ONEONTA, N.Y. – Collin Gannon scored his first goal of the season, and Adam Grover scored the second time in two games, as the St. John Fisher University men's soccer team held on for a 2-1 Empire 8 win over Hartwick College on Saturday afternoon at Elmore Field.
With the win, the Cardinals improve to 3-3-1 overall and 2-1-0 in conference play.
How It Happened
Hartwick applied early pressure and held a 7-2 shot advantage in the first half. Parker Stusek kept the Hawks off the board, making saves in the fifth and 34th minutes.
The Cardinals broke through just before the break. Gannon came off the bench in the 32nd minute, and at 44:38, he scored unassisted to give Fisher a 1-0 lead at halftime.
Fisher doubled its lead early in the second half. At 52:18, Jack Tamburino set up Grover, who finished for what proved to be the game-winning goal.
The Cardinals controlled much of the second half, outshooting Hartwick 9-8 and forcing five saves. Tamburino, Grover, Liam Furmansky and Ashton Giambrone all had shots stopped after the break. Stusek made a save in the 76th minute to keep the two-goal lead intact.
Hartwick scored at 89:40 to make it 2-1, but the Cardinals held on through the final 20 seconds.
Game Notes
- Fisher had an 8-4 edge in shots on goal, although Hartwick led in total shots, 15-11.
- Grover led the Cardinals with four shots, two of them on goal.
- Gannon scored on his only shot of the afternoon, in 41 minutes off the bench.
- Tamburino put both of his shots on target.
- Stusek played all 90 minutes in goal and made three saves for the win.
- Michael Linder, Brian Filarecki and Ashton Giambrone each played the full 90 minutes.
- Both teams had four corner kicks. Fisher was called for seven fouls to Hartwick's nine.
Up Next
The Cardinals return home on Wednesday, Sept. 30, to host Elmira at 7 p.m. at Growney Stadium.
