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TROY, N.Y. – Junior Joseph Stroessenreuther (Bethpage, Bethpage) scored three goals and added one assist, but SUNY Oneonta fell to nationally ranked Rensselaer 16-10 this afternoon in non-conference men's lacrosse action. The loss for the Red Dragons dropped them to 0-3 in the early season while Rensselaer improves to 2-1.

The Engineers were powered by a seven-point effort from senior Conor Chocheles and multiple points from five other players.

Rensselaer held a 6-1 advantage after the first half of action, but quickly saw its lead cut as Stroessenreuther notched back-to-back goals in the third quarter to make it a 6-3 game. The Engineers got one back as junior Grant Foulsham (Madison, NJ/Madison) collected a nice feed from senior Devin Arnold (Buffalo, NY/Canisius) and fired it in at 7:53, but Oneonta State answered with just over a minute left in the quarter as Stroessenreuther passed it up to senior Tom Kelly (Lake Peekskill, Putnam Valley) to cut the deficit to three (7-4).

Despite the momentum shift at the end of the quarter, the Engineers responded to open the final stanza, recording six straight goals to build up a 13-4 advantage with 8:47 left to play in the contest. Leading the way through the flurry was Chocheles (Babylon, NY/Babylon), who scored and assisted twice.

Oneonta State refused to back down and despite three players serving one-minute penalties, sophomore John DeOrdio (Chenango Forks, Chenango Forks) found the back of the net past RPI net minder James Manchester (Niskayuna, NY/Niskayuna) with 6:44 left to make it a 13-5 contest.

The teams traded goals until the 3:50 mark as RPI scored back-to-back tallies for a 16-6 lead, but the Red Dragons continued to challenge the Engineers' defense down the stretch. As junior Jon Yen (Short Hills, NJ/Millburn) came on in relief of Manchester, the visitors found momentum with four straight goals over the final 2:25. Stroessenreuther, scored with just 15 seconds left on the clock, but RPI held on with a face-off win to seal the victory.

In addition to Chocheles, who posted two goals and five assists for the second time this season, the Engineers saw Arnold record a game-best four goals with an assist. Rookie Scott O'Leary (Grafton, MA/Milton Academy) added three goals, while senior Nick Billy (Redding, CT/Joel Barlow) had two goals and two assists. Between the pipes, Manchester picked up the victory with six saves. Yen did not have any saves in relief.

DeOrdio notched two goals for Oneonta while sophomore Jimmy van de Veerdonk (Putnam Valley, Putnam Valley) added a goal and an assist. In goal, junior Chris Miles (Manlius/Fayetteville Manlius) shouldered the loss, posting eight saves in the first half. Senior Sean Reynolds (Bethpage/Bethpage) played the second-half, also stopping eight shots.

The Engineers are back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Texas to face Southwestern University in a 4pm game (3pm Central Time). Oneonta State is scheduled to play a neutral site contest against Neumann on Wednesday (7pm).

Oneonta State SCORING:
GOALS: Joe Stroessenreuther 3; John DeOrdio (Chenango Forks/Chenango Forks) 2; Tom Kelly (Lake Peekskill/Putnam Valley) 2; Brian Kollar (East Islip/East Islip) 1; Jim van de Veerdonk (Putnam Valley/Putnam Valley) 1; Joey Finnegan (West Islip/West Islip) 1.
ASSISTS: Ryan Gifford (Latham/Shaker) 1; Brian Kollar (East Islip/East Islip) 1; Joe Stroessenreuther 1; Jim van de Veerdonk (Putnam Valley/Putnam Valley) 1.

Rensselaer SCORING: GOALS:
Devin Arnold 4; Scott O'Leary 3; Conor Chocheles 2; Nick Billy 2; Wes Rudy 2; Grant Foulsham 1; Brett Overend 1; Eric Valero 1.
ASSISTS: Conor Chocheles 5; Nick Billy 2; Devin Arnold 1; Grant Foulsham 1; David Hey 1; Andrew Liptak 1.

SHOTS - Oneonta State 29; Rensselaer 55.

Penalties - Oneonta State 11/9:30; Rensselaer 4/3:00.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Oneonta State 0-4; Rensselaer 3-11.

GOALIES
Oneonta: Chris Miles (Manlius/Fayetteville Manlius) 0-1 (30:00 minutes, 8 saves, 6 GA) , Sean Reynolds (Bethpage/Bethpage) (30:00, 8 saves, 10 GA);
RPI: James Manchester 2-1 (57:13, 6 saves, 6 GA) , Jon Yen (02:47, 0 saves, 4 GA).