SEAN MCGRATH
Sports Editor
To say that the men’s soccer team has been doing great is an understatement. That was made clear this past Tuesday afternoon when it looked like the Nazareth Golden Flyers were going to hand Fredonia its second loss of the season. That was until they notched three goals in the first 10 minutes of the second half to erase a 2-0 deficit en route to a 3-2 victory on the road.
Ryan Ross opened the scoring, and Patrick Schuber added two goals in three minutes while Sammy Torelli was in net for Fredonia, making seven saves to earn the win.
The Blue Devils surrendered two early goals to the Golden Flyers, with Ryan Foley scoring his third goal of the season in the third minute of play. His goal was followed by Lucas Bennett in the 21st minute, earning his third of the season, also.
At the half, Fredonia trailed Nazareth, 2-0.
But that was about to change. Fredonia stormed out of the gate to start the second half acting like a completely different team that started the match.
Only three minutes into the half, freshman Ryan Ross took a cross from freshman Dan Griffin and managed a diving header into the back of the net to cut the lead in half.
Fredonia needed only four minutes to lock the game at two; this time Patrick Schuber placed a low shot to the left of Nazareth keeper Diego Abreu.
With 39 minutes remaining, the Blue Devils stripped the power from the Golden Flyers and continued to attack.
Patrick Schuber completed the Blue Devils comeback only three minutes later, fighting through the Nazareth defense and finished the same way as his first, low and to the left.
Fredonia as a whole turned up the heat and only allowed a few more Nazareth chances before the final whistle signalled the end of this dramatic match.
The Blue Devils now stand at 5-1 heading into SUNYAC play. They host both the Geneseo Knights on Friday at 4 p.m. and the Brockport Golden Eagles on Saturday at 1 p.m.