FREDONIA, N.Y. - The Oneonta women's soccer team scored in the 86th minute to draw 2-2 with Fredonia on Saturday afternoon in SUNYAC play. The Red Dragons move to 5-3-3 overall and 2-0-2 in the SUNYAC, while the Blue Devils go to 7-3-2 overall and 2-0-2 in the conference.
Defenses ruled the first half, with shots tied 3-3 and only one on-goal attempt coming from freshman Lily Martin (Fishkill, NY/John Jay) in the second minute. Fredonia earned three consecutive corner kicks in the 31st minute but could not capitalize in the attacking zone, and the first half remained scoreless.
Senior Caroline Schimitsch (Little Neck, NY/The Mary Louis Academy) earned two Oneonta corner kicks from two shots to start the second half, but the Fredonia defense held. The Blue Devils struck first when Gabby Irwin found the back of the net off an assist from Haley Drinon. Oneonta responded less than ten minutes later when senior Breanna Mast crossed a long ball to junior Sara Kealey (Seaford, NY/General Douglas MacArthur), who fired from just outside the box and into the bottom left corner of the goal to tie 1-1 at 60:16.
Fredonia retook the lead after drawing a penalty in the box at 65:02. Makayla Stainbrook converted the penalty kick goal to lead 2-1.
In the final four minutes, sophomore Violet Mattoni (Valhalla, NY/Valhalla) received the ball in midfield and flipped it back to Schimitsch at the top of the box. She fired from distance and slipped it past the goalkeeper to tie 2-2. Fredonia had one final attempt from Bronwyn at 87:34, but junior goalkeeper Emily Hardison (Coram, NY/Longwood) made the stop.
Oneonta outshot Fredonia 13-9 and had a slight 6-5 advantage on corner kicks.
Hardison finished with two saves, and Hatch had three.
Oneonta continues its road trip at Cobleskill on Wednesday, October 14, at 4 p.m.
