Spencerport grad Collin Goettel helped rally Brockport from a 1-0 deficit with one goal and one assist as they settled for a 2-2 tie in their first SUNYAC conference men’s soccer game of the season against Buffalo State.
“Some of the guys were a little too hyped and we got off our game,” Goettel said. “We were ready, but our emotions got the best of us in spots. In the end it’s the SUNYAC’s and it will be physical every game. This one just didn’t go our way.”
The Bengals opened the scoring just 8:52 in as Danny Clavin pounded in a rebound after a save, but it took Brockport just 7:30 to tie it.
One of the Golden Eagles had their jersey tugged resulting in a direct kick from 24 yards out that Goettel put into the lower left corner of the net for his second goal of the season.
In the second half, senior captain Peter DiLorenzo received a pass from Goettel, took a right sidestep around the defender and scored in the 49th minute to give Brockport a 2-1 lead.
That held up until the 75th minute when Brockport was undisciplined and called for a foul. Bass Starr had his direct kick from 23 yards out deflect off the wall and dribble into the net to tie the contest 2-2.
With the Bengals playing one man short for the final five minutes of regulation and two overtime periods, the Golden Eagles dominated the late scoring chances.
Seven minutes into the first overtime, two glorious goal-line header chances were thwarted and, in the second overtime session, freshman Quinton Volpe was stopped on a point blank shot off a corner kick.
The Golden Eagles outshot Buffalo State 20-9 in the game, but fell to 5-1-1.
“We need to do a better job of keeping our emotions in check,” Brockport head coach Gary LaPietra said. “It got the best of us and that’s sometimes the only difference in SUNYAC soccer. Their tough physical play took us out of our game and I expected better.”
Brockport hosts Houghton College Oct. 6 before finishing the regular season with six conference games, the final two at home.
