Men's Soccer Loses to Visiting Green Mountain College 4-2 in Non-League Action

Cobleskill, N.Y. - The SUNY Cobleskill men's soccer team could not hold an early two-goal advantage and ended up on the losing end of a 4-2 decision to visiting Green Mountain College in non-league action on Wednesday afternoon. The loss keeps the Fighting Tigers winless on the year with a 0-12 overall mark while the Eagles with the victory move to 1-12 overall on the campaign.

Cobleskill got off to a quick start when freshman forward Todd Briggs, Mayfield, N.Y., Mayfield High School, scored a pair of near identical goals in the 4^th and 14^th minutes of play on assists from freshman midfielder Andrew Potter, Truxton, N.Y., Homer High School, and sophomore midfielder Alex VanFleet, Horseheads, N.Y., Horseheads High School, to make it 2-0 in favor of the Orange & Black.

However the Eagles then took advantage of several calls to convert on restart opportunities with sophomore midfielder Nazar Zhukovskyy, Stamford, Conn., Stamford High School, converting on a penalty kick in the 23^rd minute followed by a goal from junior defender Ryan Crozier, Olmsted Township, Ohio, Olmsted Falls High School, off a direct kick in the 31^st minute.

The Eagles then took the lead for good in the 40^th minute of play when senior midfielder Nate Laymon, Ilion, N.Y., Ilion High School, blasted home a direct kick to make it 3-2 at the half in favor of the visitors. Laymon then scored an insurance goal in the second half at the 66^th minute of play to put the game out of reach at 4-2.

Cobleskill will return to action on Saturday October 17^th when they travel to Keuka Park, N.Y. to face the Storm of Keuka College in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) action beginning at 1:00 p.m.