Men’s Soccer (7-2-3/3-0-1 SUNYAC)
Oct. 4th vs. Geneseo, W 2-1 OT2
Junior
Justin Rivera (Bay Shore/Bay Shore) was in the right place at the right time to knock home a rebound to lift the SUNY Oneonta men's soccer team to a 2-1 victory last Friday against SUNY Geneseo in overtime. The play was created by senior
Luke Halberg (Norwich/Valley Heights Christian Academy), who sent a ball across that deflected off the keepers hands in front of the goal where Rivera was able to get to it first and push a shot underneath to the back of the goal for the win in the first minute of the second overtime period.
Late in the second half, the game looked like SUNY Geneseo would steal a road win, as they led 1-0 with less than five minutes remaining in regulation.
What looked like a harmless ball rolling in the box turned into a game-tying goal by sophomore
Jake Sutherland (Syracuse/West Genesee) in the 87th minute. It appeared that the keeper and a SUNY Geneseo defender miscommunicated, which allowed Sutherland to break in alone on the keeper. Sutherland slipped a shot passed the keeper into the far right corner to tie the game at 1-1.
SUNY Geneseo scored its goal midway through the first half on a shot that looked as if it deflected off the head of an Oneonta defender.
Oneonta held a 16-10 advantage in shots including 9-4 over the last three periods of play.
Vincent Pellegrino (Baldwin/Baldwin) made five saves in picking up his third win of the season.
Oct. 5th vs. Brockport, T 1-1 OT2
Playing a man down for the final 6:32 of regulation and for twenty minutes of overtime, the SUNY Oneonta men's soccer team used late-game heroics to come out with a draw against No. 7 Brockport last Saturday in a battle between the two top teams in the SUNYAC entering the match.
Both squads were 3-0 in conference play before the contest and both riding an unbeaten streak. Oneonta is now unbeaten in its last nine contests and Brockport remains unbeaten for the season at 8-0-3 overall.
For the second consecutive match, it was a late goal for Oneonta that pushed the game into overtime. Today, it was sophomore
Dylan Williams (Monroe/Monroe-Woodbury) who scored the equalizer with 44 seconds remaining in regulation. With Oneonta pressing forward to tie the game, sophomore
Sutherland dropped a short pass back to Williams who blasted a shot that deflected off a defenders foot and away from the keeper into the back of the goal.
Saturday’s match had the feel of a SUNYAC tournament contest with both teams playing end-to-end soccer with solid play at both ends of the field. The final shots in the contest were 14-12 in favor of Oneonta. The Red Dragons did hold a decided 11-5 advantage in corner kicks, but were unable to convert.
Brockport's goal came in the 84th minute when they were awarded a penalty kick after a handball violation in the box.
In SUNYAC regular season play; the two teams participate in a shootout if the game is still tied at the end of both overtime periods for potential tiebreaker situations if they arise come tournament-seeding time. Brockport ended up taking the shootout 5-3, as keeper Casey Sullivan was able to stop
Halberg's kick with the Golden Eagles up 3-2.
Women’s Soccer (5-3-2/2-0-2 SUNYAC)
Oct. 4th at Geneseo, T 1-1 OT2
SUNY Oneonta junior
Lana Vecchiarelli (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) scored the tying goal as the women's soccer team drew with Geneseo on the road 1-1 last Friday.
SUNY Geneso got on the board first in the 51st minute of play. Alex Krebs' tallied a goal off a 25-yard bending free kick that went into the top-right corner.
Oneonta picked up the tempo and began to press the Blue Knights before scoring the equalizer as the Red Dragons had four shots and one corner kick prior to tying the game. Vecchiarelli chose the ideal moment to score her first goal in an Oneonta uniform. The Red Dragons earned a corner kick that was taken by sophomore
Liz Lasota (Cutchogue/Mattituck). Lasota sent the ball into goal area that was headed home by Vecchiarelli as she battled off a crowded goal line to score from close range.
Both teams had solid scoring opportunities in the overtime periods, but the goalkeepers were up to the challenge. Oneonta senior
Melissa Guglielmo (Somers/Somers) put a hard shot on goal from inside 15 yards that was smothered by Geneseo's goallkeeper in the 93rd minute. The Knights broke out for an opportunity of their own less than 30 seconds later. A Geneseo forward got a free strike inside 20 yards that was gobbled up by Oneonta's
Rori Stark (Brewster/Brewster).
In the second overtime, sophomore
Kayla Ceschini (Miller Place/Miller Place) got loose for an attempt from inside 15 yards, but a diving deflection save kept the game knotted at 1-1.
Stark made four saves in the game.
Oneonta outshot Geneseo 20-11 and had a 9-4 advantage in corner kicks.
Oct. 5th at Brockport, W 2-0
SUNY Oneonta women's soccer scored two goals in the second half to defeat Brockport 2-0 at A. Huntley Parker Jr. Field last Saturday to move to 5-3-2 overall and 2-0-2 in the conference.
Oneonta came out strong to start the game. The Golden Eagles had some good passing offensively, but the Red Dragons cut off many of Brockport's early opportunities.
Oneonta's keeper,
Stark, and Brockport's goalkeeper made some big saves to keep the score tied heading into halftime.
