Post by FU73 on Oct 24, 2018 20:39:06 GMT -5
Marist (6-4-4)(5-1-2) scored with just 23 seconds left in regulation to force overtime but the #1 Stags (9-4-2)(6-0-2) get a 1-1 tie in double overtime at Lessing Field to stay unbeaten in the MAAC. The Stags pick up a point with the tie and clinch a top-four finish, which means postseason action will be back on Lessing Field this November.
"I feel like it was two points dropped (in the standings) rather than a point gained, Coach Rees said."But at the end of the day, Marist did not gain any ground on us and we are still on top of the league with two games to play."
"We worked hard and could have put the game away on a couple of occasions in the final third," Coach Rees said. "We are a young team that needs to learn how to manage games down the stretch."
Box Score
fairfieldstags.com/boxscore.aspx?id=9140&path=msoc
The 2018 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship is November 4, 8, 11. First round games will take place on Sunday, November 4 hosted by the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds, Semifinal games are hosted by No. 1 and No. 2 seeds on Thursday, November 8. The Championship Game kicks off on Sunday, November 11 hosted by the highest remaining seed. The 2017 Champions Farfield University looks to defend its MAAC title.
The Stags with just two games left in the MAAC Regular Season - October 27 at St. Peter's and October 31 vs. Manhattan at Lessing Field. If the Stags can win both games will they have the #1 seed in the MAAC Championship and the home field advantage.
MAAC Men's Soccer Standings
School-MAAC-Overall-Streak
Fairfield 6-0-2, 9-4-2 T2
Quinnipiac 6-1-1, 8-5-2 W1
Marist 5-1-2, 6-4-4 T2
Iona 5-3-1, 9-5-2 W4
Saint Peter's 5-2-1, 8-6-2 W4
Manhattan 4-4-0, 11-5-0 W1
Rider 4-4-0, 5-9-1 L1
Siena 3-5-0, 4-9-3 W1
Canisius 2-5-1, 4-8-2 L2
Niagara 1-7-0, 3-13-0 L4
Monmouth 0-9-0, 2-13-1 L9
Stag Men's Soccer
MAAC Regular Season Champions (4): 1998, 2005, 2006, 2017
MAAC Tournament Champions (5): 1999, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2017
NCAA Tournament Appearances (5): 1999, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2017