UTICA, NY - The Utica University men's soccer team readies for its final match of the season at Keuka on Wednesday, October 30, at 7 p.m. The match will be played on Laura M. Casamento Field.
 
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Last Time Out: The Utica University men's soccer team drew 1-1 with the SUNY Brockport Golden Eagles on Saturday, October 28. 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.
 
Cookin' Up: In 46 matches in three seasons, Nassberg is tied all-time in shots on goal in the Pioneer career record book with 37, tied with Roberto Sgueglia. He has two goals in three matches, along with five shots on goal. Nassberg and Mendoza are top 10 in league play with four goals.
 
Apple Season: Pawlowski and Velazquez rank top 10 in the conference with four assists, tied with three other players in the E8.
 
About Keuka: The Keuka College Wolves are 0-14 overall and 0-10 in conference play. Patrick Mucha leads the Wolves with two goals on 10 shots and 4 shots on goal. Anthony Pontello and Cole Santiago have one goal each and combined for 15 shots. Goalkeeper Cory Cangemi has played 13 games and sports a 3.39 goals against average and a .675 save percentage.
 
Keuka History: Utica is 6-7-2 overall against the Wolves since 1992.  Utica has won two out of three meetings since 2021 and prior to that, the teams did meet since 2010.