BROOKLYN – River Seybolt (Seldon, NY/Longwood) recorded two goals and an assist in Sage's 7-0 win over St. Joseph's (Brlyn) on Sunday afternoon.
The Gator's first goal came in the 34th minute as Paul Reynoso (Fulton, NY/G. Ray Bodley) found Seybolt for his sixth goal of the season.
Sage (9-3-2, 5-1-1 Skyline) went up 2-0 before halftime when Heriberto Gomez (Valatie, NY/Ichabod Crane) scored off a rebounded shot by Seybolt in the 35th minute.
Sage continued to bring the heat on offence in the second half when Peter Fabrykiewicz (Delancey, NY/Andes) scored on a breakaway off a through ball from Alex Lanza (Poughkeepsie, NY/Spackenkill) in the 55th minute. 23 seconds later, Lanza had a goal of his own off a James Lagunas (Passaic, NJ/Passaic County Technical) through ball.
TJ Zehner (Beacon, NY/Beacon) made his only save of the game off a Kyle Johnson in the 57th minute.
Seybolt put the Gators up 5-0 in the 70th minute off a Liam Hayes (Rensselaer, NY/Columbia) cross.
Reynoso scored his first goal of the season four minutes later on a free kick outside the penalty box to put Sage up 6-0.
The Gator's final goal of the game came off the foot of Elhadj Kourouma (New Haven, CT/Wilbur L. Cross) in the 80th minute off a through ball by Derlis Zayas (White Plains, NY/White Plains).
Zehner and Chris Dunham's (Valley Falls, NY/Grace Christian) combined efforts in goal gave Sage their ninth shutout of the season. The defensive line of Reynoso, Luis Teran (Farmingdale, NY/Newfield), Joe Diano, Christian Pinti (Slate Hill, NY/Minisink Valley), Kyle LeClerc (Beacon, NY/Beacon), Ryan Fairweather (Middletown, NY/Minisink Valley), James Fitzpatrick (Stony Brook, NY/Ward Melville) and Evans Frimpong (Bronx, NY/Frederick Douglas Academy) only let the Bears get off two shots in 90 minutes of play.
Zehner (9-3-2) was credited with the win while St. Joe's (0-11-2, 0-8-1 Skyline) Nolan Parr (0-11-2) picked up the loss on an eight save effort.
Sage is currently tied with Yeshiva and St. Joseph's (Long Island) for first place in the Skyline Conference.
The Gators start their three game home stretch on Wed., Oct. 21 when they host Sarah Lawrence at the Plumeri Sports Complex (Saint Rose), Albany, NY. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m.
