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 14
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.