MOUNT ST. MARY'S (4-6-2, 2-2-1 MAAC) at MARIST (2-6-3, 2-2-1 MAAC)
Saturday, October 7, 2023, 1 pm
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. | Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field
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Mount St. Mary's looks to extend its win streak to three with a key Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference matchup at Marist on Saturday afternoon.

MOUNT UPDATE:  Mount St. Mary's made it two wins in a row with a 2-0 victory over Niagara at home on Wednesday afternoon.  Alexa Dragisics opened the scoring with a header off an Annie Sorando cross in the 30^th minute.  Jasmin Sorrell's first career goal in the second half provided the insurance.  Luisangely Navas and Madison Bee are tied for the team lead with two goals each.  Goalkeeper Klil Keshwar, who made four saves in her third shutout of the year in the win over Niagara, has a 1.11 goals against average and 47 saves (.825 save percentage) in 10 games this year.     

ABOUT MARIST:  Marist fell to 2-2-1 in the MAAC and 2-6-3 overall with a 4-0 home loss to Siena on Wednesday night.  Maddy Catalanotti made seven saves for the Red Foxes in the loss to Siena.  The Saints held a 17-to-6 shot advantage in the game, including an 11-to-0 margin in shots on target.  Marist has scored just three goals this season with Brook Ceregol, Grace Hotaling and Anna Maggie each recording one goal.  Catalanotti has appeared in 10 games in goal with a 1.47 goals against average and 35 saves (.761 save percentage).  Marist's MAAC wins both came by 1-0 scores (Rider and Manhattan).

THE ALL-TIME SERIES WITH MARIST:  Mount St. Mary's is 2-1-1 all-time against Marist after last year's 2-2 tie at Waldron Family Stadium on campus.  This will be the first meeting between the two teams in Poughkeepsie since the Mount's 2-1 overtime win on October 18. 1996, when the two schools were both members of the Northeast Conference. 

LAST YEAR'S MEETING:  Mount St. Mary's rallied for a 2-2 tie with Marist last year at home in the school's first-ever MAAC competition in any sport as a full member of the conference.  Trailing by two goals just eight minutes into the game, Mount St. Mary's rallied to earn a 2-2 draw behind goals from Kayley Kocent and Luisangely Navas. Click HERE for the full recap.

WHERE WE STAND:  The Mount is currently in a four-way tie for fourth place in the MAAC standings midway through the conference schedule.  The Mountaineers are tied with Siena (2-1-1), Canisius (2-1-1) and Marist (2-2-1) with seven points in league play.  The top six teams in the MAAC regular season advance to the conference championships.

UP NEXT:  The Mountaineers will have a week off before traveling to Canisius on Saturday, October 14.  Kick-off is slated for 1:00 p.m.