Box Score

ONEONTA, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz women's soccer team (11-3-1, 4-2-1 SUNYAC) came up short in a State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) contest at SUNY Oneonta (10-4-1, 6-1-0 SUNYAC), losing 3-0 on Saturday at Red Dragon Field.
 
The Red Dragons scored all three of their goals in the second half on Saturday. Kayla Ceschini scored off a cross from Alaina Greco in the 49th minute for the first goal of the game. In the 73rd minute, after the ball deflected off a New Paltz defender, Elise Moinzadeh found an open net and pushed the lead to two. At the 87:56 mark, Karly DeSimone took advantage of a defensive giveaway and put the ball in the top of the net for the final Oneonta goal of the afternoon.
 
Senior goalkeeper Stephanie Vega (Oceanside, N.Y./Baldwin Senior) suffered the loss after giving up the three goals. She made six saves on the afternoon. Rori Stark picked up the win for the Red Dragons, earning a shutout and stopping four shots in the process.
 
The Hawks were outshot by a 14-7 margin, including a 9-4 deficit in shots on target. Oneonta also held a 6-1 edge in corner kicks on the afternoon.
 
With the loss, the Hawks fall to a fourth place tie with SUNY Fredonia (10-3-1, 4-2-1 SUNYAC) with one weekend of SUNYAC play to go. Oneonta sits atop the conference, while SUNY Cortland (8-3-4, 5-1-2 SUNYAC) and The College at Brockport (12-1-1, 5-1-1 SUNYAC) sit in second and third, respectively. Buffalo State (4-6-5, 2-1-4 SUNYAC) currently holds the sixth and final qualifying spot for the SUNYAC Women's Soccer Championship Tournament.
 
New Paltz continues its SUNYAC schedule on Friday, Oct. 19, when the Hawks visit Buffalo State. The action is set to kickoff at 3:00 p.m.