Alfred, Naz and Stevens Net Wins

9/6/2014 9:36:00 PM

NAZARETH 2, Oswego 0
A pair of first-half goals lifted Nazareth's men's soccer team to a 2-0 non-conference victory over visiting Oswego. Senior Mama Amar and junior Brendan Miles scored the Golden Flyers. Sophomore Nate Ripic made eight saves including two point-blank saves in the second half to maintain Nazareth's lead.

Nazareth's goals were separated by only 3:46, which provided the Golden Flyers a quick two-goal lead midway through the first period. Amar tallied the first goal after receiving a cross from Miles, which Miles placed directly in front of the Oswego goal. Amar scored his goal 28:15 into regulation. A few minutes later, Miles scored an unassisted goal. The scoring chance was set up by sophomore Dylan Toscano's shot, which forced goalkeeper Todd Lawson to make a diving save. Miles kicked the loose rebound into the open Lakers' net.

The Golden Flyers also had scoring chances in the second half but were unable to convert. Grad student Ryan Foley had a scoring opportunity but was unable to put his shot on goal. Foley finished with a game-high six total shots, including three on goal. Sophomore Lucas Bennett had five total shots, including four on net. Lawson recorded a game-high 11 saves to keep Oswego in the contest.

Ripic was credited with eight saves, including three in the second half. On two occasions, Ripic deflected point-blank shots over the crossbar to thwart Lakers' scoring chances.

Nazareth finished with a 20-17 advantage in total shots while Oswego held an 8-7 edge in corner kick chances. The Lakers had seven of their eight corner kicks in the second 45 minutes.


STEVENS 3, Carthage 1
The Stevens Institute of Technology men's soccer team scored three unanswered goals Saturday to knock off Carthage College 3-1 in Hoboken.
 
Both teams traded possessions and fought for position to start the game before Carthage gained the early lead. In the ninth minute, Carthage freshman Johnny Rimkus gained control of a loose ball, dribbled past the defense and floated a shot over sophomore goalie Mike Renna's arms for a goal.
 
Stevens turned up the pressure after the score, and after sophomore Jay Mikula's shot went wide in the 13^th minute, sophomore Chris Renna picked him up with a goal in the 22^nd minute. Off a corner from Mikula, junior Carson Pryor's shot went off the crossbar where Renna headed it in to tie the game at 2.
 
The goal was Renna's team leading second of the season.
 
Stevens rode the momentum with three shots over the next three minutes, but were unable to connect on any of them. Carthage returned serve with a pair of shots of their own but a diving stop from goalie Mike Renna in the 31^st minute kept the game tied.
 
Both teams traded possessions again early in the second half before Stevens gained the lead. In the 74^th minute, senior Kevin Calloway connected off a pass from Renna to give Stevens a 2-1 advantage. Renna sent a pass across the box where Calloway was able to hammer it in from the middle to score.
 
The Ducks defense kept the pressure off Renna, allowing them to add to lead in the 78^th minute. Junior Colin Phillips gained possession of a loose ball from just outside the box where he was able to loop it over the advancing goaltenders arms, and into the net.
 
The lead was enough as Stevens played lock-down defense the rest of the way to secure the victory. The Ducks out shot Carthage 13-10 and registered two more corner kicks. Carthage had not allowed a goal in three games coming into the contest.


ALFRED 3, Keuka 1
Saxons (3-1-0, Empire 8 0-0) bombard Keuka College with 25 shots in 3-1 victory.
 
The AU defense set the tone for the entire game on Saturday evening's game only giving up 3.  Between solid defense and tough, gritty offensive play the Saxons were able to pull out a win in Keuka Park against the Keuka Storm.
 
Kyle Craver got the Saxons out in front early when he found the net in the 11^th minute.   Craver received the ball when it rattled off the post from a Jeff Thomas shot and he went across the net to the far post and the ball spun in.
 
The Storm would not go down quietly in the first half, scoring a late goal by way of an Austin Gerber free kick that went off the far post and past junior keeper Matthew Unick.  The first half would end in a 1-1 draw.
 
The Saxons came out in the second half ready to set the pace, taking the lead only six minutes in.  Omar Mohamed received a ball from sophomore Richard Lander  inside the 12-yard line and ripped a cross body shot past Keuka's keeper Preston Vick.  Vick would finish the game with 7 saves.
 
In the 75^th minute, Lander would come through the box in attempt to put the game away for the Saxons, but hit the post.  Sophomore teammate Graeme Corrigan took advantage of the rebound and ripped a shot to the back of the net.
 
Unick finished the game with two saves behind the stellar Saxon defense.
 

Fredonia 2, HOUGHTON 1
 The Highlanders outshot the Blue Devils, 18-9, but the result on the scoreboard told a different story as host Fredonia beat Houghton, 2-1, in men's soccer action on Saturday.

The three goals came over a 13-minute span in the second half. Fredonia scored first in the 49th minute, but Houghton's Landon Sheaffer got his second tally of the season in the 57th minute, getting a head on a Tyler Inch free kick. But that tie was short-lived, as the Blue Devils got the go-head goal just five minutes later to grab the win.

The Highlanders had nine shots in each half. Jacob Dunnett made one save on the night.


Capital 2, ST. JOHN FISHER 0
The St. John Fisher College men's soccer team suffered a 2-0 loss to Capital University in the consolation game of the Hiram College Tournament.  With the loss, Fisher falls to 1-3-1 on the year.

The Crusaders took the lead for good in the fourth minute of action and added an insurance goal in the 72nd minute to seal the win.

Freshman goalie Szymon Labecki finished the game with four saves over 90 minutes.


Cortland 6, ELMIRA 0
The Elmira College men's soccer team fell to 0-2 on the season after losing to SUNY Cortland, 6-0, Saturday evening. Kevin Huggins '16, making his first start in net since the 2012 season, made seven saves for the Soaring Eagles.
 
The Red Dragons attacked early and often, outshooting EC 19-2 in the first half, and 33-4 for the game. Cortland would put four scores on the board in the opening 45 minutes, the final coming in the form of a penalty kick with just 16 seconds remaining in the first half. The Red Dragons would add two additional goals in the second half, leading to EC's 6-0 defeat.