NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Marymount men's soccer went into halftime all square against No. 21 ranked Christopher Newport on Sunday morning before surrendering two second-half goals to ultimately fall 3-1 to the Captains.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• CNU broke the scoreless tie on a penalty kick goal in the 31st minute.
• Less than one minute later, Axel Gonzalez slotted a free kick into the right side of the net after Newport picked up a yellow card.
• MU had a couple more shots blocked in the final part of the half but headed into halftime in a 1-1 tie.
• Early in the second half, CNU scored two goals in five minutes to create some breathing room with a 3-1 advantage.
• Marymount placed all five of its shots on target. Each team also had three corner kicks. 

HEAR FROM COACH KALIN

• "I was really proud of how we responded after the penalty kick. Tying the game against a top-25 team on their field is no easy task. Once we started to press higher up the field, we disrupted their play and created several good chances to take the lead. We had 10 poor minutes in the second half and that final free kick goal deflated us. Leo's shot that rolled across the goal late would have made it interesting. There is no doubt that we made progress today and we played level with a nationally-ranked opponent. 

UP NEXT

• Due to weather issues in the Hampton Roads region, Marymount's match against Virginia Wesleyan scheduled for this afternoon was postponed.
• The Saints will travel to Hood College on Wednesday evening before hosting Notre Dame of Maryland on Friday at 4 PM in the Hidden Opponent Game.

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