POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – The Marist Red Foxes defeated Niagara, 1-0, on the final day of the MAAC women's soccer regular season. The Purple Eagles finish the season 6-3-1 in conference play and 9-7-1 overall.
Game Recap
First Half
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Amanda Cripps took the games first shot in the opening minute of action but her attempt went wide left.
• Marist tested
Agnes Stenlund early with a pair of corners that found the heads of the Red Foxes and nearly the back of the net as a result, but the game would be remain in a nil-nil tie.
• The Red Foxes took 13 total shots in the first half, including one from just inside the 18-yeard box that got past Stenlund for the first goal of the contest in the 23rd minute of play.
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Annie Ibey,
Emma Bough and
Emily Hähnel each puts shots on goal in the first half of play for Niagara.
Second Half
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Maia MacLean and Ibey put a trio of shots on target in the first 10-minutes of action to try and tie the contest, but the Marist back line and goalie would keep their 1-0 lead over NU.
• Over the next 20-minutes of play Marist would take six shots trying to extend its lead, three were saved by Stenlund and the two were blocked by the Purple Eagle defense
• The Purple and White would take a shot in the 80th minute when Hähnel had her attempt saved by the Marist keeper.
• Niagara's final shot of the contest came off the foot of
Emma Bough in the 88th minute of play, but her attempt went high.
Niagara Notes
• Niagara will enter the MAAC Women's Soccer Championship as the No. 3 overall seed for the second-straight season.
• Stenlund made a season-high seven saves, bringing her season total to a team-best 37.
• The Purple Eagles took a pair of corners in the contest, compared to seven for the Red Foxes.
Up Next
• The Purple and White will await the results of the remainder of the MAAC women's soccer schedule to learn its opponent for Sunday's quarterfinal contest on Monteagle Ridge.
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