GENESEO, N.Y. -- In the closing minutes of their conference road match, senior Ian Zingaro (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool) connected with sophomore Joe Holder (Greenwood Lake, N.Y./Warwick) for the game-winning goal and secured a 2-1 victory for No. 12 SUNY Oneonta men's soccer over Geneseo, Saturday afternoon. The Red Dragons improved to 8-0 on the season and 2-0 in the SUNYAC, while the Knights moved to 5-3-1 overall and 1-1 in the conference.  

"The wind was a factor, and it was a game of two halves," said head coach Iain Byrne. "We never stopped pressing forward and were rewarded with the late game-winner."

Oneonta struck first in the 25th minute when sophomore Ali Somow (Utica, N.Y./Proctor) received the ball at midfield, brought it down the sideline and into the box for a centering pass to junior Luigi Prosperi (Lynbrook, N.Y./Lynbrook) who used his right leg from 10 yards out for the goal. The Red Dragons got an unfortunate call in the 35th minute when a Knight was tripped up near the top of the box, however the official deemed the foul inside the box, setting up a penalty kick. Geneseo elected Justin Arilotta to take the penalty kick and was able to get past senior Nate Hanna (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker) on his right side to tie the game at one.  

Oneonta kept the ball in their attack zone for most of the second half, creating several chances to take the lead, but came up empty-handed early on. With time running out, the Red Dragons finally broke the tie in the 88th minute. Hanna cleared the ball past midfield to sophomore Sam Rogers (Broadalbin, N.Y./Broadalbin-Perth), who had a couple Knight defenders closing in on him, so he passed it to Zingaro. From 40 yards out, Zingaro sent a lead pass into the right side of the box for Holder. Holder got out in front of the defender to receive the ball, took a couple touches towards the net and nutmegged Geneseo's goalie for the score.  

Hanna finished with a couple saves and Vincent Maronski had one save for the Knights.  

Oneonta outshot Geneseo 15-9, while each side had three shots on goal, and had a 9-7 advantage on corner kicks over the Knights.  

The Red Dragons are back in action Wednesday for a non-conference match against RPI at 4 pm.  Read Full Article