Eagles Soar to Victory with Four Goal Outburst

COBLESKILL, N.Y. – Green Mountain College men's soccer team scored four unanswered first half goals en route to a 4-2 come-from-behind victory against SUNY Cobleskill on Wednesday afternoon at Cobleskill's Soccer/Lacrosse Complex.

Green Mountain (1-12) found itself down 2-0 after just 13 minutes of play after SUNY Cobleskill (0-11) tallied two quick goals off the foot of Todd Briggs after he was sprung free via two through balls played by teammates Andrew Potter and Alex VanFleet.

In the 23^rd minute, Nazar Zhukovskyy (Stamford, Conn.) started the Eagles' on the comeback trail as he converted a penalty kick for his fourth of the season after the hosts were whistled for a foul in the box.

Nate Laymon (Ilion, N.Y.) knotted the game at 2-2 in the 35^th minute as he finished with a strike off of a set piece.

Ryan Crozier (Olmsted Township, Ohio) followed suit on a similar play for his first of the year when he put a free kick behind the hosts' goalkeeper to close out the scoring in the first half.
Both teams tightened up defensively after the break after the five goal onslaught in the opening stanza.

The Eagles did manage to notch an insurance goal in the 66^th minute as Zhukovskyy sent Laymon in with a pass over the top of the defense. Laymon caught the Fighting Tigers' goalie in between and chipped the ball over his head for his second of the game and fifth of the year.

Green Mountain held the slight edge in shots, holding a 18-14 margin and also registered five corner kicks to just one for Cobleskill.

Samuel Nichols (Brunswick, Maine) earned his first collegiate win in net for the Eagles with five saves. Tanner Puff took the loss for the Fighting Tigers despite turning aside seven shots on net.
Green Mountain will head to Colby-Sawyer for its next match on Saturday in a North Atlantic Conference showdown against the Chargers at 3:30 p.m.