Courtesy of RITAthletics.com
GENEVA, NY — The RIT (2-5-1, 0-2-0 Liberty League) men’s soccer lost a hard-fought Liberty League contest, 2-1 in overtime at Hobart College (3-2-2, 1-0-1 Liberty League) Wednesday afternoon. Benn Orr scored in the 95th minute to give the Statesmen the win.
Shots were 14-11 in favor of Hobart. The Tigers took three corner kicks to two for Hobart. Peter Cinibulk (Bellbrook, OH/Bellbrook) took the loss in net, making three saves. Alec Kaminer got the win for the Statesmen, making four stops.
After a scoreless first half, the Statesmen took a 1-0 lead in the 52nd minute. Derrick Achempong scored on a shot in front of the RIT net off a free kick from Nate Cary. Less than a minute later, RIT tied the game with a goal in the 53rd minute. Jared Short (Grafton, WI/Cedarburg) tapped in a shot in front of the Hobart net off a corner kick from Nick Simone (Hilton, NY/Hilton) for his second goal in as many games.
That score would remain until the 95th minute when Orr scored off an assist from Hunter Critchlow. Orr broke through 1-on-1 against Cinibulk and scored the game winner.
RIT returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 30 when they host Clarkson University at 1 p.m. at Tiger Stadium.
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