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FREDONIA, N.Y. -- Fredonia State's bid to land a spot in the SUNYAC men's soccer tournament was squashed Saturday with a 4-2 loss to Oneonta combined with a New Paltz win.

The loss dropped the Blue Devils to 4-5-0 in the conference (11-7-0 overall), while New Paltz's win at Buffalo State lifted the Hawks past the Blue Devils into the sixth and final playoff spot.

Oneonta, meanwhile, nailed down SUNYAC's No. 1 seed. The Red Dragons extended their unbeaten streak to 14 games and improved to 8-0-1 in the conference. They are 12-2-2 overall.

Fredonia State's upset bid appeared bleak following a pair of Oneonta fist-half goals, at 10:19 by Gary Laronde from Nicholas Lange, and at 24:16 by Eric Fortier from Laronde.

Ryan Smith cut the deficit in half with a shot from the 8-yard line at 28:09. Luke Tylutki and Jake Persons were given assists.

The Blue Devils forged a 2-2 tie early in the second half. After Matt Grabowski was fouled in the box, Tyler Williams converted the subsequent penalty kick at 55:25.

J.P. Arenas broke the tie at 68:43. After getting the ball near the top of the 18-yard box, he dribbled past his marks and fired a shot inside the far post.

Daniel Josepher added an insurance goal at 73:52, and Dan Scott earned the assist.

The Red Dragons' territorial advantage was evident statistically. They had more shots (21 to 9) and more corner kicks (7 to 1) than the Blue Devils.

Oneonta goalkeeper Max Siegelman was credited with three saves while Bobby McGinnis made one save for the Blue Devils.

The Blue Devils close out the regular season Tuesday when they visit Hobart in a non-conference game.