FOND DU LAC - Marian University men's soccer (1-1-0, 0-0-0 NACC) earned its first victory of the season defeating Saint Mary's (Minn.) 2-1 in its home opener.
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- The Cardinals were able to get a quick jump on the Sabres scoring at just the 4:22 mark, this proved to be the only shot on goal for SMU.
- Marian responded at the 12:14 mark when senior Giuliano Corazzina scored his first goal of the year with an assist from sophomore Owen Holevas.
- This proved to be all the scoring for the opening half.
- Limited chances continued in the second half with neither team bending.
- Marian was able to finally break the tie with 5:01 left to play when senior Logan Holevas buried a penalty kick to seal the win.
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- The Sabres outshot the Cardinals in each half finishing with a 13-6 margin and a 4-1 edge in shots on goal.
- This is just the second time Marian has beaten SMU in the all-time series.
- With his first half goal, Corazzina became the sixth Marian men's soccer student-athlete to reach the 30 career goals plateau.
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Senior Logan Holevas scored the game-winning goal on a penalty kick with 5:01 left to play. |
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Senior Giuliano Corazzina scored the 30th goal of his career becoming the sixth men's soccer student-athlete to reach 30 career goals. |
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Sophomore Owen Holevas recorded his first point of the season with an assist. |
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Saturday, September 9 • 1 PM
Smith Field
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