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Post by vastagman on Sept 19, 2018 8:17:29 GMT -5
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Post by FU73 on Sept 19, 2018 10:14:16 GMT -5
 The maturation of a young team can be arduous especially in the early season when student-athletes are still learning. Tonight, the Stags (3-3-0) took another step in that process by beating a solid Army (3-3-1) team by a 2-1 score in overtime, a side that had gone unbeaten in its previous four matches. The win was even more vital because it came in overtime. All three of Fairfield's losses this year came in overtime so this result only emboldened a young team that need to break through in extra time. "We came off the field after regulation like wounded warriors," Head Coach Carl Rees said. "I told them to stop feeling sorry for yourselves and prove that we can win in overtime. These out of conference games teach you so much and now they proved to themselves they can win in overtime. It's part of the process. They didn't know how to win an away game, they didn't know how to hold a lead, they didn't know how to come from behind, they didn't know how to win in overtime. Tonight they proved it all." Before play starts against MAAC opponents, the Stags have one more non-conference game on the slate. Fairfield will host St. Joseph's University on Saturday night at Lessing Field. Game time is 7:00 pm. 437 fans at the game which was moved to Rafferty Stadium due to the weather. Box Score:fairfieldstags.com/boxscore.aspx?path=msoc&id=9131MAAC Men's Soccer StandingsSchool-MAAC-Overall-StreakManhattan 0-0, 7-1-0 W4 Iona 0-0, 3-2-1 W1 Fairfield 0-0, 3-3-0 W1Monmouth 0-0, 2-4-1 W1 Saint Peter's 0-0, 2-4-1 T1 Siena 0-0, 1-4-3 L1 Niagara 0-0, 2-5-0 L1 Canisius 0-0, 1-3-1 L1 Marist 0-0, 1-3-1 T1 Quinnipiac 0-0, 1-4-1 W1 Rider 0-0, 1-4-1 L2 |
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