Cobleskill, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill men's soccer team lost their home opening North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) game of the season on Sunday at the newly renovated Soccer/Lax Complex to the visiting Wildcats of Cazenovia College by a 6-2 margin. The loss drops the Fighting Tigers to 0-5 overall with a 0-2 mark in conference play on the season while the Wildcats improve to 3-3 overall including a perfect 2-0 record in conference action.

Trailing 3-0 in the first half the Fighting Tigers broke their recent scoring draught when junior defender Corey Johnson, Brooklyn, N.Y., Abraham Lincoln High School, drilled home a penalty kick in the 30^th minute to cut the deficit to 3-1. However the Wildcats would then respond with a pair of goals; to take a 5-1 advantage into the break.

In the second half the Orange & Black also found the back of the net in the 48^th minute when sophomore midfielder David Volsatka, Schenevus, N.Y., Schenevus High School, took a pass from freshman midfielder Alan Jimenez, Rockland, N.Y., Ramapo High School, and drilled home a short shot to cut the Wildcats lead to 5-2. However that was as close as they would come Wildcat senior defender Conor Cahalan, Cohoes, N.Y., Shaker High School, would score his third goal of the day in the 73^rd minute to cement the Cazenovia victory.

Cobleskill will return to action on Saturday September 26^th when they host Arcadia University at the Soccer/Lax Complex for a non-league contest with kick-off set for 1:00 p.m.