The Keuka College Men’s Soccer team lost to Hartwick College 4-1 in an Empire 8 Conference game at the Jephson Community Athletic Complex on Saturday afternoon.
Patrick Mucha (Patchogue, N.Y. / Patchogue-Medford) scored his second goal of the season for Keuka College (0-9, 0-5 Empire 8). Cory Cangemi (Marcellus, N.Y. / Marcellus) made four saves in goal for the Wolves.
Hartwick College controlled the play in the first half with 70% of the possession. The Hawks struck first in the sixth minute off a corner and then doubled their lead in the 17th minute. The Wolves had a good chance in the 24th. A long throw by Liam Fitzpatrick (Brockport, N.Y. / Brockport) bounced in the box and found the foot of Owen Thorpe (Horseheads, N.Y. / Horseheads). The graduate student settled the ball near the penalty spot and got a strong shot off. The Hawks keeper just got his outstretched arm on the shot to keep the Wolves off the board. However, that would be short-lived as Keuka pulled one back in the 31st minute. Patrick Mucha took a free kick for the Wolves that hit the bottom of the crossbar and bounced down into the net to make it 2-1. The scoring was not done in the first half though. Seven minutes after that, a ball kicked up in the box and hit a Keuka defender in the arm resulting in a penalty kick. Cangemi got a good piece of the ball but the spin after his contact caused the ball to cross the line and give the Hawks a 3-1 lead.
The air was taken out of the ball in the second half as the visitors worked to see the game out. Hartwick scored midway through the half to make it 4-1. Keuka had four shots in the frame, but only one was on goal and it was stopped. Hartwick carried the 4-1 advantage to full-time to defeat the Wolves.
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