COBLESKILL, N.Y. - The Mattoni sisters accounted for four goals as the Oneonta women's soccer team defeated Cobleskill 5-0 on Wednesday afternoon. Sophomore Violet Mattoni (Valhalla, NY/Valhalla) scored the opening goal, and Bella Mattoni (Valhalla, NY/Valhalla) added a hat trick in the shutout win. The Red Dragons move to 6-3-3 overall and 3-0-2 in the SUNYAC, while the Fighting Tigers fall to 3-8-0 and 1-4-0 in the conference.
Oneonta scored three goals in the first 21 minutes of the first half. V. Mattoni netted the opening goal off a pass from junior Sara Kealey (Seaford, NY/General Douglas MacArthur) in the 15th minute. Kealey flicked the ball high to Mattoni in the box, who slipped the shot past the Cobleskill goalie. B. Mattoni followed with a goal at 18:42 after dribbling past the defender on the Cobleskill endline and into the middle of the net. B. Mattoni scored again in the 21st minute after intercepting a goalkeeper's clearance inside the box and slipping the ball through.
Cobleskill managed one shot on goal in the 40th minute from Kayleigh Bryant that junior Emily Hardison (Coram, NY/Longwood) stopped in the bottom center.
Oneonta continued in the second half when senior Katie Doherty (Miller Place, NY/Miller Place) crossed a pass to senior Gianna Hanner (Ridge, NY/Longwood), who took the wide-open shot to make it 4-0. Doherty assisted again in a similar fashion to B. Mattoni at 54:32 to take a 5-0 lead.
Oneonta outshot Cobleskill 36-1 and went 7-0 on corner kicks.
Hardison made one save, while Cobleskill's Sammy Fausti had 17 saves.
Oneonta is back home to host Buffalo State on Saturday, October 17, for its Breast Cancer Awareness game at 1 p.m.
