, falling behind towards the tail end of the first half on a penalty kick goal.

 
In the MAAC

• As a team, the Purple Eagles' goalkeepers are tied for third in conference with 69 saves.
• Niagara is sixth in assists (17), seventh in assists per game (.94) and ninth in the conference in total goals scored (16).
• The desire and drive to get more goals and attack has Niagara third in conference with 40 offsides against through 18 games.
• Dimitriu is tied for fifth in the MAAC in goals (6) and is tied for seventh in goals per game (.38).

 
Across the Pitch: Fairfield Stags (5-5-6, 4-3-2 MAAC)

• Fairfield is coming off of a 2-1 home victory over conference opponent Saint Peter's.
• In their last five matches, the Stags are 2-1-2, recording three shutouts in that span.
• The last meeting between the two schools resulted in a 2-0 victory for the Stags.
• The Stags are 21-4-1 all-time against the Purple Eagles.
• Goalkeeper Matt Turner is having a breakout year for Fairfield, ranking fourth in the MAAC in goals against average (1.03), third in save percentage (.793), tied for first in saves (69) and saves per game (4.31), second in shutouts (6), and third in shutouts per game (.38).

 
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