CANTON, N.Y. – Junior
Jake Keller (Wappingers Falls/Roy C. Ketcham) scored off a free kick 5:53 into overtime as the nationally 16th-ranked Cortland men's soccer team defeated 20th-ranked St. Lawrence Saturday afternoon in non-conference action. The Red Dragons remained undefeated at 4-0-2, while the Saints suffered their first loss of the season and dropped to 3-1-1.
Senior
Migell Ormsby (Kingston, Jamaica/DeWitt Clinton) and sophomore
Brandon Gracias (Poughkeepsie/F.D. Roosevelt) also netted goals for Cortland with junior
Michael Miner (Clifton Park/Shenendehowa) recording an assist. Junior goalie
Sean Kelly (Coram/Newfield) turned aside seven shots.
Ethan Riddell and Jethro Dede scored for St. Lawrence. Tapshak Augustine assisted on both goals. Goalie Mike Smith made seven saves.
Gracias gave Cortland a 1-0 lead just 1:14 into the game with his first career goal. He took a quick, short pass from Miner and sent a shot inside the right post from 12 yards out.
Ormsby made it a 2-0 game in the 69th minute when he carried from midfield, pushed the ball past a defender, dribbled into the box and deposited a shot into the upper right. The Saints, however, answered with a pair of goals to send the game into overtime. Riddell scored in the 78th minute with a deflection in front, and Dede tied the game in the 86th minute with a shot off a scramble in front. Each team had a quality chance to win the game in regulation, but Cortland junior
Miguel Tunas (Carmel/North Salem) missed wide left from close range with three minutes remaining and St. Lawrence sent an open shot high 30 seconds later.
Keller scored the game-winner after a St. Lawrence foul just outside of the box. From the right side, Keller struck a shot that slipped past a three-man wall. Smith moved toward the right post, got a hand on the shot but the ball found the back of the net to give Cortland the 3-2 victory.
Cortland 3, St. Lawrence 2 (OT)
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Cortland:
Brandon Gracias 1-0,
Migell Ormsby 1-0,
Jake Keller 1-0,
Michael Miner 0-1
St. Lawrence: Ethan Riddell 1-0, Jethro Dede 1-0, Tapshak Augustine 0-2
Halftime: Cortland 1, St. Lawrence 0
End of Regulation: Cortland 2, St. Lawrence 2
Shots: Cortland 16, St. Lawrence 15
Corner Kicks: Cortland 6, St. Lawrence 3
Fouls: St. Lawrence 15, Cortland 11
Saves:
Sean Kelly (Cortland) 7 (2 GA in 95:53); Mike Smith (St. Lawrence) 7 (3 GA in 95:53)
Record after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 4-0-2 (ranked 16th in Div. III); St. Lawrence (Saints) 3-1-1 (ranked 20th in Div. III)