UTICA, NY - The Utica University men's soccer team fell to the Keuka College Wolves 3-2 on Saturday afternoon.
 
The first half was fast-paced with plenty of shots as the teams combined for 18 attempts. Utica pushed up the field quickly and Noah Nassberg (Naples, FL/Gulf Coast ) registered a shot within the first minute of the game. Keuka was able to regroup and move the ball downfield and find the back of the net in the 7th minute and gain a 1-0 advantage. The Pioneers continued to push the pace and create opportunities yet could not find the back of the net. The Wolves would take a 1-0 lead into the half.
 
The floodgates opened during the second half as plenty of goals were scored. In the 48th minute, Cody Baker-Green (Warwick, NY/Warwick Valley) sent a scorcher into the back of the net off an assist from Noah Nassberg (Naples, FL/Gulf Coast ) to even the score at 1-1. Just two minutes later, Nicholas Theimer (Flagstaff, AZ/Flagstaff) sent a beautiful shot past the Keuka goalie to give the Pioneers a 2-1 advantage. Just one minute later in the 51st minute, the Wolves were able to score and tie the contest at 2-2. Each team kept firing off shots and the score remained even until Owen Thorpe of the Keuka Wolves scored his second goal of the contest in the 68th minute to give the Wolves a 2-1 advantage. Utica continued to produce shots yet could not find that tying goal and the Wolves won the match 2-1.
 
The Pioneers played well as the team was able to outshoot Keuka 18-14. Baker-Green, Byamungu Mugushu (Syracuse, NY/Bishop Grimes), and Noah Nassberg (Naples, FL/Gulf Coast ) all had more than three shots while Baker-Green and Theimer each scored. Foti Xidias (Carteret, NJ/Carteret) played solid in net and recorded six saves during the game.
 
Utica (7-6-1, 4-2-1 Empire 8) will head to Albany, NY to face Russell Sage College on Wednesday, October 26 at 7 p.m.