Utica, Elmira, Houghton and Stevens Win on Saturday
Utica 4, Bard 0 (
Box Score)
The Utica College men's soccer team scored four goals in the first half and never looked back as the Pioneers cruised to a 4-0 victory over host Bard College on Saturday afternoon.
Senior captain
Kevin McAllister got the Pioneers on the board early when he netted his first goal of the season, and the 19th of his career, just 4:23 into the contest.
Alex Sheridan and
Greg Silvestro assisted on the game's first goal.
In the eighth minute junior
Shane Ruffing found the back of the net (unassisted), his second of the year, to put the Pioneers up by the score of 2-0. In the 26th minute senior
Jeffrey Cupka found the net for the first time this season, his fifth career tally, as he headed home a goal off assists from
Brett Kaplan and
Dennis Runikera.
Freshman
Raine Owens was able to record his first collegiate goal with less than four minutes to go in the first half off an assist by sophomore
Matt Beljan.
Both teams were held scoreless in the second half and the final horn sounded with the Pioneers leading 4-0.
Utica outshot the home team 26-3 on the afternoon and earned a 10-1 corner kick advantage.
Elmira 2, Pitt-Bradford 1 (
Box Score)
A goal in double overtime by
Brian Lowe propelled the Elmira College men's soccer team (3-1) to a 2-1 win over Pitt-Bradford (2-4). The Soaring Eagles outshot the Panthers 35-to-5, EC's most shots in a single contest since last year's game against Pitt-Bradford.
Elmira held the Panthers without a shot in the first half while taking 14 of their own. However, Pitt-Bradford keeper Adam Forster made five saves to keep things scoreless going into halftime.
The Soaring Eagles would break the tie in the 75th minute of play as first year standout
Michael Bryant scored his third goal of the season. Bryant has scored in each of Elmira's three wins this year and is the only Soaring Eagle to have scored in each EC victory.
Chris Aristizabal was credited with the assist on Bryant's goal, his first of the year.
It looked as though Elmira would win today's game 1-0 but with 22 seconds remaining, Pitt-Bradford evened things at 1-1 to force overtime. After a scoreless first overtime period, EC's Lowe came through in the clutch as he scored in the 103rd minute of play to give the Purple and Gold their third win of the year.
Rookie goalie
Nick Lapinski earned his third victory of the season as he made three saves in today's contest.
Houghton 2, Canton 0 (
Box Score)
The Highlander men's soccer team played their first home game of the campaign and treated the home faithful to a 2-0 win over SUNY Canton on Saturday.
Houghton dominated play from the kickoff, quickly moving into the Roos end of the field and earning three corner kicks and three shots in the first two minutes. The pressure continued over the next 14 minutes before
John Carpenter finally broke through with the team's first goal. After
Paul Seddon played a corner,
Taylor Ross deflected the ball to Carpenter who sent it in past the Roos keeper.
Houghton outshot Canton 11-1 in the opening 45 minutes.
The Highlanders earned a two-goal cushion in the 84th minute after Carpenter played a long ball into the Canton box. The Roos keeper was unable to control the ball and
Landon Sheaffer touched the ball off the keeper to
Mitch Beattie who ripped a 15-yard shot straight into the net. It was the freshman's first goal of his Highlander career.
Stevens 4, NYU 1 (
Box Score)
Four players recorded goals and two more added assists as the No. 2 Stevens Institute of Technology men's soccer team cruised to a 4-1 non-conference victory over previously unbeaten and cross-river rival New York University Saturday night in front of a raucous crowd of more than 500 at the De Baun Athletic Complex.
The Ducks jumped on the board at 26:12 when senior forward
Stephen Dunbar netted his second goal of the season thanks to a precision pass from classmate
Curtis Stecyk. On the play, Stecyk hit Dunbar with a through-ball and Dunbar absolutely drilled his shot in the lower-left corner.
The Ducks continued to dominate the ball and field for the remainder of the half, taking that 1-0 lead into the intermission. After 45 minutes, the Ducks held a 9-1 edge in shots.
Stevens closed the door in the second half, scoring twice in the first 5:43 of the period to open a 3-0 lead. Junior midfielder
Matteo Sturla was twice denied in close on the right post before sticking with it and getting his second goal of the year. Moments later it was sophomore
Carson Pryor scoring his team-high fourth of the season on the back of a gorgeous through-ball down the right seam from sophomore midfielder
Harrison Kane.
In the 67th minute, with the Ducks already up 3-0, junior midfielder
Kevin Calloway treated the boisterous crowd to the play of the evening, attacking a loose ball and one-timing a missile into the upper-right-90 of the cage. The marker was the first of Calloway's career.
NYU scored in the 79th minute, but it was not nearly enough as the Ducks took home the 4-1 win.
Stevens ended with a 16-4 margin in shots and a 7-2 edge in corners. Senior
Paul Killian earned the win in goal and was credited with one save on the night.
Marywood 2, Alfred 1 (Box Score)
The Alfred University men’s soccer team lost a 2-1 decision on the road, Saturday afternoon, against Marywood University.
The Saxons scored at the 31st minute when sophomore midfielder Omar Mohamed assisted senior midfielder Zachary Kranefeld, giving AU a 1-0 lead at half.
In the second half, the Pacers tied the score at 1-1 when Daniel Lopez connected with Daniel Hull at the 56-minute mark. Marywood netted another goal in the 73rd minute, giving them the 2-1 victory over Alfred.
Senior Jacob Bird went the distance in net for AU, making six saves.
Geneseo 2, Ithaca 1 (Box Score)
The Ithaca College men's soccer team (0-4) lost to Geneseo (2-2-1) late Saturday afternoon, falling to the Knights by a score of 2-1. Freshman Sean Forward scored the lone goal for the Bombers, while sophomore Kenny Chapman stopped 4-of-6 shots in the loss.
Ithaca got on the board first, scoring the game's first goal just 5:12 into the first half. Forward collected a loose ball in the box after a Bomber free kick and fired a shot past the Geneseo goalkeeper. Forward's goal marked the first of his collegiate career and gave the Bombers a 1-0 lead.
The Knights answered in the 12th minute. Geneseo fired a corner kick towards the Ithaca goal mouth where the ball deflected off a Bomber defender. The deflection snuck past Chapman, tying the contest at 1-1.
Geneseo scored the only goal of the second half, netting the game winner in the 65th minute of play. The Bombers were unable to score again in the contest, giving Geneseo the 2-1 victory.