| 9/20/2008 4:55:59 PM
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ROCHESTER, NY – Matt Kelsey's goal with 16:34 left in regulation broke a scoreless tie and lifted Skidmore (4-2-2) to a 1-0 victory over the RIT men's soccer team (1-5-0) on a picturesque, sunny, Saturday afternoon at RIT Field.
Kelsey took a long feed from Ethan LaTour down the right side and sped in alone on a breakaway. RIT goalkeeper Alan Smith (Lancaster, PA/Penn Manor) (Lancaster, PA/Penn Manor) came out to cut down the angle, but Kelsey put a nifty shot between Smith's legs for the goal.
RIT nearly scored the tying goal with six minutes left, but Bobby Bullard (Bergen, NY/Byron-Bergen)'s (Bergen, NY/Byron-Bergen) header from inside the box slammed off the crossbar and out.
Skidmore out-shot RIT 13-7. Smith was excellent in defeat, stopping nine shots. Nick Peterson made one save for the Throughbreds.
Both teams had excellent scoring chances in the first half, despite the scoreless tie.
Skidmore's Diego Reinero ripped a shot from just outside the box that Smith leaped to knock away. Smith made a handful of other key saves in the opening half to keep the game scoreless. He stopped seven first half shots.
Dan Holowaty (Strongsville, OH/St. Ignatius) (Strongsville, OH/Strongsville) had RIT's best chance of the first half. Mark Lohkamp (Billerica, MA/Billerica) (Billerica, MA/Billerica) volleyed a ball towards the goal that was knocked down in the box and bounced to Holowaty. Holowaty's shot from 16-yards out was headed towards the goal, but was saved off the line by Skidmore defender Kevin Regan.
It was RIT's fifth straight contest against a team from the Liberty League. Skidmore is now riding a four-game unbeaten streak.
The Tigers are back in action on Tuesday, as they travel to play Buffalo State College in a non-conference contest starting at 4 p.m.
