Box Score

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz men's soccer team bounced back from its Friday loss to The College at Brockport on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Field, topping SUNY Geneseo, 3-1, in a State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) contest.

The Hawks held a 1-0 lead at halftime, and despite being outshot by a 17-6 margin in the second stanza, they scored two more goals to secure the win.

New Paltz rises to 3-6-2 overall and levels its SUNYAC record at 2-2-0. The Hawks next face SUNYIT on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 6 p.m. in Utica, N.Y. Geneseo drops to 5-6-1 overall and 2-2-0 in league action. The Knights host the Rochester Institute of Technology next on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 4 p.m.

Sophomore forward Dondre Irving (Elmont, N.Y./Valley Stream North) put the Hawks on the board at 11:46, using a long pass sent from senior forward Javier Ventas (Madrid, Spain/Santa Maria del Pilar) to score. That 1-0 margin would stand throughout the rest of the first half.

Ventas buried his first goal of the game at 61:47, using passes from senior midfielder Bernardo Menendez (Buenos Aires, Argentina/San Martin de Tours) and sophomore midfielder Jake Falk (Jericho, N.Y./Jericho) to beat the goalkeeper, but Geneseo answered just under two minutes later with a penalty-kick goal by Connor Beisner.

Ventas uncorked a highlight-reel marker in the 71st minute, deking a Geneseo defender without much room to maneuver and blasting a shot into the top right-hand corner of the goal. Falk was credited with the assist on the play. Geneseo was unable to draw any closer the rest of the contest, and the Hawks secured the SUNYAC weekend split.

Junior goalkeeper Steven Domino (Valatie, N.Y./Ichabod Crane) earned the win, making eight stops, while his counterpart, Logan Calvey, stopped two shots in the loss.

For the game, Geneseo held a 23-13 edge in shots and a 9-3 margin in corner kicks.