UTICA, NY - The Utica University men's soccer team drew 1-1 with the SUNY Brockport Golden Eagles on Saturday evening. The team honored their five seniors on Senior Day: Noah Scranton (Utica, NY/Whitesboro), Nico Leonard (Long Beach Township, NJ/Southern Regional), Gavin Baxter (Ellenville, NY/Ellenville), Marcos Gadea (/) and Orin Williams (Mt. Vernon, NY/Sacred Heart).
 
Noah Nassberg (Naples, FL/Gulf Coast) tallied Utica's only goal, along with a team-high two shots on goal. Maximilian Pawlowski (Utica, NY/Whitesboro) notched an assist and logged 50 min of action. Joseph Cavallo (Cornwall, NY/Cornwall Central), Marcos Gadea (/), Gavin Baxter (Ellenville, NY/Ellenville) and Brady Barnard (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) each had one shot.
 
Foti Xidias (Carteret, NJ/Carteret) started the first half for Utica and made five saves. Eduardo Paez (Eastchester, NY/Eastchester) played the second half, collecting two saves.
 
Both teams played a competitive first half, combining for 12 shots. The Golden Eagles struck first off a free kick with three minutes to go left in the half. Juliuz Kemp drilled the bottom right corner to give Brockport a 1-0 lead into halftime.
 
Just five minutes into the second half, Pawlowski found Nassberg, who nodded the match at one goal a piece. That was Nassberg's fourth goal this season, his second in three matches and he is tied for first on the team with Mendoza.
 
Brockport and Utica would go scoreless the remainder of the match as the teams drew 1-1.
 
Utica (2-9-7) travels to Keuka on Wednesday, October 30, for a 7 p.m. match time.