The Marist Red Foxes were called for a season-high five yellow cards against the Siena Saints in their 13-7 loss.
On a cold and rainy afternoon, Marist (3-10, 2-4 MAAC Conference) lost to the second-place Saints (10-4, 5-1 MAAC Conference) in a penalty-riddled contest, as four different Red Foxes served time.
Graduate student attacker Kerri Gutenberger scored her eighth hat trick of the season, and sophomore midfielder Caitlin McNaboe hit the 100 career draw controls in the match
“I heard everyone on the sidelines cheering for me and I’ve been trying to reach that goal for this entire season,” said McNaboe. “I was really happy with all my teammates.”
Siena’s redshirt junior and junior attackers Jordan Bentley and Kelly Logue combined for six goals, each earning hat tricks in the win.
The last time the Red Foxes took the field, they lost to the Niagara Purple Eagles, 17-7. Graduate student attacker Olivia Arntsen hit a new career milestone in the defeat, scoring her 50 career goal and 100 career points.
Freshman midfielder Gabby Kingston started the match off with a bang. A bottom-left corner shot hit the net to get Marist on the board as the team jumped around in unison.
The Saints responded effectively with six straight goals; senior attacker Taryn Asselin and Logue were on the cusp of first-quarter hat tricks with two goals apiece.
“It’s a learning lesson, and knowing that Sienna is a very good team, if you give them that type of room to get ahead, it’s gonna be really hard,” said head coach Keith Detelj. “I think that was something that caught us for the first quarter.”
Gutenberger—after nearly 11 minutes of game time—answered with a fiery goal of her own, zipping it on a line over graduate student goalie Sabrina Krasner’s right shoulder.
Six minutes had passed in the second before Siena added to their lead; a free-position score for Bentley dug a deeper hole for the Red Foxes.
Gutenberger tried to dig the team out herself, scoring back-to-back free-position goals. The Saints lead was cut to four, with Marist on the hunt.
A final shot missed opportunity for the Red Foxes gave Siena a 9-4 advantage into the break. Having only scored two goals each quarter, Marist attempted to get their playmakers going in the second half.
“It’s just about finding opportunities,” said McNaboe. “Kerri [Gutenberger] is a great player, but I think we need to set each other up better for better success.”
Just like the first quarter, Marist jumped out on the attack, but could not follow it up. Arntsen hit her defender with a shot fake and launched one over the left shoulder of Krasner.
At 9:36 on the clock, junior midfielder Juliana Santel was given her second yellow card of the game. Her day was over as she waited out her penalty with Detelj giving her words of encouragement.
“It’s tough, but [freshman midfielder Kate] Ciarlo came in and made an impact in the way she played,” said Detelj. “She showed that we’re not going to drop the standard because of one player.”
Two and a half minutes later, senior midfielder Delaney Hayes also received a yellow. After catching a pass she turned around and fired an underhanded behind-the-back shot that careened off the post. The referees deemed it a “dangerous shot.” Logue capitalized for Siena, earning her hat trick and pushing the lead to five.
McNaboe cut into the Saints’ run to end the third quarter, but Siena still led 12-6. A fifth yellow card for Marist–called on McNaboe with 32 seconds left–kept Marist a woman down heading into the final quarter.
“It’s a hard balance between putting tons of effort into something and being composed at the same time,” said Detelj.
Siena maintained their hold on the game in the fourth. A goal with 11:38 on the clock kept the game out of reach for the Marist attack.
Penalties played a big part in the loss to the second-ranked Saints. With four different members of the team serving time for yellow cards, Siena only trailed from the opening score of the game.
The Red Foxes look ahead to their final home game of the season, senior day against the Canisius Golden Griffins on Saturday, Apr. 13.
“They’re [the seniors] great role models,” said McNaboe. “It’s been really great playing with them. They really helped me keep my head up.”
The opening draw is set for noon.
Edited by Ben Leeds
Photo and graphic from Jaylen Rizzo
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