Box Score DELHI, NY - The Utica University Pioneers men's soccer team tied with the SUNY Delhi Broncos on Tuesday evening 1-1.
Utica outshot Delhi 13-8 and had an 8-3 shot on goal advantage.
Byamungu Mugushu (Syracuse, NY/Bishop Grimes) and
Anderson Velazquez (Norwood, NY/Marble Hill) led the Pioneers with five shots each.
Noah Nassberg (Naples, FL/Gulf Coast) and
Brady Barnard (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) added one shot on goal of their own.
Cody Baker-Green's (Warwick, NY/Warwick Valley) only shot was a penalty kick which evened the game at one late in the second half.
The first half of play saw a close and competitive match. Delhi found some momentum early in the half, Anthony Cuellar connected with Roberto Osorio-Velasquez to put the Broncos up 1-0. Utica was able to get a plethora of shots off, but could not find the back of the net. Mugushu led the team with three shots on goal in the first half while Velasquez added one shot on goal. Delhi added three shots of their own from Michael Williams Jr., Matt Serrao and Cuellar.
What was a close start to the second half turned into a tie game, thanks to
Cody Baker-Green (Warwick, NY/Warwick Valley) with his first goal of the season on a penalty kick to tie the match 1-1. The rest of the first half stayed close but did not see much action within the boxes.
Eduardo Paez (Eastchester, NY/Eastchester) got the start in net for Utica, and only saw three shots on goal, saving two.
Utica (2-3-2, 0-0 Empire 8) heads back home for a match against Hamilton College on Wednesday, September 27 at 4:30 p.m.