Marist closed out a jam-packed 19 game first semester with two solid home victories in December. 

With a roster comprised of 11 rookies and only five seniors, the Red Foxes faced a lot of ups and downs during the first few months of their season.

Here's a quick glance at some numbers from first semester (by the month):

September

• 1-0-0 after defeating the University of Vermont 4-2 in Burlington
• 3 rookie goals (1 from Anthony Vitale, 2 from Justin Genga)
• Justin Larkin earned the win in net, making 38 saves

October

• (4-5-1) in October, (5-5-1) overall record
• 6 out of 10 games were league SECHL matchups, Marist went (2-4-0) in these important games
• Losing record in October due to many close games
  • 4 of the games ended with the score 2-1, Marist winning 50% of the time
  • In 10 games, Marist scored 27 goals, and had 28 goals scored against
• Top scorers in October for Marist with 3 goals each: Sean Blaine, Andy Vovk, Justin Genga, Vinny Masters
• 10/27 goals scored by Marist defensemen

November

• (2-4-0) in November, (7-9-1) overall record
• Longest losing streak of the season, losing 4 straight (10/31 vs UNH, 11/6 vs UVM, 11/7 vs MSU, 11/14 vs WPU)
• Team's two victories were in non-league games vs Roger Williams and Sacred Heart
• Anthony Farrar lead the team in scoring in November with 4 goals, scoring a hattrick in Marist's 9-4 victory over Sacred Heart

December

• (2-0-0) in December, (9-9-1)
• Two of the biggest wins of the season for the team
• Defeated UNH and UMass, two teams that had beaten the Red Foxes in previous matchups this season
• Justin Larkin made 71 saves in 120 minutes of play (0.96 SV%). Yeah, you're reading that right. 71 saves in TWO GAMES! 

That's all for now, but be on the look out for another article shortly about what's next for the Red Foxes during second semester. 

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