NYU Plays Rochester to Scoreless Tie

The New York University men's soccer team tied the University of Rochester 0-0 in University Athletic Association (UAA) action on Saturday, October 6, at Gaelic Park in Riverdale, NY.
 
The scoreless draw was worth one point to each team in the UAA standings. At the conclusion of the day, the Violets (9-1-1, 1-0-1) remained atop the table along with #4 Carnegie Mellon University and #8 Brandeis University (1-0 Emory University and 0-1 Washington University play on Sunday; an Eagles win would give them sole possession of first).
 
Highlights
 
- In a tense contest in which both defenses made scoring chances hard to come by, the Yellowjackets (6-2-2, 0-0-2) had the best opportunity of the first half. A cross found Alex Swanger all alone at the 6 with an open net in front of him, but his shot hit the side netting.
 
- NYU had its best chance of the second period in the 56th minute, when Paolo Luciano played Kyle Green to the right edge of the box. Green sent a cross in to Ryan Horch, who headed it just wide of the left post.
 
- Jonas Poster made a huge save for the Violets in the 70th minute. Swanger lined up for a free kick just a few yards outside the 18 and blasted a shot to the upper left corner. Poster dove to his right and turned the ball away, stopping a dangerous chance.
 
- Both sides had good opportunities in the extra sessions, with the Violets' best coming 1:18 into the second overtime. Shawn McNitt-Gray played a short touch to Mickey Ingerman in the middle of the field, who ripped a shot just wide.
 
- Rochester had a corner in the final seconds, but NYU cleared it away to end a 0-0 game. Poster finished with two saves to record the shutout, while Scott Garfing made one for Rochester. The shots were nearly even at 11-10 in favor of the Violets.
 
"We're happy enough to take the tie," said Head Coach Joe Behan. "We still have a lot of work to do, but we're undefeated in the UAA. Rochester is a good side – Poster was the man of the match and kept us in the game."
 
NYU is back in action next weekend when it travels to Washington University and the University of Chicago for a Friday-Sunday UAA road trip. The game against the Bears begins at 8:00 pm central time in St. Louis, MO.