GENESEO, N.Y. – Mathias Ferrara scored his first goal of the season in the 85th minute, but the St. John Fisher University men's soccer team fell 3-1 to Geneseo in Empire 8 play on Saturday afternoon at College Stadium.
With the loss, the Cardinals move to 7-5-3 overall and 6-3-2 in conference play.
How It Happened
Geneseo opened the scoring in the eighth minute. Fisher answered with its best stretch of the half: Jack Tamburino forced saves in the sixth and ninth minutes, Alec Griswold put a shot on frame in the 14th, and the Cardinals earned three corner kicks in the first 14 minutes.
Parker Stusek kept the deficit at one with saves in the 12th, 24th and 33rd minutes. Geneseo converted a penalty kick in the 43rd minute to take a 2-0 lead into halftime.
Stusek made another save in the 49th minute, but Geneseo scored off a corner kick in the 55th minute to make it 3-0. Andrew Thomas replaced Stusek in goal in the 66th minute and made a save in the 83rd.
Fisher's bench produced the Cardinals' goal. At 84:16, Brayden Davin set up Ferrara, who finished to make it 3-1. Collin Gannon forced one more save a minute later, but Fisher could not get any closer.
Game Notes
- Ferrara's goal came on his only shot of the season, and he became the ninth different Cardinal to score this year.
- The assist was Davin's first point of the season.
- The loss ended Fisher's four-game unbeaten streak (2-0-2). Since the 1-3-1 start, the Cardinals are 6-2-2.
- Fisher's seven wins are one more than the 2025 team's season total (6-9-2).
- Fisher is 6-3-2 in Empire 8 play and has outscored conference opponents 20-14. The Cardinals are 5-0-1 at home in conference games.
- Fisher earned the No. 4 seed in the Empire 8 Tournament and will host a first-round game this postseason.
Up Next
No. 4 Fisher hosts No. 5 Brockport in the first round of the Empire 8 Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 31, at Growney Stadium. Kickoff time is to be announced. The teams played to a 2-2 draw at Growney on Oct. 21.
