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Women's soccer suffers another out-of-conference loss, remain optimistic about MAAC schedule
Greg Hrinya
Issue date: 9/28/06 Section: Sports
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The Marist Red Foxes suffered yet another tough loss as they were downed 2-1 by the St. Joseph's Hawks on Saturday.
The Red Foxes faltered late once again, this time with St. Joseph's senior forward Ali Wean scoring with 11 seconds left in regulation. The goal was Wean's second of the game.
The first half ended with both teams scoreless, but Wean opened the scoring in the 63rd minute when she came in on a break away and beat Marist keeper Caitlin Nazarechuk.
Marist Red Foxes coach Elizabeth Roper said Nazarechuk, who made five saves in the match, played well despite seeing a lot more activity around the net in the second half.
"Caitlin played well but saw more action than she should have," Roper said. "She got banged up during the second half when St. Joseph's picked up their play and took us out of our game."
Despite being down 1-0 late, Marist fought back and tied the game in the 83rd minute when Justine Caccamo buried a rebound off a Melanie Ondrejik shot.
The Red Foxes began pressing and Coach Roper moved Ondrejik up to midfield to try and generate more of an offensive attack.
"We pushed Melanie Ondrejik into the midfield to get a late push," Roper said. "She took the first shot and created a rebound for Justine Caccamo's goal."
The game ended with St. Joseph's leading Marist in shots, 17-9, and corner kicks, 9-2.
The loss caps a string of bad luck the Red Foxes have had in finishing their games despite being in a good position to win.
"We fought back hard and have played well," Roper said. "It's just been the last 20 seconds of the Lehigh and St. Joseph's games that have hurt us and we could just as easily be 6-2 rather than 2-6 right now."
Even though Marist stands at 2-6 for the season, they open up Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) play Friday night at home against Iona.
Coach Roper said the team remains positive in spite of the recent slump and can turn the season around when it begins its conference schedule.
Roper added that the team matches up well against Iona, so the focus this week is playing strong in the final 10 minutes.
"Last season we lost 1-0 to Iona, but our returning players know we match up well and a new season starts now as we begin MAAC play," Roper said. "The players are keeping their composure, we just need to focus on the last 10 minutes of the game and that has been the emphasis in practice."
The Red Foxes will enjoy the break between games as they try and get some of their key players healthy.
"We are hoping to get everyone healthy for Friday night," Roper said. "Kristen Leonhard [midfield/forward] is recovering from pneumonia so we are limiting her to about 10 to 15 minutes a game."
Marist will play at home Friday night against the 2-6-3 Iona Gaels at 7 p.m. They will then face another MAAC opponent on Sunday at 1 p.m when they play the 3-3-3 Fairfield Stags here at Marist.
The Red Foxes faltered late once again, this time with St. Joseph's senior forward Ali Wean scoring with 11 seconds left in regulation. The goal was Wean's second of the game.
The first half ended with both teams scoreless, but Wean opened the scoring in the 63rd minute when she came in on a break away and beat Marist keeper Caitlin Nazarechuk.
Marist Red Foxes coach Elizabeth Roper said Nazarechuk, who made five saves in the match, played well despite seeing a lot more activity around the net in the second half.
"Caitlin played well but saw more action than she should have," Roper said. "She got banged up during the second half when St. Joseph's picked up their play and took us out of our game."
Despite being down 1-0 late, Marist fought back and tied the game in the 83rd minute when Justine Caccamo buried a rebound off a Melanie Ondrejik shot.
The Red Foxes began pressing and Coach Roper moved Ondrejik up to midfield to try and generate more of an offensive attack.
"We pushed Melanie Ondrejik into the midfield to get a late push," Roper said. "She took the first shot and created a rebound for Justine Caccamo's goal."
The game ended with St. Joseph's leading Marist in shots, 17-9, and corner kicks, 9-2.
The loss caps a string of bad luck the Red Foxes have had in finishing their games despite being in a good position to win.
"We fought back hard and have played well," Roper said. "It's just been the last 20 seconds of the Lehigh and St. Joseph's games that have hurt us and we could just as easily be 6-2 rather than 2-6 right now."
Even though Marist stands at 2-6 for the season, they open up Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) play Friday night at home against Iona.
Coach Roper said the team remains positive in spite of the recent slump and can turn the season around when it begins its conference schedule.
Roper added that the team matches up well against Iona, so the focus this week is playing strong in the final 10 minutes.
"Last season we lost 1-0 to Iona, but our returning players know we match up well and a new season starts now as we begin MAAC play," Roper said. "The players are keeping their composure, we just need to focus on the last 10 minutes of the game and that has been the emphasis in practice."
The Red Foxes will enjoy the break between games as they try and get some of their key players healthy.
"We are hoping to get everyone healthy for Friday night," Roper said. "Kristen Leonhard [midfield/forward] is recovering from pneumonia so we are limiting her to about 10 to 15 minutes a game."
Marist will play at home Friday night against the 2-6-3 Iona Gaels at 7 p.m. They will then face another MAAC opponent on Sunday at 1 p.m when they play the 3-3-3 Fairfield Stags here at Marist.
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