Utica Defeats Wells; Alfred Falls in Final Minutes

Utica Defeats Wells; Alfred Falls in Final Minutes

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Utica 3, Wells 0
Senior captain Kevin McAllister netted two goals and sophomore Greg Silvestro  added an insurance tally in the final minutes to help the Utica College men's soccer team earn a 3-0 victory over visiting Wells College Saturday night at Charles A. Gaetano Stadium. 

The Pioneers (7-7) finished their three-game home stand with a 2-1 record and they have now won four of their last six games.  UC will hit the road for three straight games before returning home on Saturday, November 2 for a key Empire 8 Conference game against Elmira to close out regular season play. 

After a scoreless first half of play, the Pioneers got on the board in the 53rd minute when McAllister finished a penalty kick past Wells goalie Michael Sciotti to give UC a 1-0 advantage.

Less than seven minutes later McAllister tallied his second of the night and team-best sixth goal of the year after drilling a shot off the top cross bar and into the net from 20 yards out. Classmate Jeffrey Cupka (Wilbraham, MA/Minnechaug Regional) earned the assist on the Pioneers' second goal.

Sophomore Greg Silvestro ripped home the third and final goal of the contest in the 88th minute to secure the 3-0 victory.  Silvestro scored his fifth of the year, from 25 yards out, off a nice assist from freshman Brandon Horton. 

Utica outshot the visitors 22-3 on the afternoon and goalie Anthony Caruso stopped one shot in his third shutout of the year.

Sciotti made two saves in net for the Express (7-4-2).


Buffalo State 2, Alfred 1
The Alfred University men's soccer team suffered a 2-1 loss on the road Tuesday evening, to Buff State in a non-conference matchup.

Buff State scored a goal in the first half, giving them a 1-0 advantage at the half.

Freshman midfielder Richard Lander answered at the 71st minute mark off a free kick goal, evening the score at 1-1. Buff State scored off a breakaway at the 85th minute, concluding scoring for the match.

Freshman goalie Eric Witkowski made a game-high nine saves in 90 minutes for the Saxons.