The Golden Eagles outshot the Red Dragons 13-6 in the second half, 18-12 overall, but could not find the back of the net.
A Brockport player had an excellent shot at 59:17, but Stark came up with a terrific save. The same player managed to get off another shot less than two minutes later that bounced off the post.
One minute after Brockport came close to taking the lead, Oneonta scored the first goal of the game in the 63rd minute.
Ceschini was able to dribble past a Brockport defender and put the ball in the top right corner past a diving keeper.
The Red Dragons stepped up the pressure on the Golden Eagle defense, but Brockport continued to fight for opportunities in their offensive end.
Sophomore
Jessica Lyden (Burnt Hills/Burnt Hills) scored Oneonta's second goal at the 77:55 mark to put the game out of hand. Classmate
Kayla Distin (Fulton/G. Ray Bodley) broke around the right side and passed across the top to Lyden, who was outside the 18 and ripped a shot past Brockport's keeper.
Stark made seven saves to preserve the shutout.
Field Hockey (8-4/1-2 SUNYAC)
Oct. 5th at Houghton, W 4-0
The SUNY Oneonta field hockey team travelled to Houghton College last Saturday and walked away with a convincing 4-0 victory.
Oneonta put the game away in the first half as they netted three goals to take a 3-0 lead into the intermission.
Junior
Sierra Earle (Baldwinsville/Baldwinsville) scored her third of the season at the 19:56 mark to give the Red Dragons a 1-0 lead. Classmate
Andrea Day (Greene/Greene) would score the next two goals, her first coming just six minutes later off a rebound on a
Kelcy Forbragd (Camden/Camden) shot that was blocked by a Houghton defender. Day would add to the lead in the first half scoring just two minutes before the halftime break off an assist from
Hannah Hayward (Glens Falls/Glens Falls).
Senior
Ashley Morgan (Putnam Valley/Putnam Valley) would add the final goal of the afternoon four minutes into the second half.
"The team played very well and worked together as a team for the victory", said coach
Kelly Kingsbury.
Krista Servedio (Shrub Oak/Lakeland) and
Tess Tracy (Liverpool/Liverpool) combined for the shutout, each making one save and playing half the game.
Oct. 6th at St. John Fisher, W 5-0
The SUNY Oneonta field hockey team travelled to St. John Fisher and walked away with a convincing 5-0 victory after leading 1-0 at the halftime break.
Sophomore Tatum Knapp opened the scoring at the 15:42 mark.
Junior Forbragd was a force all on her own as she would score the next three goals. Her first came 7 minutes into the second half. Less than two minutes later she would score off a penalty corner on a pass by Morgan. Forbragd’s final goal game off a rebound.
Senior
Jessica Hodes (Stone Ridge/Rondout Valley) would put the icing on the cake with the fifth goal of the game on a penalty stroke at the 64:34 mark.
Tracy picked up her fifth win and first shutout stopping all 11 shots that St. John Fisher took.
Women’s Tennis (7-3/2-1 SUNYAC)
Oct. 5th vs. Scranton, W 7-2
In its final fall dual match, the SUNY Oneonta women's tennis team came out with a 7-2 win against visiting Scranton at home. The Red Dragons will now prepare for the SUNYAC tournament, which begins next Friday at the Binghamton Tennis Center.
Oneonta came out of the doubles portion of the match ahead 2-1 after wins at first and second doubles. Junior
Brynn Sussman (Highland Mills/Monroe-Woodbury) and senior
Lauren Skolnick (Sayville/Sayville) won 8-1 at first doubles. Seniors
Emily Maggiore (Binghamton/Binghamton) and
Colette Lankowicz (Sayville/Sayville) won by an identical score at second doubles.
Lisa-Marie Lanciotti and Dana Ranney took third doubles by a score of 8-2 against freshman
Olivia Stauffer (Huntington/Harborfields) and senior
Abigail Smith (Seneca Falls/Mynderse Academy).
Sussman, Skolnick and Lankowicz all came back and won in straight sets at first, third and fourth singles respectively. Sophomore
Michelle Spencer (Homer/Homer) won at fifth singles while senior
Jenna Conklin (Wilton/Saratoga Springs) won at sixth singles to round out the scoring for the Red Dragons.
Men’s Tennis (4-1)
Oct. 5th vs. Muhlenberg, W 6-3
The SUNY Oneonta men's tennis team battled a solid Muhlenberg squad at home last Saturday and came out with a hard fought 6-3 victory to end the fall schedule.
Oneonta swept through the doubles matches to take a 3-0 lead entering singles play.
Senior
Michael Kennelly (Irvington/Irvington) and junior
Mackenzie Park (Elmira/Elmira Free Academy) won at first doubles, 8-5.
Seniors
Benjamin Leighton (Shokan/Onteora) and
Ryohei Nakamura (Fukuoka, Japan/Kasumigaoka Senior High School) won at second doubles, 8-6.
Picking up an 8-5 win at third doubles was sophomore
Matteo Befi (Hastings on Hudson/Hastings) and freshman
Bentley Gonzalez ().
In singles, it was Kennelly, Leighton and Befi picking up wins at first, third and fourth singles.
