ARLINGTON, Va. – The dream season continued on Wednesday night for Marymount men's soccer as the Saints avenged their only conference loss to Centenary with a 1-0 win in the Atlantic East Tournament semifinals at Long Bridge Park.
NOTABLE
- Marymount has now won six games in a row for the first time in program history.
- The Saints now have eight clean sheets on the season, which sets a program record.
- Freshman Bayron Banegas moves into a tie for fifth in program history with five shutouts, one away from tying a slew of Saints for first in program history.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- In the first 15 minutes, Marymount fired off three shots on goal but couldn't find the back of the net.
- The Saints entered halftime holding a 6-1 advantage in shots but tied 0-0 on the scoreboard.
- Marymount picked up the pressure to start the second half and finally found paydirt in the 84th minute.
- Set up by a corner kick into the box that first touched Leonardo Torres, Manny Gaunaurd directed the ball toward the net but it was deflected out to Matthew Correa.
- Correa fired with his left foot for his fourth goal of the season.
- Centenary mustered one corner kick in the final five minutes but Marymount held on for a 1-0 victory.
HEAR FROM COACH KALIN
- "I can't think of any game in my career where I wanted the team to win so badly. This team showed amazing resilience and discipline. They just kept going and found that goal. Championship teams find ways to win. Centenary is a very good and hard-working team that gives us fits. This feels great and now we get to host the championship."
UP NEXT
- Marymount will play for a conference championship for the first time in program history on Saturday against Neumann.
- Game time is still to be announced. Schedule updates will be posted on MarymountSaints.com
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