Manhattan's Meghan Rodino scored the game's first goal 59 seconds in, but Kerri Gutenberger answered for the Red Foxes 59 seconds afterward. Samantha Mehalick's tally at the 25:44 mark, set up by Devon Connolly, gave Marist its first lead. Three goals in a span of 4:18 staked Manhattan to a 4-2 lead with 10:14 left in the first half. Goals by Gutenberger and Mehalick 38 seconds apart tied the score at four with 4:31 remaining in the first half, and those were the last scores of the first 30 minutes. Goals by Kelly George and Alex Di Chiara gave Marist its first two-goal lead at 6-4 with 23:49 to go. Manhattan twice cut the margin to one goal, but was unable to tie the game. Goals by Gutenberger and George extended Marist's lead to a game high of three with 2:39 remaining.