Men's Soccer

Bearcats fall to Marist 3-2 in overtime

Vestal, N.Y. — Junior midfielder Chris Zitkevit scored 6:28 into the first sudden death overtime period, leading Marist (3-1) to a 3-2 win over host Binghamton.
Zitkevit’s game-winner came off a pass from Joseph Crespo, who fed him the ball right in front of the goal. He then shot the ball past two Bearcat defenders to seal the win.
It appeared as if Binghamton would notch its first victory of the season, as it clung to a 2-1 lead with two minutes remaining in the second half. It was then, however, that Marist senior forward Steven Murk tied the game up when he took a loose ball in front of the Binghamton goal and fired in the net with just 1:45 to play.
The Bearcats took a 1-0 lead at half on a goal by junior forward Davide Di Genova (Hopewell Junction, N.Y./ John Jay), who took a pass from junior midfielder George Loebrich (Katonah, N.Y./ Somers) and lifted the ball over the Marist goalkeeper at the 13:47 mark.
Marist came out strong in the second half, tying the game up on a goal by senior midfielder Joshua Van, who fired a long shot from midfield into the net at the 58:48 mark. The Bearcats recaptured the lead at the 71:03 mark as junior forward Ron Sanon (Woodmere, N.Y./ Lawrence) dribbled the ball from midfield and fired a shot past the Marist goalkeeper.
Binghamton’s next game is Tuesday at 4 p.m. at home against Stony Brook.

Marist (3-1) 0 2 1 -3
Binghamton (0-3) 1 1 0 -2

SHOTS: Marist 24, Binghamton 17
SAVES: Wendel (B) 11, DeBrito (M) 8
FOULS: Marist 13, Binghamton 10
CORNER KICKS: Marist 10, Binghamton 4
YELLOW CARDS: Marist 2, Binghamton 1
OFFSIDES: Binghamton 1, Marist 0
ATTENDANCE: 110