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Zydowicz
3
Winner Marist MARM (7-7-0, 3-3-0 MAAC)
1
Niagara NIAM (2-10-2, 1-4-1 MAAC)
Winner
Marist MARM
(7-7-0, 3-3-0 MAAC)
3
Final
1
Niagara NIAM
(2-10-2, 1-4-1 MAAC)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Marist MARM 1 2 3
Niagara NIAM 0 1 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Falls 3-1 In Midweek Match With Marist

NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Niagara men's soccer team battled early against Marist in Wednesday afternoon's match at Niagara Field, but the Red Foxes pulled away to open up a 3-0 lead early in the second half. Konrad Zydowicz scored his second goal of the season for Niagara on a penalty kick, but the Purple Eagles fell by a score of 3-1.
 
Game Summary
  • Final Score: Marist 3, Niagara 1
  • Niagara Goals: Konrad Zydowicz
  • Niagara Assists: n/a
  • In Goal: Steve Casey (1-7-2) – 3 GA, 4 SV, 60:15; Joel Gerberich – 0 GA, 1 SV, 29:45
  • Records: Niagara – 2-10-2 (1-4-1 MAAC); Marist – 7-7-0 (3-3-0 MAAC)
  • Location: Niagara Field – Niagara University, N.Y.
  • Attendance: 145
 
Game Recap
  • Steve Casey came up big in goal for the Purple Eagles with two saves in the opening 20 minutes, including a stop of a 20-yard free kick from Marist's Allen Gavilanes.
  • Niagara had a chance to take the lead with a close-range bicycle kick attempt from Matthew Krucko-Moeller, whose shot was headed towards the top left of the goal but was turned away by Marist's Mark Rajovic.
  • Michael Lorello broke through to give the Red Foxes a 1-0 lead in the 30th minute, taking a feed from Gavilanes and beating Casey with a shot to the far post from the right of the box.
  • Samad Bounthong scored 36 seconds past halftime to double the Red Foxes' lead, and Gavilanes collected a chance low in the box and buried a high short-side shot past Steve Casey, making it a 3-0 game in the 50th minute.
  • Niagara made a wholesale change of 11 substitutions in the 61st minute, and the energy off to the bench led to a penalty kick chance generated at the Marist end.
  • Konrad Zydowicz beat Rajovic with a low shot to the left post for the penalty-kick goal in the 66th minute to make it a 3-1 contest.
  • Niagara had two chances in close in the 82nd minute, as Andrew Francisco had a shot from the right side of the box turned away by Rajovic. Alek Wendland got a head on the rebound chance, but his shot was turned away too.
  • Marist would hold Niagara at bay for the remainder of the game, sending the Purple Eagles to a 3-1 loss.
 
Coach's Corner
  • Head coach Bill Boyle: "I was disappointed that we could not make good on a chance for three points on our home field. Credit to our bench players for showing a lot of hustle and energy, they won the last 30 minutes for us and hopefully that can give us a spark heading into Saturday's match."
 
Up Next
  • Niagara heads on the road for two straight games, starting Saturday, Oct. 21 with a 3 p.m. matchup against the Iona Gaels. Niagara's final home game of the 2017 regular season marks Senior Night on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. against the Fairfield Stags.
 
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