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DATE: Tues., Nov. 2, 2004

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Men's Soccer

Devil comeback bid denied

FREDONIA, N.Y. – The Fredonia State Blue Devils rallied from a 2-0 deficit Tuesday, only to have Brockport regain the lead and hang on for a 3-2 SUNYAC Tournament victory at Steele Hall Field.

Mike Agbarian (Long Island/Bellmore JFK) scored his second goal of the game with 10:38 remaining and the Golden Eagles (13-3-2) survived a furious Blue Devil attempt to score the tying goal.

The best chance came in the 89th minute when a short shot by junior Michael Battisti (Brockport/Brockport) hit the crossbar and bounded away.

The Blue Devils (10-6-3) were unable to mount another serious threat.

Freshman Lee Wilson (Fairport/Fairport) figured in both Blue Devil goals. Following a corner kick, Wilson connected during a scramble to cut his team's deficit to 2-1 with 19:30 left in the game.

Another corner kick and similar scramble led to the tying goal, a header by junior Brandon Derkacz (Hamburg/Hamburg) with 14:45 to go. Wilson was credited with an assist.

Agbarian broke the tie with a free kick over a wall of Fredonia State blockers and into the upper right corner of the net from 40 yards out.

The Blue Devils had a 17-14 advantage in shots and a 7-3 advantage in corner kicks.

Junior goalkeeper Matt Borchard (Williamsville/Williamsville South) finished with four saves.

Unless the Blue Devils receive an invitation to the ECAC Upstate Tournament, the game was the senior-year finale for midfielder Tim Cupello (Rochester/Aquinas) and defender Mitch Irish (Cary, N.C./Fairport).

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