Cobleskill, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill men's soccer team closed the non-conference portion of their schedule on Wednesday afternoon as the Fighting Tigers blanked the Raptors of Bard College by a 1-1 margin in overtime at the Soccer/Lax Complex. With the blank the Fighting Tigers move to 7-4-4 overall record while the Raptors are now 1-12-2 overall on the year.
Cobleskill scored first in the 25
th minute when senior midfielder
Mame Amar, Manhattan, N.Y., Liberty High School, found fellow senior forward
Emile Vwaza, Manhattan, N.Y., Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis High School, open in the box with a lead pass to give the Fighting Tigers a 1-0 lead.
However the Raptors would respond in the 66
th minute when freshman Coe Trevorrow, Honolulu, Hawaii, PAC-5 Academy, converted on a penalty kick to even the action at 1-1.
From that point on, both team's defenses stiffened resulting in the tie.
The Fighting Tigers will next be in action at home on Saturday October 26
th when they will return to North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) action versus the Bison of Gallaudet University with kick-off at 1:00 p.m. The game will be senior day for the graduating members of the Fighting Tigers class of 2020 with a pre-game ceremonies prior to kick-off.
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