Bryan’s PK Lifts Red Foxes Past Merrimack

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – The Marist women’s soccer team earned its first win of the 2026 season on Saturday afternoon, defeating Merrimack, 1-0, in its Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opener at Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field. Graduate student Ella Bryan provided the game’s lone goal, converting a penalty kick in the 28th minute to give the Red Foxes a lead they would not relinquish. Marist controlled the offensive action throughout the opening half, recording 10 shots compared to just two for the Warriors. The Red Foxes put seven of their 10 first-half attempts on target, forcing Merrimack goalkeeper Kaitlyn Brewi to…