FREDONIA, N.Y. -- Both the Fredonia State women's and men's soccer teams have earned SUNYAC Tournament berths and will take to the field on Saturday, Nov. 1st. The women play host to Oswego at University Stadium at 2 p.m. The men's head to Plattsburgh for a 2 p.m. road game.

WOMEN 
Fredonia State vs. Oswego

• No. 3 Fredonia State (6-2-1 SUNYAC / 9-5-4 overall) vs. No. 6 Oswego (3-2-4 SUNYAC / 6-5-5 overall)
• Regular-season result: Fredonia State 2, Oswego 1 -- BOX SCORE
  • FSU - Mckenna Szmarz (FSU) 2 goals; Casey Feztner 12 saves, 1 goal against
  • OSW - Courtney Key (OSW) goal; Paytyn Crane 2 saves; 2 goals against
• Fredonia State stats
• Oswego stats

Key players:

• FSU - Bronwyn Madden (10 goals, leads SUNYAC); Gabby Irwin (9 assists, leads SUNYAC; 6 goals); freshmen Anna Ratchuk & Mckenna Szmarz (4 goals apiece); Grace Mackey (3 goals, 3 assists)
• OSW - Kyla Sustad (5 goals, 8 assists); Courtney Key & Sabrina Schmitt (4 goals apiece); Amber McDermott (3 goals, 4 assists)

Goalkeepers:

• FSU - The Devils have used a pair of goalies this season: Casey Fetzner (12 starts, 1.67 GAA, shutout) and Abby Szymkowiak (6 starts, 0.50 GAA, 4 shutouts)
• OSW - Paytyn Crane (started all 16 games with a 1.22 GAA, 3 solo shutouts, 2 combined shutouts)

Team comparisons

• FSU   - OVERALL: 35 goals; 23 goals against -- SUNYAC: 25 goals; 13 goals against
• OSW - OVERALL: 33 goals; 20 goals against -- SUNYAC: 21 goals; 10 goals against

Fredonia State enters the game leading the SUNYAC with 25 conference-only goals, but Oswego ranks second with 21. The two teams just met in the regular-season finale where the Devils claimed a come-from-behind, 2-1 win. The Devils played host to Buffalo State in the opening round of SUNYAC play last year, winning 2-0. Oswego also had a home SUNYAC Tournament game last year, dropping a 1-0 contest to Oneonta. The Devils are led by veteran head coach Chris Case, a Fredonia State grad, who took over the program back in 2002. Brian Magrane, a Plattsburgh grad, has headed up the Laker program since 2006.

MEN
Fredonia State at Plattsburgh

• No. 6 Fredonia State (4-4-1 SUNYAC / 7-6-4 overall) vs. No. 3 Plattsburgh (5-2-2 SUNYAC / 10-2-5 overall)
• Regular-season result: Fredonia State 1, Plattsburgh 0 -- BOX SCORE 
  • FSU - Sam Evans (goal) assisted by Kyto Magee; Thomas McDonald (4 saves) with the shutout
  • PLAT - Matthew Dippolito (4 saves, 1 goal against)
• Fredonia State stats
• Plattsburgh stats

Key players:

• FSU - Chance LaCroix (5 goals, 6 assists); Freddie Butler (5 goals, 2 assists); Sam Evans (2 goals, 5 assists); Liam Winters & Ryan Ameis (3 goals apiece)
• PLAT - Xavier Kamba (5 goals, 1 assist); Santiago Vargas (4 goals, 2 assists); Tristan Laundree (3 goals, 4 assists); Declan Gallagher & Rocco Ruscitto (3 goals apiece)

Goalkeepers:

• FSU - Thomas McDonald (15 starts, 1.15 GAA, 4 solo shutouts, 1 combined shutout)
• OSW - Matthew Dippolito (17 starts, 0.71 GAA, 6 shutouts, 1 combined shutout)

Team comparisons

• FSU   - OVERALL: 31 goals; 20 goals against -- SUNYAC: 15 goals; 8 goals against
• PLAT - OVERALL: 31 goals; 13 goals against -- SUNYAC: 17 goals; 7 goals against

Fredonia State gets to the conference tournament for the first time since 2016 when they played host to Plattsburgh. After a 0-0, double-overtime tie, Fredonia State won in a shootout.  Sam Greco scored the decisive goal in the sixth shootout round. They are coached by P.J. Gondek, who has been at the helm of the team since 2000. Plattsburgh's season ended last year after a first-round shootout loss to New Paltz.