Cobleskill, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill men's soccer team opened their 2022 season at home on Thursday afternoon by dropping a hard-hitting defensive battle to the visiting Trailblazers from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) by a 1-0 margin in the non-league season opener for both programs. With the loss the Fighting Tigers open the year at 0-1 while the Trailblazers start the season at 1-0.

With the game tied at 0-0 in the first half, Trailblazer sophomore midfielder Marcos Lopez, Albany, N.Y., Mohonasen High School, tallied on a free kick from 40-yards out in the 16^th minute of play to give the visitors a 1-0 advantage from which they never looked back.

Fighting Tiger junior goalie John Gergen, Greenville, N.Y., Greenville High School, made five saves on the afternoon for the home team in the defensive struggle. 

The Orange & Black will next be in action on Saturday September 3 when they travel to Throggs Neck, N.Y. for a non-league contest versus the Privateers of SUNY Maritime Academy with kick-off at 1:00 p.m.