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Senior Nicholas Gregg (Apalachin/Owego Free Academy) (Apalachin/Owego Free Academy) headed a service from junior Dan Josepher (Manorville/Eastport/South Manor) (Manorville/Eastport South Manor) on a corner kick to lift Oneonta State to a 2-1 victory over visiting Skidmore this afternoon.  The game-winner was Gregg's first goal of the season and it came just 50 seconds into the second overtime of a hard fought battle.

The win for Oneonta (9-2-2) kept them unbeaten in its last 11 games while extending its home-unbeaten streak to 26 games.  The loss for the Thoroughbreds drops them to 5-8-1 overall.

The two teams battle to a scoreless first half and it wasn't until the 63rd minute that Oneonta finally broke the deadlock.  The Red Dragons were awarded a penalty kick, which senior Nicholas Lange (Freeville/Dryden) (Freeville/Dryden) buried to give Oneonta a 1-0 lead.

Skidmore continued to battle and took advantage of Oneonta in transition when senior Diego Reinero (Princeton, NJ/Princeton) put a shot from the top of the box over Maxwell Siegelman (Roslyn/Roslyn)'s (Roslyn/Roslyn) hands to tie the score in the 84th minute.

Oneonta did have a decided advantage in shots in the match (19-5) and corner kicks (6-1).  Siegelman made one save in the game as he raised his record to 8-1-2 overall.  His counterpart, Nick Peterson (West Hartford, CT/Hall) made four stops.

Oneonta will be home this Saturday for a SUNYAC game versus New Paltz beginning at 1pm.  Besides being homecoming for the Red Dragons, its also Oneonta's “Kicks for Cancer” game.  Patrons are asked to wear pink to support the men's team as they raise money for breast cancer research and education.  All proceeds from Saturday's game will be donated to the American Cancer Society.

Goals by period       1  2 OT O2  Tot
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Skidmore............  0  1  0  0 -  1
Oneonta State.......  0  1  0  1 -  2

SCORING SUMMARY:
1.  62:25 ONEMS Nicholas Lange (Freeville/Dryden) (1) Penalty kick
2.  83:02 SKIDMORE Diego Reinero (3) (unassisted) - shot from top of the box over goalie
3. 100:50 ONEMS Nicholas Gregg (Apalachin/Owego Free Academy) (1) (Dan Josepher (Manorville/Eastport/South Manor)) - off corner headed over keepers hands

Shots: Skidmore 5, Oneonta State 19
Saves: Skidmore 4 (Nick Peterson 4), Oneonta State 1 (Max Siegelman 1)