Men's Soccer Out Battled in OT by Penn State Abington 2-1 in League Action

Cobleskill, New York - Looking to pull off an upset over visiting North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) rival Penn State Abington on Sunday afternoon the SUNY Cobleskill men's soccer team came up just short losing in overtime by a 2-1 margin at the Soccer/Lacrosse Complex. With the loss the Fighting Tigers fall to 0-9 on the year including a 0-5 mark in league play while the Nittany Lions improve to 6-4 overall with a 4-2 NEAC record.

Trailing 1-0 late in the second half, Cobleskill evened the contest in the 81^st minute when sophomore forward David Vosatka, Schenevus, N.Y., Schenevus High School, converted off a corner kick off the foot of freshman midfielder Andrew Potter, Truxton, N.Y., Homer High School, to tie the contest at 1-1.

The Fighting Tigers had a pair of excellent opportunities to win in the final minute of play but
Nittany Lion sophomore midfielder Tom Vessels, Abington, Pa., Abington High School, made a spectacular play on the goal line to prevent a score with 47 seconds remaining followed by freshman reserve goalie Arjol Shpuza, Philadelphia, Pa., Swenson High School, coming up with an acrobatic save with 10 seconds remaining in regulation to save the game for the visitors.

In the extra period Abington junior forward Richard Domico, Doylestown, Pa. Central Bucks West High School, converted on a loose ball in front of the Cobleskill net in the 95^th minute to secure the win for the Nittany Lions.

The Orange & Black received a stellar effort in net from freshman goalie Tanner Puff, Wallkill, N.Y., Wallkill High School, who made 11 saves on the afternoon.

The Fighting Tigers will next be in action on Tuesday October 6^th when they host the Mountaineers of Southern Vermont College in non-league action with kick-off set for 4:00 p.m.