BOX SCORE

Utica, N.Y. (10/20/10) – The Utica College men's soccer team broke the school-record for wins in a single season Wednesday night after a convincing 5-0 victory over visiting Cobleskill. Senior David Garcia (Fairport, NY/Fairport) and junior Jonathon Wood each netted two goals, while sophomore Brett Darrow (Poland, NY/Poland) added two assists for the Pioneers (11-4-1).

UC returns to Empire 8 Conference action on senior night Saturday as the Pioneers take on St. John Fisher College at 7 p.m. They close out regular season play next weekend when they travel to nationally-ranked No. 3 Stevens Institute of Technology for an E8 contest. Utica can clinch a spot in the coveted Empire 8 Conference Tournament with two wins and one RIT loss or two losses by either Stevens, Nazareth or Elmira.

UC outshot the visitors 26-2 on the day en route to eclipsing the school-record for wins set by the 2007 edition of the Pioneers.

Garcia opened the scoring with his fifth goal of the season just 6:06 into the contest when he tipped in the first goal of the game off a throw-in from Darrow. Wood gave UC a 2-0 lead over 11 minutes later when he tallied his second goal of the season after heading home a beautifully placed cross from Darrow.

Less than one minute later Garcia added the Pioneers' third goal of the night after a crossing pass from senior Roberto Sgueglia (Schenectady, NY/Mohonasen). Sgueglia, who ranks third in the nation in points per game, extended the school's single-season scoring record with his 36th point of the season.

Wood opened the second half scoring when he tallied his third goal of the season in the 55th minute after a lead pass from senior Kyle Tassone (Altamont, NY/Guilderland) to give the Pioneers' a 4-0 lead. Freshman Alec Choleva (Coventry, CT/East Catholic) added an insurance goal, the first of his career, in the 82nd minute. Sophomore Jeff Konieczny (Hadley, MA/Hopkins) assisted on the game's final goal.

Freshman Anthony Caruso (Easton, CT/Joel Barlow) totaled his tenth collegiate victory in net after posting two saves, while his counterpart, Mack Curran, totaled 11 saves in net for the Fighting Tigers.

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