Fredonia State seniors, from left, Brian Courtney, Jeremy Voigt, Matt Schroen, Akwasi Owusu, Tyler Williams, and Ryan Smith
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FREDONIA, N.Y. -- Fredonia State and Potsdam traded goals before settling for a 2-2 tie Saturday in SUNYAC men's soccer at University Stadium.
Tyler Williams (Orchard Park) had one goal and one assist for the Blue Devils, who trailed by deficits of 1-0 and 2-1.
Mike Schreiner (Spencerport) finished with 12 saves in the Fredonia State net.
The Blue Devils ended the day with a 3-3-1 SUNYAC record. They are 4-11-1 overall. Potsdam returned home 1-3-3 in the SUNYAC and 3-8-3 overall.
Potsdam's Alessio Vitale opened the scoring at 5:19 when he converted on a short give-and-go with teammate Tom Benedetto.
Williams scored his fourth goal of the season at 18:04 to forge a 1-1 tie. His shot from beyond the 18-yard line deflected off a Potsdam defender into the net behind goalkeeper Joseph Glackin, who finished with three saves.
The momentum quickly swung back toward Potsdam. Eduardo Figueroa was credited with his fourth goal in two days -- including three Friday in a 4-3 win at Buffalo State -- when he scored at 20:11 after forcing a Fredonia State defender into a turnover.
Fredonia State's
Jay Dry (Lockport) completed the scoring at 32:12. A long pass by Williams set up Dry's bicycle kick and second goal of the season.
Both teams had dangerous scoring chances during the second half and into the two 10-minute overtimes.
A penalty kick segment was held after the second overtime and Fredonia State earned a 5-4 advantage for post-season seeding purposes only.
Williams and five other Fredonia State seniors were recognized during a pre-game ceremony. The Blue Devils have one remaining home game -- Oct. 23 vs. Hobart. Prior to that, they face Oneonta and New Paltz in SUNYAC road games next weekend.