October 23, 2002
Contact: Mike Zimmerman
Phone: (315) 228-6761
Fax: (315) 228-7977
mzimmerman@mail.colgate.edu
HAMILTON, NY – The 91Â鶹¾«Æ· men’s soccer team fell to Philadelphia University on Wednesday, 3-2 in the cold temperatures of central New York.
91Â鶹¾«Æ·, 6-6-3 on the season scored the game’s first goal at 37:38 on a penalty kick by Jon Gelman (Eastchester, NY/Eastchester).
Philadelphia tied the score with only five seconds to play in the first half. Nolan Dzielak sent a corner in to teammate Frederick Douglas who scored in the scramble in front.
Philadelphia went up at 54:56 when Paul Ordway scored on a breakaway set up by passes from Jason Dzielak and Adam Pollack, giving Philadelphia a 2-1 lead.
The Raiders tied the score at 69:21 when Jon Cook (Oneonta, NY/Laurens Central) scored on a breakaway pass from Justin Seconi (Rochester, NY/Rochester).
The Rams got the game-winner at 79:56 when Paul Ordway scored for the second time off a pass from Frederick Douglas giving Philadelphia the 3-2 win.
91Â鶹¾«Æ· had many opportunities in the match, missing out on four breakaway opportunities, three by Cook and one by Zack Stuppy (York, ME/York).
91Â鶹¾«Æ· outshot Philadelphia 16-14, but was outcornered 4-2.
Will Martin (Excelsior, MN/Breck) made seven stops in the loss dropping his record to 5-6-2.
The Raiders play Patriot League foe Lafayette in a must-win match for 91Â鶹¾«Æ· this Saturday at 7 p.m. at Van Doren Field.