ROCHESTER, NY - The Utica University men's soccer team fell to St. John Fisher University 3-0 in an Empire 8 contest on Saturday afternoon.
 
Utica led the shots battle 9-8 including outshooting Fisher 7-0 in the second half. The Cardinals drew three corner kicks to Utica's two while each team committed at least 11 fouls. Each team received a yellow card in the second half.
 
Adin Day (Mohawk, NY/Central Valley Academy) led the way with two shots today while Noah Scranton (Utica, NY/Whitesboro), Anderson Velazquez (Norwood, NY/Marble Hill), Cody Baker-Green (Warwick, NY/Warwick Valley), Nicholas Theimer (Flagstaff, AZ/Flagstaff), Nico Leonard (Long Beach Township, NJ/Southern Regional), and Ian Winchell (Schuylerville, NY/Schuylerville) each had one. In net, Foti Xidias (Carteret, NJ/Carteret) played the entire 90 minutes while allowing three goals and making one save.
 
Fisher came out strong, scoring the game's first goal at the 14:03 mark to take an early lead. The Cardinals then tacked on two more, scoring at the 24:43 and 37:54 marks to take a 3-0 edge into halftime.
 
The Pioneers played a much more aggressive second half creating seven shots yet could not net any goals. Utica's defense played well in the second half allowing zero shots and kept the ball in the attacking zone for the majority of the half.
 
Utica (3-6-2, 1-2-1 Empire 8) will return home to host Russell Sage College on Wednesday, October 11 at 4 p.m.