SUNY COBLESKILL MENS LAX CLOSES SEASON WITH 10-8 LOSS TO SUNY POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Marcy, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill men’s lacrosse team saw their 2023 season come to an end on Saturday afternoon losing to the host Wildcats of the SUNY Polytechnic Institute by a 10-8 margin in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) action. With the defeat the Fighting Tigers close the year with an 8-5 overall including a 3-5 record in NAC action while the Wildcats conclude the regular season with a 10-4 overall record with a 7-1 record versus conference opponents.  

The Fighting Tigers overcame an early 2-0 deficit to take a 3-2 lead at the end of the first period scoring the final three goals of the period capped off by a goal by senior attackman Kerry Blackwood, Johnstown, N.Y., Johnstown High School/Hudson Valley Community College, with 3:14 remaining in the period.  

The second period saw Cobleskill move out to a 7-5 half time advantage when senior midfielder Sean D’Amaro, Northport, N.Y., Northport High School, scored his second goal of the period with 28 seconds left in the half.  

The second half opened with the Wildcats scoring a pair of early goals to tie the contest at 7-7 which was the extent of scoring in the period as the game became a hard-hitting defensive struggle for the rest of the period which neither team able to penetrate the others defense.  

The home team scored twice to open the fourth period to give themselves a 9-7 advantage which they held until Fighting Tiger senior defender Owen Dorman, Voorheesville, N.Y., Voorheesville High School, scored with 5:52 remaining in regulation to make the score 9-8. 

However, that would be as close as Cobleskill would come as the Wildcats scored an insurance goal with 2:39 left to play in regulation to secure the victory.  

Sean D’Amaro led the team in scoring with two goals and two assists while junior midfielder Gregory Neumann, Accord, N.Y., Rondout Valley High School, scored a pair of goals to go with one assist. 

Sophomore goalkeeper John Williams, Smyrna, Del., Smyrna High School, turned in a stellar effort in net making nine saves and picking up five ground balls on the afternoon.