BEAVER FALLS, Pa. -- Fredonia mounted a furious second-half rally Saturday en route a 3-3 tie with Geneva in men's soccer.
A goal by
Ryan Ross (Grand Island, N.Y.) and two goals by
Parker Healy (East Aurora, N.Y.) came in a span of just over 10 minutes. The Blue Devils were clinging to a 3-2 lead before the Golden Tornadoes scored with 52 seconds left in regulation.
The teams played two scoreless 10-minute overtimes with Fredonia outshooting Geneva 8-2 during extra time. The Blue Devils finished with a 29-16 advantage in shots with a 6-4 edge in corner kicks.
Goals by Alexander Rosenbaum in the 15th minute and Abel Carleton in the 53rd minute staked Geneva to a 2-0 lead. Ross made it 2-1 with an unassisted goal in the 75th minute. Healy's first goal on a set-up from
Mohamed Hussein (Biuffalo, N.Y.) tied the score in the 80th minute. Healy then put the Blue Devils on top, 3-2, with his third goal of the season, coming with 5:06 left.
Geneva's Sean Bernardi evened the score with a header from in close following a throw-in from Gib McCracken.
Austin Santor (Chazy, N.Y.) allowed two goals and made two saves in just under 58 minutes.
Noah Voss (Fredonia, N.Y.), a freshman seeing his first collegiate action, allowed one goal and made two saves.
"It was a heck of an effort," Fredonia head coach
P.J. Gondek said, "to come back 2-0 and our freshman goalkeeper playing in his first collegiate game. We just needed to hold on for one more minute."
The Blue Devils ended the day with a 1-5-1 mark while the Golden Tornadoes are now 4-1-2.
Fredonia now turns its attention to SUNYAC competition with a trip to Geneseo next Friday.