POTSDAM, N.Y.—SUNY Geneseo (9-5-3, 3-3-2) defeated the SUNY Potsdam men's soccer team (5-7-4) 3-0 on Saturday afternoon. Three different Knights scored.
The Bears generated good pressure in the first half, outshooting the Knights 6-5. Geneseo junior goalie Vincent Maronski Jr. (Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place) made four saves in the opening to keep the Bears off the board. However, the Knights struck just 7:44 into the contest when senior forward Tyler Lewandowski (Greece, N.Y./Greece Arcadia) made it 1-0. The score was the same at the break.
Geneseo pulled away in the second half. Freshman forward Dylan Thody (Huntington Station, N.Y./Walt Whitman) made it a 2-0 contest at 55:35. The Knights then added insurance at 83:43 when senior forward Owen Frank (Grafton, Mass./Grafton) made it a three-goal game.
Bears junior goalie
Lucas Schiel (Bremen, Germany/Colegio Humboldt) allowed a goal and made a save in the first half. Freshman
Evan Jacobs (Binghamton, N.Y./Chenango Forks) stopped a shot and allowed two goals in the second half. Maronski finished with five saves for the shutout.
Prior to the contest seniors
Bergen Criswell (Preston Hollow, N.Y./Greenville),
Gabriel Lizana (Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa),
Raymond Jones (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury),
Donny Ophals (Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa) and
Daniel Tietjen (Schenectady, N.Y./Guilderland) were honored for their Potsdam careers.
The Bears wrap up the season on Tuesday when they head across town to face Clarkson University at 4 p.m.
