Cortland Uses Penalty Kicks to Earn Spot in SUNYAC Finals
Adam Jurcic connected on the clinching shot during penalty kicks
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11/7/2008
ONEONTA, N.Y. – Cortland outscored Geneseo 6-5 in penalty kicks after the teams played to a 0-0 tie in the semifinal round of the SUNYAC men’s soccer tournament and the Red Dragons advanced to the championship game over the top-seeded Knights.Cortland, seeded fifth, will play third-seeded Brockport in the title game Saturday at 11 a.m., with the winner earning an NCAA Division III tournament automatic berth. The Red Dragons (9-6-3) are making their first SUNYAC championship game appearance since winning three straight titles from 2001-03. Geneseo, which was 9-0-1 during SUNYAC regular-season play and earned a bye into the semifinals, is now 11-4-3.After scoreless play for 90 minutes of regulation and two 10-minute overtimes, the game was officially declared a tie and the teams used penalty kicks to determine who advanced in the tournament. Geneseo took an early 1-0 lead on a Joey Mort tally and goalie Jeremy Reeves made a diving save on Cortland’s first attempt. Judah Manetta scored on Geneseo’s next attempt and Cortland’s Bryan Patterson (Farmingdale) responded with a score to make it 2-1.Both Manetta and Cortland goalie Jack Carillo (Cornwall/Ramapo) made saves in the next round and Carillo recorded another save on Geneseo’s fourth attempt. Peter Degere (West Islip) then tied the penalty kicks with a shot to the lower left corner. In the fifth and final mandatory round, Ken Zawistowski scored for Geneseo, but Matt Kutzer (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) kept Cortland alive with a shot to the lower left of the cage.In the one round at a time portion of penalty kicks, Geneseo scored twice on shots by John Piaggione and Ian Mort, but Cortland responded each time with scores by Andrew Schwert (Buffalo/West Seneca East) and Steve Bartkowski (Tonawanda/Kenmore East). In the eighth round, Carillo made a diving save to his left to deny the Knights and Adam Jurcic (Guelph, ON/Our Lady of Lourdes) buried a shot into the left side of the net to move Cortland to the finals.Geneseo outshot Cortland during the regular portion of the game 20-12, including a 4-1 margin in overtime. Carillo made six saves for the Red Dragons and Reeves finished with four saves for Geneseo. The Knights also recorded two team defensive saves to keep Cortland off the board.Cortland 0, Geneseo 0 (2 OT) (Cortland advances on PK’s, 6-5)Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists): Cortland: none Geneseo: noneHalftime: Geneseo 0, Cortland 0Shots: Geneseo 20, Cortland 12Corner Kicks: Geneseo 6, Cortland 4Fouls: Cortland 17, Geneseo 16Saves: Jack Carillo (Cortland) 6 (0 GA in 110:00); Jeremy Reeves (Geneseo) 4 (0 GA in 110:00), plus 2 team savesRecord after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 9-6-3; Geneseo (Knights) 11-4-3Penalty Kick Summary:Joey Mort (Gen) – GoodMark Gunsch (Cort) – SavedJudah Manetta (Gen) – GoodBryan Patterson (Cort) – GoodJoe Walter (Gen) – SavedAyinde George (Cort) – SavedKurt Jameson (Gen) – SavedPeter Degere (Cort) – GoodKen Zawistowski (Gen) – GoodMatt Kutzer (Cort) – GoodJohn Piaggione (Gen) – GoodAndrew Schwert (Cort) – GoodIan Mort (Gen) – GoodSteve Bartkowski (Cort) – GoodBen Ariola (Gen) – SavedAdam Jurcic (Cort) - Good
