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TOP SEED UNION HOLDS SAINTS SCORELESS
Oct. 22: The St. Lawrence Men’s Soccer team lost to first place Union today 1-0. For the year, SLU is now 6-6-2, and 4-1-2 in league play. Union is 13-2-1 overall, 7-0-0 in the Liberty League. Union has clinched the Liberty League championship and will host the league tournament on Nov. 4-5. The Saints will enter the tournament as the second seed.
A back and forth duel ensued from the opening whistle and neither team backed down. Chances were few in the first half but quality opportunities. Union 's came first in the 11th minute off a long throw in by Ftorek to Tripp Pietrak who sent a one-timer sailing just over the crossbar.
Eight minutes later St. Lawrence was denied a prime scoring chance thanks to the quick reflexes of Union goalie Rob Kramer. Sean Charles eluded the Dutchmen defense and dribbled in on goal, firing a point-blank shot from 10 yards out. Kramer got a beat on the shot though and turned it aside to keep things scoreless. Kramer came up big again with five minutes left in the opening half. Chris Lonegan fired a low shot that skipped in on goal but the freshman netminder was there to collect it. In the 64th minute the Saints Steve Watson headed a shot wide off a direct free kick.
Kramer helped his cause in goal by setting up the Dutchmen score seven minutes later. After collecting the ball Kramer sent a quick outlet to Chris Poey at midfield. Poey took a one-touch turn and sent the ball into the penalty area. The ball stood unclaimed as St. Lawrence goalie Emilio Coletta and Ftorek ran on to it to take possession. Ftorek won the footrace and got a head on the ball just as it bounced up off the turf. He flicked it up and over Coletta, who could only turn and watch as the ball rolled in over the goal line.
St. Lawrence kept the pressure on and had one last chance to score the equalizer with under a minute to play off a throw in by Lonegan. Sean Charles collected the ball just inside the penalty box and blasted a one-timer that sailed just over the crossbar.
The Saints outshot the Dutchmen 11 to 6 for the game, and also led in corner kicks at 6 to 3. Coletta made 2 saves for the Saints, and Kramer had 5 saves for Union.
The Saints will play Plattsburgh at home this Wednesday at 2:30pm.
CAPTAINS LEAD AS SAINTS SLIP PAST SKIDMORE, 3-2
Oct. 21: The St. Lawrence Men’s Soccer team edged Skidmore today 3-2 in overtime, thanks to goals from three captains, to clinch second place in the Liberty League. They are now 6-5-2 on the year, and 4-0-2 in conference play. With the loss, Skidmore moves to 8-4-2 overall, and 2-3-1 in league.
Skidmore’s Pete Brownell scored first in the 14 th minute to give the Thoroughbreds the advantage, but the first half would end in a 1-1 tie because of an Elliot Savitz goal in the 42 nd minute. Savitz corralled an assist from Chris Lonegan and drove it into the net to end the period knotted.
In the second half, Skidmore would again score first on another Brownell goal for the go ahead score at 52 minutes. Just over ten minutes later, Steve Watson tied the game on a ball from Joey Mattina.
Seven minutes into the first overtime period, Jason Koshi scored on an assist from Savitz to end it.
Emilio Coletta made 1 save in the net for SLU, Jake Densen made 6 for Skidmore. The Saints outshot the Thoroughbreds 18 to 6, and held the advantage on corner kicks at 7 to 1.
The Saints will take on conference champion Union tomorrow on their turf at 2:00pm to close out the Liberty League season.
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