Men's Soccer | 9/30/2017 7:32:00 PM

TROY, N.Y. – The St. John Fisher College men's soccer team dropped the 2-1 decision to The Sage Colleges Gators in the team's first ever Empire 8 Conference match since Sage joined the Empire 8. With the loss, Fisher dropped to 5-3-3, while falling to 1-2 in conference play. Sage moves to 6-3 overall, while jumping to 2-1 in the Empire 8.

Fisher would connect on its first and only goal of the contest just over two minutes into the game. The Cardinals would be awarded a penalty kick, with Justin Ferron eventually finding the back of the net for his fourth goal of the season.

The Cardinals would tally six shots in the first half of play, with Bryan Rollins taking three of his own. Strong Fisher defensive play would prevent the Gators from finding the back of the net and keep the score at 1-0 going into the half.

The Sage Gators would earn its own penalty kick opportunity in the 57th minute of the contest, knotting the score at one all.

Back and forth play named the duration of the second half, with the Cardinals firing two shots in the half. Brian Norman put a header on net, while Zachary Munski put a shot just wide of the goal, forcing overtime.

Fisher would be undone in the 101st minute when a Sage player would send a cross into the box on a free kick, where another Gator would corral the ball into the lower left corner of the goal.

The Cardinals would be outshot 20-9 by the Gators at the completion of the game. Rollins lead the charge for Fisher, blasting four shots on the day. Ferron, Munski, Norman, Joe Balls, and Jeff Meyers all blasted a shot of their own.

Joe Catalfamo would take the loss in net, registering four stops in over 101 minutes of play.

Fisher gets back to action at 4 p.m. on Wednesday in a non-conference contest against Alfred State College.