2008 Woodie Awards
Allegra ends Red Fox scoring drought, leads Marist to 2-1 victory
Luke Caulfield
Issue date: 9/28/06 Section: Sports
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The Marist men's soccer team finally prevailed on Friday night, ending a string of four consecutive scoreless losses with a comeback victory against St. Francis.
Sophomore forward Jamison Allegra put the finishing touches on a close game, scoring with only seven seconds left in regulation as Marist edged St. Francis 2-1.
Allegra also scored the first goal for Marist in the 62nd minute, a hard shot to the back left corner of the goal. His clutch performance on Friday helped him earn Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Player of the Week honors.
St. Francis scored early, jumping out to a 1-0 lead on the Red Foxes with a goal by John Baptist Joseph six minutes into the game. Marist was once against held scoreless in the first half, and it looked like another shutout was on the horizon.
Goalies Daniel Owens and Tyler Johnson provided solid defense for Marist with three saves each. The freshman Johnson replaced Owens shortly before Allegra's first goal and stayed strong throughout the rest of the competition.
As the game winded down, one Marist drive was all it would take to break the game wide open. With 20 seconds left in regulation, Kevin Brown began a charge to victory by passing the ball up field to Anthony Graci. Graci immediately found Allegra inside the box, and Allegra had no problem getting around St. Francis goalkeeper Chris Antonio to put Marist on top for good.
Johnson helped Marist retain the lead with a well-played save on Giuseppe Buscemi in the final seconds of the game. After four straight losses, Marist has now improved to 2-4.
"Our heads have been down," sophomore midfielder Luis Andre said. "Getting this win will help us in the long run. Since it went down to the wire, it will help boost our confidence for the future."
Head coach Bobby Herodes also believes the thrilling game against St. Francis will boost the Red Foxes' overall morale.
"This win is more important than you can imagine," Herodes said. "We have made more moves this year than in the last five years. It's a building year, and if this year's freshmen can really step it up, we'll be able to have some fun in the future."
Marist will play its next two games on the road against MAAC rivals. The Red Foxes will take on Iona at 7 p.m., followed by a match against MAAc-regular season champion Fairfield on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Sophomore forward Jamison Allegra put the finishing touches on a close game, scoring with only seven seconds left in regulation as Marist edged St. Francis 2-1.
Allegra also scored the first goal for Marist in the 62nd minute, a hard shot to the back left corner of the goal. His clutch performance on Friday helped him earn Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Player of the Week honors.
St. Francis scored early, jumping out to a 1-0 lead on the Red Foxes with a goal by John Baptist Joseph six minutes into the game. Marist was once against held scoreless in the first half, and it looked like another shutout was on the horizon.
Goalies Daniel Owens and Tyler Johnson provided solid defense for Marist with three saves each. The freshman Johnson replaced Owens shortly before Allegra's first goal and stayed strong throughout the rest of the competition.
As the game winded down, one Marist drive was all it would take to break the game wide open. With 20 seconds left in regulation, Kevin Brown began a charge to victory by passing the ball up field to Anthony Graci. Graci immediately found Allegra inside the box, and Allegra had no problem getting around St. Francis goalkeeper Chris Antonio to put Marist on top for good.
Johnson helped Marist retain the lead with a well-played save on Giuseppe Buscemi in the final seconds of the game. After four straight losses, Marist has now improved to 2-4.
"Our heads have been down," sophomore midfielder Luis Andre said. "Getting this win will help us in the long run. Since it went down to the wire, it will help boost our confidence for the future."
Head coach Bobby Herodes also believes the thrilling game against St. Francis will boost the Red Foxes' overall morale.
"This win is more important than you can imagine," Herodes said. "We have made more moves this year than in the last five years. It's a building year, and if this year's freshmen can really step it up, we'll be able to have some fun in the future."
Marist will play its next two games on the road against MAAC rivals. The Red Foxes will take on Iona at 7 p.m., followed by a match against MAAc-regular season champion Fairfield on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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