Albany, NY — The Sage Colleges' men's soccer team hosted the No. 2 ranked Red Dragons of Oneonta State on Saturday afternoon in the Gators' 2019 home opener. Tied  at 0-0 at the break, Sage pushed the Red Dragons on Saturday but fell, 1-0 in the home debut of Sage's rookie head coach Matt Esposito. Oneonta remains unbeaten with a 5-0 mark, while Sage drops to 2-3 on the year.

The lone goal of the action came at 69:55 as sophomore forward Jeremy Pantoni (Goshen, NY/Goshen) scored on a pass through the Gator defense from junior midfielder Roberto Ventura (Brentwood, NY/Brentwood). Pantoni collected the game-winner to keep his team perfect on the year.

In goal for the Gators, sophomore Lucas Bourdeau (Castleton-on-Hudson, NY/Maple Hill) made four saves in goal and is now 2-3 on the season after yielding just one goal in the contest. Oneonta State's rookie keeper Nate Hanna (Baldwinsville, NY/C.W. Baker) earned the shutout win as he turned away two of the shots he faced on goal and is now 3-0.

Sage is back in action on September 17 hosting SUNY-Cobleskill at 7 p.m. at ACP Stadium.                      

                           Soccer Game Summary (Final)

             #2 Oneonta STate vs Sage College Men (09/14/19 at Albany, NY)

 ONEMS (5-0) vs. Sage College Men (2-3)             Date: 09/14/19      Attendance: 156

 Weather: Overcast, breezy, 65 degrees

 Goals by period       1  2  Tot

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 ONEMS...............  0  1 -  1

 Sage College Men....  0  0 -  0

 SCORING SUMMARY:

  1.  69:55 ONEMS Jeremy Pantoni (1) (Roberto Ventura) - 11 slides pass through defense to 5, 5 finishes far post

 Shots: ONEMS 16, Sage College Men 5

 Saves: ONEMS 2 (Nate Hanna 2), Sage College Men 4 (Lucas Bourdeau 4)