MICHELLE HALE
Staff Writer
The Blue Devils men’s soccer team went 1-1 this weekend in conference play after a 1-0 win in Oswego and a 4-1 loss at the hands of the Cortland Red Dragons. The loss was their second of the season, making their overall record 8-2-3 and 2-2-1 in the SUNYAC Conference.
On Friday they traveled to Oswego where the game resulted in a 1-0 victory for the Blue Devils. Freshman Ryan Ross received a pass from junior Vinny Chimento in the seventh minute which turned into the game-winning goal for Fredonia. Ross leads the team with four total goals this season. This was the second straight game that there was a Chimento-to-Ross goal. The win added to their eighth straight unbeaten game streak.
Chimento leads the team with five assists. In the past four games he has been credited with assists that have helped the Devils keep their unbeaten record in conference play.
Senior goalkeeper Michael Schreiner shone as he managed his first clean sheet of the season with a total of six saves. The Devils outshot Oswego 20 to 16, with nine shots on goal compared to Oswego’s six.
The unbeaten streak came to an end with a loss on Saturday; the Blue Devils were defeated by the Red Dragons. The final score was 4-1. This loss was the second of the season for the Blue Devils, and first in conference play.
Fredonia’s lone goal was scored by junior captain Mike Biggane in the 76th minute of regulation play. This was Biggane’s third goal of the season. Freshman Aaron Hayes and sophomore Sam DeFranks were both credited with the assist. Fredonia’s goal cut the deficit to 2-1 going into the half.
Cortland scored two goals each in both the first and second halves. The second half goals came in the 86th minute, with 30 seconds remaining in the game to end the game with a 4-1 victory.
Sophomore goalkeeper Sammy Torrelli had eight saves. The Blue Devils were outshot 21 to 10.
Cortland improved their record with the win to 10-2-1 overall and 5-0-1 in the SUNYAC Conference. Previously to this game, the Blue Devils came in with a 5-0-3 streak in the past eight games.
Fredonia now stands at third place in the SUNYAC behind the Oneonta and Cortland Red Dragons at first and second place, respectively. Each team has 16 points in conference play, followed by eight for Fredonia.
Fredonia will be hosting Plattsburgh on Friday and Potsdam on Saturday this weekend. The Blue Devils will kick off against Plattsburgh at University Stadium at 3 p.m. Saturday’s game against Potsdam will kick off at 1 p.m.