Box Score
Paul Altobelli (Rochester, NY/Gates-Chili) scored a first half goal and
Dom Kwiatkowski (Broadalbin, NY/Broadalbin-Perth) added a second-half insurance goal, his first of the season, to propel The College at Brockport Men's Soccer team to a 2-0 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) victory over Geneseo Saturday afternoon. The Golden Eagles are now 4-1 in the SUNYAC, tied for second place in the conference.
Altobelli scored at the 9:13 mark in the opening half to give Brockport the early advantage. Kwiatkowski knocked home his first career goal with under 20 minutes left in the game to secure the win. Freshman
Casey Sullivan (East Syracuse, NY/East Syracuse-Minoa) kept the Knights in check throughout the game, making seven saves on the day, including six in the second half.
Altobelli's fourth goal of the season came on an assist from
Kevin Dorn (Dix Hills, NY/Half Hallow Hills East). Dorn found Altobelli in a crowd in the Geneseo box who then fired a shot to the top right corner of the net. Dorn's assist was his first of the season and now leads the team with 11 points on the year. The Golden Eagles had five shots in the first half compared to Geneseo's seven.
The Golden Eagles offensive attack opened up in the second half. Brockport had three shots on net in a 10 second span in the early minutes of the second half.
Dan Turchan (Smithtown, NY/Smithtown West) fired the first shot that resulted in a save followed by Dorn and Altobelli back-to-back, yet the Golden Eagles failed to score.
Kwiatkowski found the back of the net at the 71:36 mark to put Brockport up 2-0. The freshman buried the goal with a header on a deep throw-in from
Bobby Ross. Sullivan made two saves in the final 10 minutes for Brockport to preserve the win.
The Golden Eagles have now defeated Geneseo four games in a row, including last year's SUNYAC Tournament victory over the Knights. Brockport is now tied with Plattsburgh at 4-1 in the conference while Cortland leads both with a 4-1-1 record. Cortland suffered its first loss of the season on Saturday, a 1-0 loss to Fredonia.
Brockport hosts Cortland on Friday, Oct. 12 at 4:00 pm for a conference matchup. The Golden Eagles will also host SUNYAC opponent Oswego the next day, Oct. 13 at 1:00 pm.
